News of abroad

Verano Certificate: Travelers need certificate for summer holidays

03-12-2020 15:06 National Tourism Ministry launches an online registration system for tourists ahead of summer vacation season. Pre-booked details obligatory in several provinces.

by Clara Fernández Escudero

ON CAPITAL FLIGHT

Cristina & Macri’s pornographic obsession with the dollar

06-06-2020 08:38 Monetary debasement is a policy that every Argentine government since the return of democracy has collaborated with, and those “smart” enough to play the game have always stored their wealth as far as they can from Argentine pesos, Macri and Cristina included.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Norwegian Air shuttle tries a desperate final gamble

10-04-2020 18:12 Few airlines can be entirely confident of their survival right now. The ones in most danger are those that overextended themselves financially before the pandemic, and nobody pushed boundaries more than Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, the budget transatlantic airline.

NEW MEASURES

Government confirms 30% charge on overseas purchases coming

16-12-2019 07:05 Argentina will return to a “tourist dollar” policy, under which foreign transactions face a 30% surcharge over the official rate, Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero confirms.

Election 2019

Record numbers of Argentines cast ballots abroad in 2019 elections

30-10-2019 07:00 Long lines and waiting times were recorded at consulates across the world on Sunday. Miami, Barcelona, Madrid, London, and Santiago de Chile were cities with the largest numbers of registered voters.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope's upcoming visit to Thailand will come with a family reunion

15-09-2019 11:16 Sister Ana Rosa Sivori, originally from Buenos Aires, shares a great-grandfather with Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who, six years ago, became Pope Francis. So, she and the pontiff are second cousins. Next month, the two will come face-to-face... in Thailand.