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Bolsonaro's Brazil

Bolsonaro: Argentines took out money from banks 'en masse' after Fernández win

Yesterday 15:06 Since the Frente de Todos candidate's win in this month's primary, the Brazilian president has repeatedly attacked the Kirchnerite party, slamming "leftist bandits" seeking "return to power."

BLOOMBERG

Supporters stand by Alberto Fernández after week of market turmoil

Yesterday 12:49 Macri supporters are clinging to hopes he can turn around his campaign and pull off an upset in the October 27 presidential election.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina bonds eyeing new lows on flurry of negative headlines

Yesterday 12:38 The country's offshore notes hit a new low on Monday while local markets were closed due to the holiday.

JORGE NEWBERY

Mexico says businessman Carlos Ahumada arrested in Argentina

Yesterday 07:59 Mexican federal prosecutors said Friday that authorities in Argentina acting on Mexico's request had detained Mexican-Argentine businessman Carlos Ahumada, who was tied to political scandals a decade ago and is sought on tax evasion charges.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

How ‘Tata’ Brown who wrote himself into the history books

17-08-2019 09:17 1986 World Cup winner José Luis ‘Tata’ Brown passed away this week, after a long, bitter battle against Alzheimer’s Disease. His greatest achievement, however – and the spirit that took him there – will live long in the memory.

by Dan Edwards

BLOOMBERG

Argentina slammed by double downgrade at end of traumatic week

16-08-2019 18:20 The country's downgrade from a B to CCC bond rating by Fitch places it in the company of only Zambia and the Republic of Congo.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Héctor Torres: ‘Macri has to work for the country, not for his re-election’

16-08-2019 17:22 Former IMF executive director and international economic law and trade expert Héctor Torres on ‘Black Monday,’ the errors of the Macri administration and why Alberto Fernández and the president must put Argentina first.

by Lucas Robinson

DEMAND FROM TENANTS

Groups ask government to freeze rent fees as inflation soars

16-08-2019 15:49 Organisations dedicated to defending the rights of tenants ask Macri administration to introduce new measures to help renters make ends meet.

BLOOMBERG

China boosts Brazil soy imports as Argentina hoards crops

16-08-2019 14:26 Chinese companies purchased between 1.5 and 2 million metric tonnes of soy as Argentine farmers withhold beans to stave off currency fall.

BLOOMBERG

Central Bank revamps strategy to defend peso

15-08-2019 18:34 Rule change on foreign currency holdings in the financial system should allow it to spare foreign reserves when defending the peso.

ELECTION 2019

Lavagna calls for 'dialogue,' suspension of election campaign amid crisis

15-08-2019 17:09 'Third way' presidential candidate asks Macri to declare 'food and healthcare emergency' and asks for leaders to work together in order to address impact of ongoing economic turmoil.

TANGO

Irishman, 99, competes at world tango championships in Buenos Aires

15-08-2019 09:04 Tango fans in McManus' native Ireland raised money for his transatlantic trip. The fit nonagenerian said he only took up tango in 2002, when he was already in his 80s.

GUEST VOICES

Refugees: Why Moisés Ville is an example for the world

14-08-2019 18:01 With 30 million migrants who have left their homelands across the world, Moisés Villa – the Argentine town founded in Santa Fe Province 130 years ago – can serve as a model for the integration of refugees into new countries.

by Dr. Shimon Samuels & Dr. Ariel Gelblung

TWO LEADERS SPEAK

Macri holds 'long and good' telephone conversation with Fernández

14-08-2019 16:10 Earlier in the day, opposition leader Alberto Fernández had rejected the idea of meeting with the current president, saying "it doesn't make sense."

Argentina-Brazil

Brazil-Argentina ties sour as Bolsonaro fumes over primary vote

14-08-2019 12:14 President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro expressed his discontent over the triumph of Kirchnerism in Sunday’s primaries. Though different in style, Mauricio Macri and Bolsonaro had similar economic goals.

BLOOMBERG

Bond star Hasenstab's fund suffers most as Argentina nosedives

14-08-2019 11:56 US money managers portfolios' slide as post-PASO economic tumble continues.

LATE ARGENTINE STRIKER

Emilano Sala exposed to harmful carbon monoxide in plane crash

14-08-2019 11:18 Late Argentine footballer and his pilot were exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide before their small plane crashed in the English Channel, killing them both, British accident investigators said Wednesday.

BLOOMBERG

Bitcoin draws premium in Argentina and Hong Kong amid sell-off

14-08-2019 09:35 The turmoil in Argentina and Hong Kong is prompting local investors to pay a premium for Bitcoin.

PASO FALL-OUT

Evo Morales: Argentina's PASO vote is a 'rebellion' against IMF

13-08-2019 13:02 Bolivian president describes results of Sunday's vote as "a rebellion of the Argentine people against the economic model of the International Monetary Fund."

BLOOMBERG

With victory in sight, Alberto Fernández must explain plan for Argentina

13-08-2019 10:28 As opposition candidate continues to blame Macri for Black Monday, investors await the Peronist leader's own economic plan.

FOOTBALL

1986 World Cup winner 'Tata' Brown dead aged 62

13-08-2019 09:39 Known to his friends as 'Tata,' Brown made 36 appearances for Argentina and scored the first goal in their 3-2 World Cup final victory over West Germany in 1986.

PASO FALL-OUT

'We need more time to reflect,' says Vidal after PASO loss to Kicillof

12-08-2019 16:34 Buenos Aires Province Governor María Eugenia Vidal admits her government has to 'listen' to voters in the province in run-up to October's decisive vote, after steep loss to Kirchnerite hopeful Axel Kicillof.

PASO

Lula, Bolsonaro react to PASO vote

12-08-2019 13:35 The jailed former Brazilian president tweeted: "It's necessary to give hope to the people, to bring better days and tend to those who need it most."

PASO

Kicillof routs Vidal in Buenos Aires Province gubernatorial race

11-08-2019 23:30 Former economy minister garners nearly half the entire votes in province, 49 percent, against the incumbent governor's 32 percent.

PASOs 2019

Rodríguez Larreta gives Macri some good news with victory in BA City

11-08-2019 22:33 City mayor announced a victory early Sunday night over Frente de Todos candidate Matías Lammens.

BLOOMBERG

Iran offered lesson by Argentine bid to head nuclear agency

09-08-2019 10:34 Nuclear expert Rafael Mariano Grossi says inspectors monitoring Iran’s nuclear deal could benefit from more openness and suggested his country’s nuclear programme holds a lesson for Tehran's leaders.

BLOOMBERG

Investors trim risk ahead of Argentina's ‘coin toss’ primaries

09-08-2019 09:51 Investors are pulling back from Argentina before the PASOs, with the potential for a boom or bust ahead.

ELECTION EXPLAINER

Argentina's PASO primaries: What you need to know

08-08-2019 21:34 Argentina goes to the polls on Sunday for “open, simultaneous and obligatory primaries.” Confused? Here's a breakdown of what you need to know.

PAN AMERICAN GAMES

Argentina forfeits Pan Am basketball game for having wrong colour kit

08-08-2019 17:33 Embarrassing blunder prompts resignation of women's basketball development director Karina Rodríguez and Argentina team leader Hernán Amaya.

BLOOMBERG

China to look beyond Brazil to Argentina for soy, as trade war rages

08-08-2019 09:13 After Donald Trump escalated trade spat last week, the Asian nation halted its purchases of US farm goods. That leaves few alternatives to Brazil. Argentina may be one option, but farmers there are currently hoarding beans amid upcoming elections.

PASO

Negative PASO result for Macri would unleash market turmoil, warn analysts

07-08-2019 17:30 Domestic and international observers fear economic backlash, should Alberto Fernández finish more than five points ahead of President Macri and his allies in this weekend's primaries.

by Lucas Robinson

BLOOMBERG

Trump hints at more trade aid for farmers, as China trade war drags on

06-08-2019 16:02 With Beijing and Washington at odds, Argentine farmers are capturing larger shares of soybean sales to China, the largest export market for the oilseed.

Obra Pública

Fernández de Kirchner requests to travel to Cuba for fourth time

06-08-2019 15:31 Former president asks to be excused from part of her corruption trial hearings regarding alleged fraud in public works projects.

FOOTBALL

Problems mount for Messi as injury woes adds to ban

06-08-2019 10:00 Messi banned for three months after CONMEBOL 'corruption' outburst, as star's new season in Spain begins with a cloud hanging over it.

PASO

Campaigns gear up for final PASO sprint

05-08-2019 15:27 The primary's final week will see Macri campaign in the City and the 'Fernández-Fernández' ticket reuniting in Rosario.

25TH BORGES LECTURE

A little history of the Buenos Aires Herald: Pâté, brandy and bomb threats

03-08-2019 12:30 The following column is adapted from the 25th Jorge Luis Borges Lecture, which was due to be delivered on July 23, 2019, by Andrew Graham-Yooll, before the Anglo-Argentine Society in London. Thanks to the kind permission of his family, we are able to print one of the late journalist and writer’s final, unfinished pieces of writing, as Andrew’s last column for the Times.

by Andrew Graham-Yooll

BLOOMBERG VIEW

Argentina can’t escape its economic curse

03-08-2019 10:30 Trapped in a cycle of economic crisis for over a century, is the country doomed to repeat its mistakes forever?

ELECTION 2019

Candidates set their sights on Córdoba province

03-08-2019 09:33 One of Argentina’s most politically unique provinces – which was an essential part of President Macri’s victory in 2015 – is once again a key focus of election campaigns.

by Jonah Shrock

RATINGS AGENCY

Standard & Poor's confirms 'B' rating for Argentina

02-08-2019 10:14 "We are affirming our long-term foreign currency and local currency ratings on Argentina at 'B' and our short-term foreign and local currency ratings at 'B'," the agency said.

EXCLUSIVE

Amazon considering building huge data centre in Argentina, says former US ambassador

31-07-2019 22:26 Amazon studying whether to construct its largest data centre in Latin America in Argentina, Noah Mamet reveals in an interview. The move would significantly increase the tech giant's investment in the country.

by Lucas Robinson

ELECTION 2019

Consenso Federal adds voice to concerns over 'security' of voting system

31-07-2019 09:45 Representatives Daniel Pires echoes complaints from PJ and Frente de Totos that provisional vote-counting system could be subjected to 'manipulation,' as calls for return to traditional system grow.

International football

Scaloni confirmed as Albiceleste coach for World Cup qualifying campaign

30-07-2019 23:39 Qualifiers begin in March 2020 and will run until mid November 2021. He will also be in charge for next year's Copa América hosted jointly by Argentina and Colombia.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

Daniele De Rossi: "My goal is to win everything with Boca"

30-07-2019 09:07 Legendary 36-year-old Italian says he can't wait to play at the Bombonera, as Daniel Angelici unveils new star signing at press conference.

FORMER PRESIDENT

CFK slammed after comparing food insecurity in Argentina to Venezuela

29-07-2019 16:48 "Sorry, but today, with food, we are the same as Venezuela," declares Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, whose comments were met with immediate pushback from politician, analysts and Venezuelans.

De Rossi

Italian star De Rossi arrives in Buenos Aires, swarmed by Boca fans

25-07-2019 15:55 The Italian defensive midfielder Daniele De Rossi who played with AS Roma for 18 years arrived at Ezeiza International Airport Thursday morning to join Boca Juniors.

BLOOMBERG

Latin America's central banks poised to join global rate cut party

25-07-2019 09:52 Brazil, Peru and Mexico indicate rate cuts are on the cards, but Argentina remains the outlier.

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

Pumas coach Ledesma makes five changes for Australia clash

25-07-2019 09:36 Veteran hooker Agustín Creevy has been left out due to injury as Argentina coach names side to face Australia in the Rugby Championship on Saturday.

Messi

Messi given one-match ban for Copa America red card

24-07-2019 12:28 CONMEBOL made no mention of Messi's "corruption" accusation against the regional governing body that he made after receiving his red card.

2019 Elections

Aerolineas alleges pilot message on flights supports Fernandez-Fernandez

24-07-2019 04:40 Luis Malvido took aim at pilots for reading a statement to passenger upon arrival at their destinations, describing the message as 'political' and a 'measure to favour Kirchnerism' electorally.

NOTEBOOKS CASE

Fernández de Kirchner's defence team requests 'notebooks' case be sent to trial

22-07-2019 14:12 Letter from defence lawyer Carlos Beraldi directly criticises federal judge Claudio Bonadio's handling of high-profile graft case.