News of concerns

Chilean leader worried about drop in support for new constitution

07-04-2022 21:07 Chilean government confirms citizens will vote in a mandatory referendum on September 4 to approve or reject the new constitution.

Mercosur summit

Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay agree to review Mercosur tariffs

17-12-2021 18:08 Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay agree to continue “modernisation” of bloc and review common external tariff at virtual summit – but without Uruguay's agreement.

ELECTIONS 2021

Concern over 15-N: Alberto’s dinners with business leaders

11-11-2021 12:52 Shadows loom over the government's management. Already punished in the PASO elections, with the possibility of a repeat or even worse this coming Sunday, Frente de Todos’ concerns are growing.

by Javier Calvo

MERCOSUR TENSIONS

Lacalle Pou: Uruguay and China in talks over bilateral free-trade deal

08-09-2021 16:28 Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou says his government is “in a hurry” to close a FTA with China – a development that’s sure to increase tensions with other Mercosur member states.

PRESIDENTIAL MEETING

President Fernández to host Lacalle Pou amid Mercosur tensions

12-08-2021 14:39 Alberto Fernández will host Luis Lacalle Pou at the Olivos presidential residence on Friday, with tensions over Mercosur's future likely to be discussed.

MERCOSUR IN DISARRAY

Mercosur’s glitch-plagued summit puts spotlight on trade divide

09-07-2021 02:58 Luis Lacalle Pou's new trade strategy unable to win broad support among bloc's members. Parallel initiative backed by Brazil and Uruguay to reduce Mercosur's common external tariff also fails to advance.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Chicken walk and mate: Pope Francis' health, from colon to sciatica

05-07-2021 10:57 Pope Francis was doing well on Monday after surgery for an inflamed large colon, but the 84-year-old was expected to spend around seven days recovering in hospital, the Vatican said. A look at the Argentine pontiff's other health problems.

IN-DEPTH: MERCOSUR

Mercosur’s future up for debate at key meeting

01-05-2021 00:21 Member nations agree to debate ‘flexibilisation’ of bloc’s rules at key meeting in May. Uruguay continues to push for liberalisation of tariffs, rules on free-trade deals.

MERCOSUR BLOC

Uruguay presents plan to make Mercosur trade talks more flexible

26-04-2021 15:19 According to the draft document released by the Foreign Ministry in Montevideo, the proposal would allow member states, under some conditions, to initiate negotiations "either as a group or individually."

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Trade and Covid-19 vaccines top agenda for Mercosur summit

23-03-2021 13:22 Mercosur’s member nations will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the bloc's founding at a key summit this Friday, with the clear differences between them more than evident.

by Mariano Beldyk

BLOOMBERG

CEOs frustrated with Argentina rattle off list of problems

13-11-2020 19:02 Global companies are growing ever more frustrated with Argentina. The specific gripes vary, but broadly speaking executives say it’s hard to make money given the multitude of challenges facing the nation.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Brazil rejects deforestation concerns on EU-Mercosur deal

23-09-2020 16:12 Brazil hits back at European reluctance to finalise EU-Mercosur trade deal, saying a French report on environmental concerns is motivated by "protectionist interests."

News of concerns

Chilean leader worried about drop in support for new constitution

Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay agree to review Mercosur tariffs

Concern over 15-N: Alberto’s dinners with business leaders

Lacalle Pou: Uruguay and China in talks over bilateral free-trade deal

President Fernández to host Lacalle Pou amid Mercosur tensions

Mercosur’s glitch-plagued summit puts spotlight on trade divide

Chicken walk and mate: Pope Francis' health, from colon to sciatica

Mercosur’s future up for debate at key meeting

Uruguay presents plan to make Mercosur trade talks more flexible

Trade and Covid-19 vaccines top agenda for Mercosur summit

CEOs frustrated with Argentina rattle off list of problems

Brazil rejects deforestation concerns on EU-Mercosur deal

Argentina pledges end of money printing to battle 60% inflation

As I see it…: Massa embarks on his mission impossible

“Desabastecimiente, pobreze y desemplee” [shortages, poverty and unemployment]: Jair Bolsonaro mocks Argentina using inclusive language

Energy transition has come to a screeching halt

World food prices post biggest decline since 2008 in July

Carlos Claá: "Que un fiscal y un juez puedan compartir alguna actividad es mucho más común de lo que parece"

Encuesta: ¿a quién votarían los bonaerenses si las elecciones a gobernador fuesen mañana?

“Rascando el fondo de la olla”: la difícil situación económica de José Larralde

Dura advertencia de un gobernador cercano a Alberto Fernández: "Si seguimos con este descalabro, no llega nadie al 2023”

Jubilados y pensionados: Massa y Raverta anuncian el nuevo bono y el aumento del trimestre