News of control

Vaca Muerta

YPF slows shale exploration due to price controls

09-03-2020 15:55 State-owned oil company will back off from shale exploration as government price controls reduce potential revenue.

Bloomberg

Argentina seeks to expand beef-price caps as consumption sinks

31-01-2020 15:53 The government aims to expand the types of beef cuts that will be price-controlled in an effort to keep the product affordable amid rampant inflation.

SPANISH AUTHORITIES

Madrid set to clip wings of 12,000 noisy Argentine parakeets

07-10-2019 17:25 In a statement, city hall said it has drawn up a plan "to reduce and control the population" without giving a figure. One element of the plan would involve sterilising eggs in the nest to encourage female Argentine quaker parrots to incubate but not hatch them.

NUCLEAR ENERGY

China eyes Argentina in global nuclear roll-out

22-06-2019 09:14 Costs, emissions and safety at stake as Argentina and China look set to seal a nuclear power deal.

FROM WHERE I STAND

Trump and old-fashioned journalism

04-08-2018 07:44 At this time, when democracy is under stress in many countries, it is journalism, the Fourth Estate that must come into its own and ensure the centre holds.

by Robert Cox

Tarifazo tensions

Macri’s veto lays down law on tariff hikes

02-06-2018 08:11 President strikes down opposition-sponsored bill placing curbs on prices of electricity, gas and water, citing a need for fiscal discipline. Cabinet Chief Marcos Peña calls downed legislation ‘irresponsible.