FOOTBALL IN SOUTH AMERICA Brazilian football clubs open doors to foreign investors 17-05-2022 10:45 After a century operating as non-profit associations, Brazilian clubs have started transforming their business models.
BLOOMBERG Argentina slams brake on crypto, banning purchases through banks 06-05-2022 08:39 Central Bank bans financial institutions from offering clients any operations involving unregulated digital assets, effectively banning engagement with cryptocurrencies.
Bloomberg Government to include crypto firms in anti-money laundering regulations 15-03-2022 13:24 Argentina's money-laundering regulator is working to add service providers in the cryptocurrency ecosystem to its list of entities subject to reporting and recording customer transactions.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES Cryptocurrencies prove a lifeline in Argentina’s chaotic economy 10-03-2022 19:32 Workers are increasingly getting paid in cryptocurrency to circumvent exchange controls and to protect them from currency swings and 50 percent inflation.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES Argentina begins taxing cryptocurrency, reversing old stance 17-11-2021 15:17 Transactions involving cryptocurrencies will be subject to government's tax on bank credit and debts, effective immediately.
POLITICS Filthy, dirty, sexy (monopoly) money 01-10-2021 23:04 Frente de Todos will put out all the stops to win back disillusioned voters in Peronist strongholds that didn’t go out to vote. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BLOOMBERG Boca Juniors in talks to issue cryptocurrency tokens 29-09-2021 13:14 Boca in talks with several crypto companies as it considers issuing tokens for its fans to open a new potential financing avenue.
MARVELLOUS MESSI Lionel Messi's record-breaking club career to date – in numbers 13-08-2021 23:02 Argentine superstar shattered records during his spell in Catalonia...
MESSI MOVES TO PARIS Messi joins PSG with Barcelona legacy intact 11-08-2021 10:13 Even 34, Messi still has so much to offer his new club and country. But for Barcelona, the truth is their number 10 is irreplaceable – both on and off the field.
MESSI MOVES TO PARIS PSG confirm signing of Lionel Messi on initial two-year contract 10-08-2021 18:05 Argentine superstar signs two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, with the option of an additional year.
MESSI MOVES TO PSG Argentines celebrate 'new stage' in Messi's career ahead of PSG move 10-08-2021 17:56 Argentina reacted with joy and pride as Lionel Messi arrived in France on Tuesday ahead of his move to Paris Saint-Germain.
MESSI'S NEXT MOVE Money no obstacle for PSG as they reunite Messi with Neymar 10-08-2021 13:41 Modern football is now dominated by a narrow elite financed by mega-rich owners, state wealth in the case of Qatar-backed Paris Saint-Germain and Abu Dhabi's Manchester City.
LAST TANGO IN PARIS Messi arrives in Paris to complete PSG move 10-08-2021 12:24 Lionel Messi lands in Paris, with the 34-year-old Argentine superstar set to be unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Wednesday.
LAST TANGO IN PARIS? France waits impatiently for Messi as PSG close in on deal 09-08-2021 15:28 Paris is expected to be Messi's next destination after his tearful departure from Barcelona, the club he has represented throughout the 17 years of his glittering professional career.
Cryptocurrencies A crypto-revolution in Argentina 12-06-2021 00:17 Argentina’s economy is prime breeding ground for the crypto-world. And the populist promise of cheap energy here is a crypto-miner’s dream. by Agustino Fontevecchia
CRYPTOCURRENCIES Central Bank warns citizens of risks of cryptocurrencies 21-05-2021 13:35 Argentina, the land of currency crises, warns about crypto risks.
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.
BLOOMBERG Argentina turns to orthodox policy signals to ease dollar craze 06-11-2020 09:12 After tightening capital controls several times, Argentina's government has surprised investors by altering its tack in what appears to be an incipient effort to restore confidence.
BLOOMBERG Argentina bond rout blows up the template for debt restructuring 19-10-2020 20:40 Investors are giving up on Argentina, just six weeks after the government pulled off a US$65-billion restructuring.