News of finances

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.