Bloomberg World food prices post biggest decline since 2008 in July 05-08-2022 20:39 Global food prices fell the most since 2008 after concerns over supplies of grains and vegetable oils eased as Ukraine moved toward restarting exports.
EDITORIAL Blind eyes of a storm 01-08-2022 14:40 At least two natural phenomena – sandstorms taking the form of a vertical twister spiral and the eye of the storm, that island of calm in the midst of a hurricane or typhoon – unfold atypically in a relatively small area and perhaps Argentina today has something of both.
Climate Change Battered by climate change, Latin America must brace for worse: report 26-07-2022 14:22 Latin America is now experiencing the calamitous impacts of climate change: water shortages and food insecurity are making their impact on human life in the region. It will only get worse, says World Meteorological Organisation report.
Climate Change Climate change's fingerprints on ever hotter heatwaves 18-07-2022 15:07 As Europe sizzles, experts predict more to come. Increased frequency of heatwaves here to stay, and an undeniable symptom of climate change.
Climate Crisis UN: Even chance world will breach 1.5C warming within 5 years 10-05-2022 01:53 There is an even chance that global temperatures will temporarily breach the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in one of the next five years, the United Nations warned Tuesday.
Climate Crisis Climate change creating new virus hotspots 'in our backyard' 30-04-2022 16:15 Climate change will drive animals towards cooler areas where their first encounters with other species will vastly increase the risk of new viruses infecting humans, raising the threat of another pandemic, researchers warned Thursday.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMF warns of significant risks facing Latin American growth 26-04-2022 10:05 Latin America and the Caribbean facing significant risks to growth, warns International Monetary Fund; Region's economy to grow 2.5% this year, with Argentina's GDP expected to improve 4%.
ENVIRONMENT Environmentalists march to demand climate change action 23-04-2022 00:09 Coinciding with Earth Day, hundreds of people marched in Buenos Aires on Friday to demand more effort be made to tackle climate change.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMF upgrades Argentina growth projection ahead of Guzmán talks 19-04-2022 16:26 Multilateral lender predicts GDP will improve by 4% in 2022 but sees inflation topping out the year at 48%.
WORLD ECONOMY IMF slashes global growth forecasts amid Ukraine war 19-04-2022 15:07 IMF lowers global growth forecast to 3.6% for 2022 in wake of "seismic" impact of Ukraine war.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Poverty fell to 37.3% in the second half of 2021 31-03-2022 15:55 Just over 37% of the population were living in poverty in the second half of 2021 – a drop of three points compared to the first half of the year, according to official data.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil exits recession, but faces tough year ahead 06-03-2022 09:02 Brazil exited recession in the fourth quarter, but weak growth and high inflation still dog Latin America's biggest economy.
Climate change Melting glaciers, fast-disappearing gauge of climate change 24-02-2022 22:36 A crack widens in the San Rafael glacier in Chile's extreme south, and a ten-story iceberg crashes into the lake by the same name – a dramatic reminder of the impacts of global warming.
economy US consumer prices rose 7.5% annually to January – largest since 1982 10-02-2022 11:56 Consumer prices in the United States rose at an annual rate not seen since February 1982, with a 7.5% increase over the 12 months to January.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS US inflation charges higher with larger-than-forecast gain 10-02-2022 11:41 Consumer prices in the United States surged in January by more than expected, sending the annual inflation rate to a fresh four-decade high.
THE YEAR TO COME World economy now set to surpass US$100 trillion in 2022 29-12-2021 21:54 The world economy is set to surpass US$100 trillion for the first time in 2022, two years earlier than previously forecast, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
PROFILE: GABRIEL BORIC New president at 35 thrusts Chile back into exceptionalism role 21-12-2021 15:44 While Gabriel Boric is sometimes described as part of a leftward shift in Latin America, he seems to be of a new, more globalist, breed.
Global inequality Billionaires' share of global wealth soars during pandemic 07-12-2021 15:34 The club of the richest 1% in the world has taken more than a third of all additional wealth accumulated since 1995, while the bottom 50% captured just 2%.
G20 Leaders Summit What's in the global tax reform agreed by the G20? 31-10-2021 08:35 After years of negotiations, G20 leaders on Saturday endorsed an historic deal aimed at ending tax havens, although some developing countries complain it still falls short.
G20 Leaders Summit Brazil’s Bolsonaro gets G20 cold shoulder as Amazon fires rage 30-10-2021 08:23 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been under constant attack from the Amazon rainforest’s soaring deforestation, is set to be given the cold shoulder at the G20 summit in Rome.
ENVIRONMENT Greenhouse gas levels reach record high amid COP26 worries 25-10-2021 15:00 Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said on Monday in a stark warning ahead of the COP26 summit.
Bloomberg Global energy crisis comes to drought-stricken South America 04-10-2021 20:39 The energy crisis sweeping the globe is about to hit South America, where a historic drought has the region desperate to replace a collapse in hydroelectric generation.
POVERTY Poverty in Argentina reached 40.6% in first half of 2021 01-10-2021 21:00 INDEC data shows extreme poverty in Argentina rose to 10.7% of population by end of June; Poverty rate down 1.4 percentage points from the second half of 2020.
WORLD ECONOMY OECD lowers global growth forecast, but improves Argentina's to 7.6% 21-09-2021 17:31 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warns of "uneven" global economic recovery as it lowered its 2021 growth forecasts for the world and the United States while raising the outlook for Europe and Argentina.
CLIMATE CHANGE Biden urges 'highest' ambition at UN climate summit 17-09-2021 13:39 President Alberto Fernández joins US President Joe Biden for virtual meeting designed to galvanise efforts to confront the global climate crisis.
ENVIRONMENT What does the new IPCC report mean for Latin America? 13-08-2021 22:49 Regional temperatures will continue to increase at rates greater than global average and extreme weather events will further accelerate, new climate change report warns by Fermin Koop
ENVIRONMENT UN report: Human role in global warming overwhelming and ‘unequivocal’ 13-08-2021 22:46 Climate scientists reach ‘unequivocal’ consensus on human-made warming in landmark IPCC report.
Global pandemic Four billion anti-Covid vaccine shots now injected worldwide 29-07-2021 11:28 Although more than four billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered around the world, poorer countries are still struggling to secure precious shots.
Startups Venture capital surge delivers record for 'unicorn births' 08-07-2021 11:41 According to a report by US-based firms, startups globally raised $156 billion between April and June, the highest level in a decade for the second quarter.
G20 SUMMIT Historic global tax deal backed by 130 nations 01-07-2021 23:08 A total of 130 countries, including Argentina, agree global reform to ensure multinationals pay at least 15% tax wherever they operate. Move could add some US$150 billion to government coffers worldwide.
G20 SUMMIT United States urges Covid cooperation at G20, China sounds cautious tone 29-06-2021 21:15 The United States led calls at a G20 meeting Tuesday for greater global cooperation in light of the coronavirus crisis as China insisted that multilateralism should not just be a slogan.
TAX INITIATIVE Global tax floor of 15% would be ‘too low,’ says Guzmán 29-06-2021 08:37 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán says Argentina's position is that a global floor of 15 percent for corporate taxation would be “too low.”
ENVIRONMENT Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential economic impact 23-06-2021 14:49 Climate-boosted extreme weather events – cyclones, droughts, flooding – have already sapped both short- and long-term economic growth, especially in developing countries, says new UN report.
ENVIRONMENT Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential impact for humans 23-06-2021 14:33 Species extinction, ecosystem collapse, crippling health impacts from disease and heat, water shortages, cities devastated by rising seas – all will accelerate in the coming decades, no matter how rapidly the carbon emissions are cut, new report warns.
ENVIRONMENT Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared, says draft UN report 23-06-2021 14:24 Hunger, drought and disease will afflict tens of millions more people within decades, according to a draft UN assessment that lays bare the dire human health consequences of a warming planet.
ENVIRONMENT Chile inaugurates Latin America's first thermosolar plant 11-06-2021 00:55 Chile inaugurated Cerro Dominador, Latin America's first-ever thermosolar energy plant, as a step in the country's quest for carbon-neutrality by 2050.
Global pandemic Countries mull WHO reform and how to rebuild post-Covid world 24-05-2021 11:02 Vaccine sharing, strengthening the WHO and adopting a pandemic treaty among proposals from world leaders addressing how to halt the Covid-19 pandemic and prevent future health catastrophes.
EDITORIAL Thinking green or greenbacks 24-04-2021 00:19 Argentina’s vision cannot afford to remain stuck in the 1970s of OPEC and ideological strife in energy any more than political terms – this country offers enormous potential for renewable energy.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IMF: Latin America rebound imperiled by virus resurgence 15-04-2021 16:52 The economic rebound forecast for Latin American this year faces risks from the recent resurgence of Covid-19 and slow vaccine roll-outs, the International Monetary Fund said.
Poverty Pandemic and economic crisis pushes poverty rate up to 42% 31-03-2021 19:50 More than four in 10 Argentines were living in poverty in the second half of 2020, INDEC national statistics bureau reveals – the highest level since 2004.
Beef Industry Beef-addicted Uruguay aiming to make farming greener 25-03-2021 12:00 Last year, Uruguay launched a livestock and climate initiative with the help of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). We hear from Rosa Correa, one of 62 farm owners to implement the programme, about its aims and objectives.
Global pandemic Vaccine delays threaten economies hardest hit by pandemic 23-02-2021 12:24 Latin America and the Caribbean, the region where the coronavirus caused the worst economic destruction and more than a quarter of the world’s deaths, is now falling victim to a slow inoculation campaign.
ENVIRONMENT Scientists reveal impact of climate change on Antarctic phytoplankton 18-02-2021 23:52 Argentine scientists reveal that rising temperatures and diminished salinity have altered phytoplankton in the Antarctic.
ECONOMIC FORECAST IMF cuts Argentina’s 2021 growth estimate to 4.5% 30-01-2021 08:16 Fund predicts strong economic rebound across the globe, but trims forecast for local economy by 0.4%.
CLIMATE CHANGE Teenagers are the most convinced there’s a climate emergency 29-01-2021 12:17 Teenagers in some of the world’s top polluting nations are the strongest believers that global warming is an emergency, according to the largest-ever climate opinion poll.
Economic forecasts IMF boosts world growth outlook as vaccines outweigh risks 26-01-2021 12:32 IMF improves forecast for global growth this year to 5.5%, betting the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and more fiscal stimulus will offset the immediate challenge posed by the resurgent pandemic.
GLOBAL PANDEMIC Global Covid-19 death toll passes two million 16-01-2021 07:37 The global death toll from Covid-19 passed two million on Friday, with the WHO urging mass vaccinations.
BLOOMBERG Argentina seeking US$5 billion from multilateral banks for 2021 22-12-2020 20:41 Argentina is seeking about US$5 billion for next year from multilateral organisations other than the International Monetary Fund, reports Bloomberg.
FOOD PRICES UN: World food prices jump to six-year high 03-12-2020 19:26 Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, the UN food agency said Thursday, due in part to adverse weather conditions.
HUNT FOR VACCINE In new breakthrough, Moderna's Covid vaccine nearly 95% effective 16-11-2020 12:58 US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was almost 95 percent effective, another major breakthrough in the quest to end the pandemic.