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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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

World leaders congratulate Biden, call for on unity, cooperation

08-11-2020 08:22 World leaders, including President Alberto Fernández, congratulate president-elect Joe Biden on victory in US election, with many expressing hopes of unity and cooperation following four years of Donald Trump diplomacy.

IMF envisions a sharp 4.4% drop in global growth for 2020

13-10-2020 11:39 International Monetary Fund predicts steep fall in international growth this year as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemic-induced recession. Argentina's economy now forecast to contract by 11.8%.

World economy seen withstanding virus better than forecast

16-09-2020 15:35 OECD upgrades the global outlook, but makes huge downward revisions to a number of emerging markets. India, Argentina, Mexico and South Africa will suffer more than predicted in June, it says.

UN report: Increased warming closing in on agreed upon limit

09-09-2020 08:37 A hotter world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade or so, according to a new United Nations report released on Wednesday.

Argentina asks for help as Saudi hosts G20 virtual talks on virus recovery, debt crisis

18-07-2020 07:00 Foreign Minister Felipe Solá says he will urge the G20 to set up a global "solidarity-based fund" to address the increase in poverty in virus-battered countries.

UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold by 2024

12-07-2020 16:32 The world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for the first time in the coming five years, U.N. weather agency warns.

We don’t have what it takes to face this economic crisis

11-04-2020 08:18 It is difficult to envision how Argentina, the region and the world will come out of this mess unless a generalised, global set of solutions is put on the table.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Government advisor on Covid-19 warns against breaking quarantine

10-04-2020 21:09 “We have gotten through the first phase relatively well, but it’s super important that we don’t relax and that we comply with the public health measures” says a member of the government task force on the Coronavirus pandemic.

IMF’s new leaders confront biggest test, as global economy reels

26-03-2020 20:22 The International Monetary Fund is facing one of its biggest tests since the body’s creation at the close of World War II, with new leaders charged with keeping the global economy from the abyss.

Financial markets in turmoil over fear of virus lockdowns

16-03-2020 10:39 Global stocks fell sharply Monday after central bank moves to shore up economic growth failed to dispel investor's fears over virus controls that are shutting down global business and travel.