News of imports

Milei lowers key import tariff to cool inflation

28-08-2024 10:35 Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces government will lower levy known as 'PAIS tax' from 17.5% to 7.5%.

CHINA-LATIN AMERICA

China’s US$8.5 billion in steel spurs Latin America toward tariffs

21-05-2024 14:48 One after another, Latin American nations are following in the footsteps of the United States and Europe by imposing prohibitive tariffs on Chinese imports — a strain in what’s been an otherwise cozy relationship.

CLEAR WAY FOR IMPORTS

Milei government opens up food imports in bid to curb price hikes

12-03-2024 12:38 Argentina’s government orders full opening of food imports in an attempt to curb an inflationary spike and introduce more “competitive” prices.

TRADE BALANCE

Argentina reverses trade deficit after peso devaluation

19-01-2024 16:50 Trading balance was reversed in December, after the strong devaluation of the peso.

TRADE WOES

Record trading debt: SMEs at risk of default

23-09-2023 05:13 Import debt has reached US$38 billion. Argentina’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs or PyMEs) face an increasing number of difficulties in paying suppliers due to restrictions to access the foreign exchange market.

by Ludmila Di Grande

Business

Spanish multinational Inditex exits Argentina by franchising Zara

20-07-2023 12:16 Spanish giant Inditex has decided to transfer the management of its brands' operations in Argentina and Uruguay mainly due to import restrictions.

Bloomberg

Government hauls in oil firms for meeting amid dollar shortage

24-05-2023 10:43 Officials set to meet with oil firms to discuss how imports must be financed amid a severe shortage of dollars.

Alberto in Brazil

Brazil to finance Argentina’s imports to relieve pressure on reserves

04-05-2023 01:14 Lula assures that he is seeking solutions to sustain Brazilian exports to Argentina and that he will be lobbying the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "to remove the knife from Argentina’s throat."

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Fernández and Lula meet in Brasília for trade and financing talks

02-05-2023 20:42 President Alberto Fernández met with Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília on Tuesday, with talks focusing on financing for imports and exports.

MORE MEASURES FROM MASSA

Argentina to pay for Chinese imports in yuan instead of dollars

27-04-2023 00:16 Economy Minister Sergio Massa activates plan to boost dwindling reserves and agrees deal with Beijing that will allow Argentina to pay for Chinese imports in yuan instead of US dollars.

LULA IN BUENOS AIRES

Brazil to finance Argentine importers in bid to boost trade ties

23-01-2023 21:42 Loans to Argentine companies will be given by public and private banks in Brazil and covered by guarantees from both governments.

News of imports

Milei lowers key import tariff to cool inflation

China’s US$8.5 billion in steel spurs Latin America toward tariffs

Milei government opens up food imports in bid to curb price hikes

Argentina reverses trade deficit after peso devaluation

Record trading debt: SMEs at risk of default

Spanish multinational Inditex exits Argentina by franchising Zara

Government hauls in oil firms for meeting amid dollar shortage

Brazil to finance Argentina’s imports to relieve pressure on reserves

Fernández and Lula meet in Brasília for trade and financing talks

Argentina to pay for Chinese imports in yuan instead of dollars

Brazil to finance Argentine importers in bid to boost trade ties

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