News of inter

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.

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

Higuaín heads to MLS, signs for Beckham's Inter Miami

18-09-2020 13:24 Argentine number 9 signs for David Beckham's Major League Soccer outfit Inter Miami, day after departing Juventus.

IDB Presidency

New IDB boss Claver-Carone says he'll work for all of Latin America

15-09-2020 12:40 Mauricio Claver-Carone has been voted the new president of the Inter-American Development bank, making him the first non-Latin American head of the institution.

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

Gonzalo Higuaín set to sign for Beckham's MLS side Inter Miami

13-09-2020 09:34 Argentine forward flies into Miami for medical, ahead of finalising terms with new US club. Former Juventus and Real Madrid striker set to follow former Juve teammate Blaise Matuidi to South Florida.

inter-american development bank

European leaders ask EU to support postponement of IDB vote

08-09-2020 17:13 Three European leaders enter debate. Vote to elect the next president of the Inter-American Development Bank is currently scheduled to take place by remote session on September 12.

IDB vote

United States 'confident' it has votes to win IDB presidency

03-09-2020 13:30 United States' controversial nomination for the Inter-American Development Bank, Mauricio Claver-Carone, has the support from all 'sub-regions' according to US official.

Bloomberg

Ex-Costa Rica president Laura Chinchilla pitches IDB top job candidacy

03-09-2020 11:56 Laura Chinchilla, former president of Costa Rica, is considered a long-shot in the race to head the Inter-American Development Bank, but is positioning herself as a moderate alternative to US President Donald Trump's nomination, Mauricio Claver-Carone.

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Trump's pick for IDB top job slams Argentina's 'obstruction'

15-08-2020 10:14 Claver-Carone portrays himself as a breath of fresh air for an organisation that has had just four chiefs in six decades, but his eventual presidency would also mean breaking a non-written tradition where a Latin American heads this bank.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Latin America infrastructure woes add to inequality

10-08-2020 09:25 The poorest workers and households in the region shoulder an inequitable share of the cost of ramshackle transportation, dirty water, serial power outages and patchy communications. Throw in the coronavirus pandemic, and the plight of those at the bottom is even more dire.

by Mac Margolis

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

Talks with Inter over Lautaro Martínez have 'stopped,' says Barça exec

13-07-2020 12:01 22-year-old ex-Racing forward, who has scored 17 goals in all competitions for Inter this season, has been heavily linked with a move to the Camp Nou. But Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu says talks over a potential move had been halted.

INTERAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Trump expolits Latin America split to push adviser for IDB post

20-06-2020 10:54 US president taps Mauricio Claver-Carone for Inter-American Development Bank presidency, severely damaging President Alberto Fernández hopes for his adviser Gustavo Beliz’s candidacy.

Human rights

Inter-American court condemns Argentina over indigenous rights

03-04-2020 18:01 The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemns violation of rights of indigenous communities and their cultural identity, saying they lack healthy environment and adequate food and water.

Bloomberg

Brazil, Argentina compete Inter-American development bank top job

04-03-2020 16:50 Brazil is pushing for its own candidates to lead the Inter-American development bank, competing with Argentina; a decision will likely come between July and September.

EUROPEAN FOOTBALL

Lautaro Martínez’s impressive form could cost Inter Milan

21-12-2019 13:09 Inter Milan might just lose out to Barcelona...again.

ARGENTINES ABROAD

'Explosive' Lautaro Martínez fuelling Inter's ambitions

10-12-2019 07:00 Former Racing striker has had an explosive start to the season, powering Inter Milan's league title ambitions and European hopes under new coach Antonio Conte.

FOOTBALL: MLS

David Beckham's Inter Miami begins to take shape

13-11-2019 23:55 Club to face LA Galaxy in first home fixture. Beckham's side have yet to appoint a manager but have begun to build a squad with ex-Estudiantes 19-year-old forward Matías Pellegrini arriving in July to become the franchise's first designated player (DP).

FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Low-profile flow of funds: Inter-American Development Bank and Argentina

14-09-2019 00:41 The world’s biggest regional development bank, the BID is unusually homogenous for an international organisation with only four official languages and four presidents over its six decades.

by Michael Soltys

argentina

What we learned this week: September 1 to 6

07-09-2019 01:16 Key stories from the last seven days.

HUMAN RIGHTS

'A turning point for human rights' – Historic IACHR visit to Argentina

07-09-2019 00:47 40th anniversary of IACHR’s crucial 1979 visit to Argentina, at the height of the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, remembered at commemorative ceremonies in Buenos Aires.

TRANSFERS

Paris Saint-Germain pick up Mauro Icardi on loan

03-09-2019 08:32 Argentine striker, unwanted at Inter Milan, joins Paris Saint-Germain late on Monday in a loan, "with an option to buy" the Parisian club said.

Inter Miami

Beckham's Inter Miami MLS club signs first two players, both Argentine

26-07-2019 20:20 Matias Pellegrini of Estudiantes de La Plata and Julian Carranza of Banfield, both 19-years-old, at the first two signings of David Beckham’s expansion team which is set to play in the MLS beginning in 2020.