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Coronavirus pandemic

Villa 31 community leader's death from Covid-19 sparks anger

19-05-2020 02:22 Ramona Medina, key Villa 31 community leader and resident, dies just days after denouncing 12 days without drinking water in her barrio. 'La Garganta Poderosa' accuses authorities of failing to protect residents in vulnerable neighbourhoods.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Levy Yeyati: 'We’re only just starting to perceive the costs of this crisis’

11-04-2020 08:43 Economist and professor Eduardo Levy Yeyati discusses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and gives his view on the government’s measures to tackle the spread of the virus in Argentina.

by Fermin Koop

Bloomberg

Argentina set to hit farmers with more taxes to fix budget woes

27-02-2020 12:32 President Alberto Fernández plans to raise export levies on soybeans. The taxes will rise to 33% from the current rate of 30%, according to Bloomberg.

TRADE WARS & TARIFFS

Government welcomes US decision not to impose steel tariffs

27-01-2020 09:02 "Effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminium that is shipped into the US from" Brazil and Argentina, tweets Trump.

ARGENTINE COACH

Mauricio Pochettino speaks on Spurs exit, coaching insecurity

22-12-2019 22:37 In his first interview since being replaced by José Mourinho last month, the Argentine coach and former international reflected on the challenges he faced in the Premier League with Spurs.

BLOOMBERG

Blow for Fernández as crop windfall slips away

09-12-2019 13:42 President-elect needs all the help he can get to pull the country out of recession and make good on bond payments. But he faces a speed bump from the crop industry.

ENGLISH FOOTBALL

Mourinho named Spurs boss after Pochettino sacking

20-11-2019 10:08 So-called "Special One" returns to Premier League, less than 24 hours after Tottenham Hotspur sacked Argentine coach after poor run of form.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Eduardo Levy-Yeyati: Argentina's narrow path to common ground

01-11-2019 07:30 Economist and author Eduardo Levy-Yeyati says Alberto Fernández has a chance to fix Argentina's deep-seated economic problems — if he acts quickly.

AGRICULTURE

Farmers fear impact of a Peronist victory in election

24-10-2019 09:38 After a record harvest, farmers are fearful of a Peronist victory on Sunday and their subsequent policies, yet also disappointed in President Mauricio Macri and his government.