EDITORIAL Sold down the river? 04-07-2021 00:13 State control over the Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay waterway has been decreed for the next year at least, but the temporary has the nasty habit of becoming permanent in Argentina.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona's Italian son granted Argentine nationality 25-03-2021 15:29 Diego Armando Maradona Sinagra Junior, the Italian son of the late footballing legend, was awarded his father's Argentine nationality on Thursday.
expropriation of Vicentin Fernández says he won't expropriate soy trader Vicentin in U-turn 01-08-2020 08:13 The government won’t risk taking on Vicentin’s private debt and making Argentines responsible for its management’s “irresponsible” decision-making, President Alberto Fernández said on Twitter, criticising the judge overseeing bankruptcy proceedings.
BLOOMBERG Creditors allege Vicentin soy giant siphoned off US$400 million 05-07-2020 08:10 Banks are asking a New York judge to subpoena more documents from bankrupt soy-export giant Vicentin, saying there may have been “major international financial impropriety” that saw US$400 million drained from the firm.
expropriation of Vicentin Vicentin tensions rise amid protests, Fernández backlash 22-06-2020 08:42 Thousands of Argentines in Santa Fe Province, where Vicentin is headquartered, and other cities, expressed anger at the expropriation plan on Saturday, as President Alberto Fernández insisted on nationalising the company.
THE LAST SEVEN DAYS What we learned this week: June 13 to June 20 20-06-2020 09:55 Some of the most important stories in Argentina from the last seven days.
POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC Fernández TV 20-06-2020 09:02 Time will tell if the delays with the Vicentin and wealth tax bills are a deliberate strategy by the president to buffer the complaints by the lobbies who have historically clashed with Kirchnerismo. by Martín Gambarotta
BLOOMBERG Resistance grows to government's plan to nationalise Vicentin 12-06-2020 02:05 President Alberto Fernández announced on June 8 that the state would nationalise soy giant Vicentin, which was the country's largest grain exporter until it hit a crisis at the end of last year.