News of negative

Pandemic and economic crisis pushes poverty rate up to 42%

31-03-2021 19:50 More than four in 10 Argentines were living in poverty in the second half of 2020, INDEC national statistics bureau reveals – the highest level since 2004.

Coronavirus pandemic

President leaves isolation after second negative Covid-19 test

19-11-2020 12:34 Alberto Fernández will exit his week-long period of isolation and return to normal work after testing negative for Covid-19 for a second time, the president's medical team said Thursday.

Coronavirus pandemic

Alberto Fernández in isolation after official tests positive for Covid-19

12-11-2020 02:08 President Alberto Fernández goes into isolation after Strategic Affairs Secretary Gustavo Beliz tests positive for Covid-19. Number of government officials follow suit.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government says some negative Covid-19 tests weren’t being counted

21-10-2020 16:39 Health Minister Ginés González García says some provinces are misreporting test data, explaining Argentina's "very high" positivity rate.

Global pandemic

Up to 150 million could join extreme poor, warns World Bank

07-10-2020 15:40 Up to 150 million people could slip into extreme poverty, living on less than US$1.90 a day, by late next year, says World Bank.

Bloomberg

Negative-yielding corporate bonds are all the rage in Argentina

30-07-2020 14:21 Argentine companies issued a record US$596 million of dollar-linked bonds domestically in the past two months, and about a third now pay negative yields. Investors, nevertheless, are lapping them up.

Former president

Carlos Menem leaves hospital after pneumonia scare

30-06-2020 12:41 Former president and senator for La Rioja Province was discharged from hospital on Monday after two weeks receiving treatment for pneumonia.

Oil prices

Oil prices go negative. What does that mean?

21-04-2020 07:42 The world is awash in oil, there's little demand for it and we're running out of places to put it.

MARKETS

US oil prices crash to negative territory amid devatating glut

20-04-2020 17:53 Remarkable decline comes as the petroleum industry emerges as one of the corners of the global economy made most vulnerable by government shutdowns to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Coronavirus in Brazil

Bolsonaro backers defy health warnings to stage rallies

16-03-2020 14:20 After testing negative for Coronavirus earlier this week, Bolsonaro joined a rally in the capital of Brasilia where he shot selfies and shook hands with demonstrators.

Coronavirus outbreak

Brazil President Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus

13-03-2020 13:29 President announces on social media he tested negative for coronavirus.

News of negative

Pandemic and economic crisis pushes poverty rate up to 42%

President leaves isolation after second negative Covid-19 test

Alberto Fernández in isolation after official tests positive for Covid-19

Government says some negative Covid-19 tests weren’t being counted

Up to 150 million could join extreme poor, warns World Bank

Negative-yielding corporate bonds are all the rage in Argentina

Carlos Menem leaves hospital after pneumonia scare

Oil prices go negative. What does that mean?

US oil prices crash to negative territory amid devatating glut

Bolsonaro backers defy health warnings to stage rallies

Brazil President Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus

Argentina held 1-1 by Chile in Copa América opener

A crypto-revolution in Argentina

'It's time to strike' – Messi issues Copa América rallying call

Government to suspend beef exports for at least 30 days

Massa heads to US on a special mission for Alberto Fernández

Emilio Monzó: "Tiene razón Durán Barba, Argentina quiere terminar la etapa de CFK y Macri''

Larreta destacó a 9 dirigentes de JxC como posibles candidatos a gobernador bonaerense en 2023

Reabren shoppings: en qué horarios estarán abiertos en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Filosofía en 3 minutos: Arthur Schopenhauer

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