News of return

Evo Morales ends Bolivia homecoming tour with rally

11-11-2020 23:20 Thousands of supporters of former Bolivia president Evo Morales crowded into his political stronghold Wednesday for a climactic rally to mark his triumphant return to his homeland.

Ex-Bolivian president

Evo Morales crosses border, returns to Bolivia from exile

09-11-2020 14:20 Accompanied by President Alberto Fernández, former Bolivian leader Evo Morales crosses the border between two nations, ending a year-long exile that followed a failed bid for a controversial fourth term in his homeland.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Domestic flights restart in Argentina after seven-month stoppage

23-10-2020 02:14 Argentina resumed regular domestic flights on Thursday after an interruption of seven months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Services are limited to essential workers and those needing medical treatment for now, with only Formosa maintaining ban on aviation.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government approves return of domestic flights

16-10-2020 03:07 Transport Ministry authorises restricted return of domestic flights. Initially services limited to essential workers, exceptional circumstances and those needing medical treatment, with tourism and trips abroad unlikely before December at the earliest.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Argentina eyes return of regular commercial flights, initially at weekends

12-10-2020 18:40 Transport Ministry working on the possible return of commercial weekend flights, both domestic and international, after seven months of standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic

Transport minister hopeful flights in Argentina 'will return in 60 days’

16-08-2020 08:51 Mario Meoni rules out chances of planes returning to skies on September 1 and says decision will depend on “how the pandemic evolves.”

Coronavirus pandemic

New phase of stricter lockdown begins in Buenos Aires

02-07-2020 00:17 Officials said Wednesday that the new measures were working well – the Buenos Aires City government said that on Wednesday 107,000 vehicles had used the capital's highways, a 33 percent drop from one week ago.

FOOTBALL & CORONAVIRUS

Messi looking forward eagerly to 'weird' La Liga restart

27-05-2020 16:37 Messi, who after a few weeks confined like the rest of Spain by the coronavirus pandemic, is training with Barca again ahead of a planned resumption of La Liga behind closed doors on the weekend on June 12.

FOOTBALL & CORONAVIRUS

Officials in Argentina studying protocols for return of football training

14-05-2020 11:46 Government begins studying health protocols for potential return of professional football training, with May 25 the earliest possible date; AFA don't expect games to restart until summer, in December or January.

Coronavirus pandemic

1st and 5th grade students will be first to return to class

12-05-2020 22:22 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta says government will prioritise specific age groups, those ending stages and those who are learning to read and write.

Bloomberg - Opinion

Brazil hits a wall and takes Latin America with it

30-04-2020 17:38 Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has just led his country, and indeed all of Latin America, to the end of a long cycle, as the coronavirus outbreak sparks a shadow over the continent’s future.

Coronavirus pandemic

89% of stranded Argentines have been repatriated, says Foreign Ministry

23-04-2020 14:51 Between March 17 and April 16, 168,140 Argentines or Argentine residents returned home from overseas, according to Foreign Ministry.

Survival during quarantine

Fleeing pandemic, many Venezuelan migrants head home

22-04-2020 14:27 The Mayor of Cali, Jorge Ivan Ospina, announced on Sunday that a "humanitarian corridor" was opened for Venezuelans who wanted to return to their country. Most have lose their income during government-imposed lockdowns - or out of fear of epidemic-fueled xenophobia.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Debt relief for poor nations not an easy sell to bondholders

20-04-2020 15:20 A pause in debt payments for the world’s poorest countries to help them battle the coronavirus will be a hard sell for private creditors.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Bondholders pan Argentina's restructuring offer, prepare for battle

20-04-2020 15:17 The Argentina Creditor Committee says it “cannot support” the nation’s restructuring proposal and the government’s actions have “fallen well short of bondholders’ expectations,” as talks with officials step up.

Coronavirus pandemic

As coronavirus spreads, some Venezuelans opt to return home

07-04-2020 08:18 According to Colombian authorities, nearly 600 Venezuelans returned to their country over the weekend through a humanitarian corridor. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says at least 1,500 have returned thus far and that he expects about 15,000 total to come back.

Bloomberg

SoftBank’s Son bets on himself with US$7.4-billion pledge

24-03-2020 18:38 Masayoshi Son’s stake in the Japanese conglomerate has risen to 26.9 percent from 25.5 percent. With SoftBank’s shares gyrating wildly, he also pledged more stock against his holdings.

Bloomberg

US$100 billion of debt from emerging-markets is now distressed

19-03-2020 18:47 The bonds of emerging-market nations are entering distressed territory at an alarming rate as the soaring dollar raises the prospect of government defaults.

Bloomberg

Argentina’s largest peso swap in a decade may lead to new snub

18-03-2020 18:08 Analysts warn that Argentina's largest peso-denominated debt swap since 2005 may not attract sufficient investor support.

Coronavirus outbreak

Uruguay shuns cruise ship arriving from Buenos Aires over coronavirus fears

13-03-2020 14:21 Uruguay turned away a cruise ship at a popular Atlantic coast resort Friday on grounds that it was unable to screen the 3,000 passengers on board for cases of coronavirus.

MISSION TEAM

Fernández praises Guzmán as IMF confirms team will visit next week

28-02-2020 13:52 International Monetary Fund confirms it will send a mission team to Buenos Aires again next week to continue auditing public accounts.

JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO

Mauricio Macri quietly returns to political activity

18-02-2020 10:06 Former president opens new office on Avenida del Libertador, three blocks from the Olivos presidential residence; meets with Rodríguez Larreta, Patricia Bullrich and Pichetto.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Election 2019

Peronists expect return to power in polarised election

25-10-2019 20:26 Citizens await results of approaching presidential election in the midst of an economic crisis, including rising rates of poverty and inflation. Potential leftist win could mark a significant departure from trend of increasing conservative governments in the region.