News of trade

BOLSONARO IN ARGENTINA

Bolsonaro and Macri boost ties as election looms

08-06-2019 10:56 Outspoken Brazilian leader pays first visit to Argentina, with EU-Mercosur deal and common currency on the agenda.

DEAL OR NO DEAL?

EU tells Macri, Bolsonaro: There's still work left to do on Mercosur trade deal

07-06-2019 10:19 EU officials brush off suggestions from presidents of Argentina and Brazil that a sweeping free-trade deal with the European bloc is close to being signed.

Bloomberg

Lost decade spectre haunts Latin America as big economies falter

28-05-2019 10:42 Latin America – hit by simultaneous contractions in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico – has expanded only 0.7% a year on average during the past few years – barely enough to keep up with population growth.

BLOOMBERG

As new Cold War looms, China struggles to grasp Trump's end game

23-05-2019 17:37 Uncertainty over whether US president is simply ramping up threats before ultimately reaching a deal, or if the US is fundamentally looking to curb China’s rise as a global superpower. Washington, it seems, isn't sure either.

ECONOMIC QUESTIONS

Cause I’m the taxman

27-10-2018 08:41 Last month’s trade surplus was certainly welcome news after 20 months in the red – the result of recession and devaluation rather than the protectionism espoused by Donald Trump.

by Michael Soltys

G20 SUMMIT

Trade conflicts loom large over G20 summit

21-07-2018 10:19 Global trade conflicts triggered by the protectionist policies of US President Donald Trump are set to dominate this weekend’s meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs in Buenos Aires.

Export duties

Editorial: No balanced budget without balanced taxation

26-05-2018 08:30 Macri began his presidency with the immediate abolition of export duties on all farm produce and their phased elimination in the case of soy but now shows signs of leaning heavily on the sector.

TRADE AND FOREIGN RELATIONS

Macri extends hand to China as trade deficit grows

05-05-2018 21:45 Relations between two nations have picked up dramatically since President Mauricio Macri’s altered his initial scepticism toward Beijing – today, China is Argentina’s secondlargest trade partner and a crucial source of investment. But experts are observing the growing trade deficit between the two countries, one which reached US$2.6 billion in the first quarter of the year alone and looks set to widen further.

by Fermin Koop

CHINESE HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS CLEARED

China meat export deal to be finalised in May: ambassador

16-04-2018 09:25 Argentina had a US $4.5 billion trade deficit with China last year. “We want to strike a balance,” Chinese Ambassador to Argentina Yang Wanming said.

by Patricia Valli

SPANISH PM RAJOY VISITS BA

Macri, Rajoy celebrate 'recomposition' of Argentina-Spain relationship

10-04-2018 20:30 Macri held a private meeting with 10 Spanish business leaders following his presentation at the Alvear Hotel in Puerto Madero. Their concerns centered around Argentina’s chronic inflation.

G20 Argentina 2018

G20 ministers tackle tariffs, tech and taxes in first major meeting in Argentina

19-03-2018 14:32 The showrunner's of the world's largest 20 economies meet this week in Buenos Aires with the shadow of a potential trade war looming over their heads.

EDITORIAL

Editorial: Trading (with) places

17-03-2018 09:49 Even if Argentina is this year chairing the summit of the G20, there is a key problem has not been absent from recent news developments.

Following Trump decision

Argentina appealing to US for exemption on steel, aluminium tariffs

09-03-2018 10:50 The Argentine Foreign Ministry says it “will engage in dialogue with corresponding authorities in the United States to secure an exception from those tariffs so Argentina can export both products".

In Santiago de Chile

11 nations sign Pacific trade pact as Trump plans US tariffs

09-03-2018 10:04 The pact that covers 500 million people includes Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, which together account for 13 percent of the global economy.