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AMIA bombing: Argentina court holds Iran, Hezbollah responsible

11-04-2024 19:28 Court blames 'terrorist state' Iran for 1990s attacks; Ex-judge Galeano’s sentence reduced, opening the door to lawsuits in international courts, judges ratify attack as crime against humanity.

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES

CIA chief William Burns travels to Argentina for meetings

21-03-2024 13:03 Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse meets with the head of the US intelligence services at the Casa Rosada; CIA head latest in a long list of officials from Washington to visit Buenos Aires since President Javier Milei took office.

JAVIER HEADS TO WASHINGTON

Milei heading to pro-Trump event on heels of Blinken meeting

16-02-2024 17:29 President Milei will travel to Washington to deliver a speech at the pro-Trump Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington later this month.

US Republican Primaries

Ron DeSantis, from rising star to failed White House hopeful

22-01-2024 13:46 His decision to drop out of the race came less than two days before the New Hampshire primary, where polls showed him far behind Trump and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley.

Latin America

US to ease Venezuela oil, gas sanctions after election deal

19-10-2023 18:03 The United States has announced that it will ease some oil and gas sanctions against Venezuela after the South American country's government and opposition agreed to hold elections next year supervised by the United Nations.

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

Argentina expects IMF to approve US$7.5-billion disbursement

22-08-2023 16:36 Economy Minister Sergio Massa expects the International Monetary Fund to approve a fresh US$7.5-billion disbursement to Argentina on Wednesday.

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

Massa packs bags for Washington and IMF meeting

16-08-2023 13:59 Just days after being defeated by Javier Milei at the ballot box, Sergio Massa schedules visit to Washington for talks with International Monetary Fund designed to shore up Argentina's economy.

Editorial

An accident waiting to happen… and still waiting

28-07-2023 21:51 Not that any open rather than creeping devaluation was to be expected in the final fortnight before the PASO primaries, given its explosive impact on prices in the immediate rather than longer term as well as on the quasi-fiscal deficit with the huge volume of dollar-linked bonds.

INTERVIEW

Latin America bank eyes finance 'umbrella' role for Amazon rainforest

20-06-2023 15:51 Inter-American Development Bank wants to play a central role as an "umbrella" organisation coordinating climate-related projects in the vulnerable rainforest, says new chief Ilan Goldfajni.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Eduardo Porter: Chile wants to know what comes after neoliberalism

16-05-2023 10:55 The poster child of the so-called 'Washington Consensus' is navigating its economic future without a compass. The path it chooses will shape debates over the role of the markets across Latin America and beyond.

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

IMF calls for ‘stronger policy package’ from Argentina

02-04-2023 09:14 International Monetary Fund calls on government to adopt "a stronger policy package" in the face of economic crisis and historic drought.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Argentina seeks fresh IMF approval – and US$5 billion in funds

21-02-2023 15:58 Top officials head to Washington for talks with IMF over latest quarterly review; Government needs to boost reserves amid strong foreign currency outflows and punishing drought that has wrecked agricultural harvest projections.

ECONOMY MINISTER IN WASHINGTON

IMF chief praises Massa's 'stabilising plan,' talks over review continue

12-09-2022 22:03 Argentina and the IMF to continue talks over latest disbursement of funds, says multilateral lender’s chief after high-level talks with Sergio Massa.

ECONOMY MINISTER IN WASHINGTON

New economy chief wins IMF praise on first trip

12-09-2022 20:59 IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praises "strong steps" Economy Minister Sergio Massa has taken to stabilise the economy following meeting in Washington.

ECONOMY MINISTER ABROAD

In Washington, Massa secures loan boost from World Bank, IDB

09-09-2022 09:42 Argentine delegation meets with officials from the Joe Biden administration and secures vital funding from Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank in lead-up to talks with IMF.