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World Bank approves US$2 billion of funds for Argentina in 2022

23-02-2022 12:45 World Bank commits more than US$2 billion in fresh funding to Argentina following meeting with officials.

NEW STUDY

World Bank: 40% of households in Argentina lost income during pandemic

30-11-2021 21:56 According to the World Bank, "food insecurity" almost doubled in Latin America and the Caribbean during the pandemic, with almost 40% of homes in Argentina hit by a drop in earnings.

BLOOMBERG

Georgieva kept on as IMF chief after data scandal review

12-10-2021 11:48 Kristalina Georgieva will remain as head of the International Monetary Fund after the lender’s board reviewed accusations that she improperly influenced a World Bank ranking of China’s business climate.

Price increases

World Bank rules out risk of hyperinflation in Argentina

06-10-2021 21:22 World Bank official plays down risk of hyperinflation in Argentina and says new agreement with International Monetary Fund regarding multi-billion-dollar debt will further reduce possibility.

BLOOMBERG

IMF chief risks weakened authority after China-linked probe

17-09-2021 15:03 Kristalina Georgieva risks seeing her authority as head of the International Monetary Fund undermined, after being accused of influencing a report in China’s favour when she worked at the World Bank.

BLOOMBERG

Debt load threatens Latin America jobs recovery, World Bank says

14-09-2021 12:06 Latin America’s heavily-indebted corporations are likely to delay rehiring workers during the recovery from last year’s slump, according to the World Bank.

Human Rights

Argentina and the UK host virtual conference in name of LGBT+ rights

06-07-2021 12:12 Argentina and the UK to host a virtual conference of the Equal Rights Coalition, as co-chairs of the intergovernmental body dedicated to the protection of the rights of LGBTI people across the globe.

Economy

World Bank forecasts 'modest recovery' for Latin America and Caribbean

09-06-2021 14:51 Latin America and the Caribbean will have "modest economic recoveries" in 2021, the World Bank has warned. Argentina's economy forecast to rebound 6.4% this year.

Bloomberg

World Bank: Women on average have just 76% of men’s legal rights worldwide

24-02-2021 09:00 World Bank warns coronavirus pandemic is reinforcing gender inequality in many countries, with women on average having roughly three-quarters of the legal rights of men.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina seeking US$5 billion from multilateral banks for 2021

22-12-2020 20:41 Argentina is seeking about US$5 billion for next year from multilateral organisations other than the International Monetary Fund, reports Bloomberg.

G20 MEET

Argentina asks for help as Saudi hosts G20 virtual talks on virus recovery, debt crisis

18-07-2020 07:00 Foreign Minister Felipe Solá says he will urge the G20 to set up a global "solidarity-based fund" to address the increase in poverty in virus-battered countries.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Pandemic to deliver 'unprecedented' blow to tourism in Latin America, Caribbean

02-07-2020 03:21 Coronavirus pandemic to deliver "unprecedented blow" to tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Inter-American Development Bank warns.

News of world bank

World Bank approves US$2 billion of funds for Argentina in 2022

World Bank: 40% of households in Argentina lost income during pandemic

Georgieva kept on as IMF chief after data scandal review

World Bank rules out risk of hyperinflation in Argentina

IMF chief risks weakened authority after China-linked probe

Debt load threatens Latin America jobs recovery, World Bank says

Argentina and the UK host virtual conference in name of LGBT+ rights

World Bank forecasts 'modest recovery' for Latin America and Caribbean

World Bank: Women on average have just 76% of men’s legal rights worldwide

Argentina seeking US$5 billion from multilateral banks for 2021

Argentina asks for help as Saudi hosts G20 virtual talks on virus recovery, debt crisis

Pandemic to deliver 'unprecedented' blow to tourism in Latin America, Caribbean

Fernández calls for Argentina's incorporation into the BRICS group

2,800 Argentines slipping into poverty every day, experts warn

The Supreme Court has Cristina in its sights

Is Colombia’s run-off Argentina’s run-up?

Recycled blankets and soup – volunteers help homeless as temperatures plummet

Frío y lluvias dominarán la semana en Ciudad de Buenos Aires y Conurbano bonaerense

Javier Milei presentó su plan "motosierra" para 2023: privatizar empresas y ceder Aerolíneas a los trabajadores

Cristina se abre

Melconian habló de su reunión con Cristina: "Desdramaticemos, fui a verla como veo a todo el mundo"

Bayerischer Hof, el lujoso hotel donde se aloja Alberto Fernández en Múnich, era el favorito de Michael Jackson