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Peso pressure: Argentina faces new economic crisis
What went wrong in Argentina? The peso has lost half of its value against the dollar this year - and the government's been forced to slash spending and impose new taxes in an…
Business Daily
French government presses ahead with income tax overhaul
France's Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, says the government will press ahead with the changeover to taxing income at source from January of next year. It's a change that's…
Business Daily
IMF's Lagarde to meet Argentinian minister as crisis deepens
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, is to meet Argentina's finance minister in Washington later to discuss a request to speed up payments from the…
Business Daily
Trump threatens to leave World Trade Organization
Donald Trump tells Bloomberg News that the US will leave the World Trade Organization "if they don't shape up". Also today, Argentina's economy minister is to meet IMF officials…
Argentina hikes interest rate to 60% amid currency slide
Argentina's Central Bank hiked its benchmark interest rate from 45 to 60 percent on Thursday in a dramatic but fruitless bid to shore up the peso, which plunged to a record low…
Argentina hikes interest rate amid currency slide
2018-08-30 17:35 Argentina hikes interest rate amid currency slide
Business Daily
Argentina seeks accelerated bailout payments from IMF
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to examine a request from Argentina to receive more of its $50bn bailout loans sooner, this amid the plunging value of the country's…
Argentina asks for early release of IMF funds amid financial crisis
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri said Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund has agreed to accelerate funding in support of his government's austerity program, but…
Argentina police raid homes of ex-president Kirchner
Police accompanied by sniffer dogs searched the homes of Argentina's former president Cristina Kirchner on Thursday as the investigation intensified into the so-called…
Argentines urged to quit Catholic Church after abortion bill is thwarted
Women in Argentina are moving to oppose the influence of religion on the country's politics and encourage people to quit the Roman Catholic Church in the wake of a controversial…
Argentine Senate votes against legalising abortion
Argentina's Senate has narrowly rejected a bill that would have legalised elective abortion within the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, dashing the hopes of reformers and pro-choice…
Media Watch
Argentinians raise voices on social media ahead of abortion vote
We look at how people in Argentina are using social media to make their voices heard ahead of the historic vote on whether or not to legalize abortion. Plus, China's war on…