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Sommelier Paz Levinson: 'I love everything about wine'
"I love everything about wine. I love all the wines of the world". So says one of the world's top sommeliers – the fourth best sommelier in the world in fact, Paz Levinson. She…
Last leg: FRANCE 24's road trip concludes at the 'end of the world' in Argentina
As FRANCE 24’s Spanish-language channel celebrates its first anniversary this week, we bring you a series of reports from across Latin America, vignettes gleaned from an 11,000km…
The ''End of the World'' in Argentina
For their last stop in their Latin American road trip, our team of reporters are taking you to the 'End of the World' - Ushuaia, in the Tierra del Fuego. But…
Business Daily
IMF agrees larger bailout for Argentina
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to a larger bailout for Argentina, worth $57 billion. The majority of the money will be paid in the next year, but the Argentine…
Business Daily
Argentina close to bailout deal as central bank chief quits
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has said that talks with Argentina on renegotiating its bailout are "close to the finish line." Her comments came…
People & Profit
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…