Saudi crown prince to attend G20 summit in Argentina
The outcry over arms sales, Khashoggi and Yemen is building – but will anyone at the summit in Argentina stand up to MBS?
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Argentina protests to Britain about military exercises in Malvinas
Argentina rejects the realization of British military exercises in Malvinas.
"They do not know the resolutions of the United Nations and other international organizations," a foreign ministry statement said.![Argentina protests to Britain about military exercises in Malvinas]()
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Argentina to get more IMF funds, won't default: Macri
President Mauricio Macri said Monday that crisis-hit Argentina will receive additional funding from the International Monetary Fund and vowed to avoid a default.
![Argentina's Macri says "more IMF support coming" as talks continue]()
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Argentina to tax grain exports, slash ministries to balance budget
President Mauricio Macri is seeking a deal with the IMF to accelerate a $50 billion loan program.
The new austerity measures, announced Monday, were prompted by a 16 percent slide in the value of the peso last week, bringing the local currency's losses to almost 50 percent against the dollar so far this year.![Mauricio Macri announced a reduction of his Cabinet and the reinstatement of the withholdings on exports]()
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IMF says it will work with Argentina on 'revised plan' to help its ailing economy
Argentina's Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne heads to Washington on Monday to thrash out a hastily revised loan deal with the International Monetary Fund to help revive South America's second-largest economy.
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United States President Donald Trump will visit France and Argentina this November
Trump will participate in a November 11 event in Paris commemorating the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, and would then travel to Buenos Aires to attend the G-20 Summit.
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Argentina's central bank hikes rates to 60% as the currency collapses
Argentina's central bank yanked its benchmark interest rate up to a dizzying 60 per cent in a bid to control rampant inflation as the country's currency plummeted 15.8 per cent to a record low 40.5 pesos per US dollar.
![The Argentine peso crashed to record lows on the news. It saw steep losses in the previous session and collapsed another 15 percent to hit 40 pesos against the U.S. dollar on Thursday morning.]()
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Argentina’s Senate Rejects Bill Legalizing Abortion
Thirty-eight lawmakers voted against the bill, 31 voted in favor of it and two abstained.
![Argentina's senate has rejected a bill which would have legalised abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.]()
