America Argentina Food insecurity has doubled since the pandemic took place according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, who has asked the government to take action on current agri-food systems and make them more effective, inclusive, and sustainable
America Argentina Argentinian stocks had the largest plummet in the past years in the New York Stock Exchange as the country’s major corporations on Wall Street were negatively affected by the financial uncertainty left by the legislative elections
America Argentina After his party’s significant setback in the midterm elections, President Alberto Fernández sought dialogue with the opposition, in order to come up with a new sustainable economic plan with the IMF to reschedule a US$44 billion debt
America Argentina In order to fight obesity, a condition that affects 32% of the Argentinian population, the state passed a law to implement specific warning labels on products that contain an excess in sugar or calories
America Argentina The country has so far reached a total of 24 million vaccinated individuals, this allowing the government to suspend the mandatory use of face masks in the open
America Argentina The government fixed the Market Basket’s prices for 90 days, a strategy to try and counteract the country’s rising inflation
America Argentina The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses declared that the country’s unemployment rate decreased 3.5% with respect to last year, demonstrating the Work Ministry’s success in carrying out their employment program
America Argentina As the country has the world’s third largest lithium reserve, the government is looking for a collectivity-beneficial way to further develop lithium mining, crucial to support the worldwide boom in the electric car industry
America Argentina The country declared a water emergency, as the River Paraná, the second longest in South America, is affected by the worst drought in 77 years
America Argentina The Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that Chile is appropriating part of a continental shelf that belongs to Argentina, creating political tensions between the two nations
America Argentina This week the country received US$4,3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to pay off ongoing international debts and alleviate the economy
America Argentina First Latin-American country to ever produce and distribute the Sputnik V vaccine - a batch of 1 million doses has been delivered
America Argentina Government has allocated 3000 millions pesos (31 million USD) in the form of advanced payments to 231 social services, recognizing that health and social services will be fundamental in the months to come as well