ECONOMY
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China set to deepen Argentine trade ties with bid for grains “superhighway”
Chinese state-owned construction giant CCCC is preparing a bid to dredge Argentina's Parana River
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Mauricio Macri shelves sales taxes as he seeks to cut left’s lead
Macri announced an end to sales taxes on basic food products until the end of the year in a bid to salvage…
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Stocks gain on stimulus hopes but still head for third losing week
Stocks took a beating this week after the U.S. yield curve
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Cuban government imposes price controls as it seeks to keep lid on inflation
The measures included increased wages and pensions for more than 2 million state employees
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Trade tensions and a weaker yuan drive Chinese crypto demand
China maintains heavy capital controls, that means cryptocurrencies are, in theory, an attractive vehicle for moving assets out of China…
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Colombian Central Bank seeks to lower inflation, but without hurry
The bank manager said that inflation would end this year by 3.6% due to temporary shocks in the prices of…
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The fear of a “default” in Argentina increases after the collapse of the markets
The Credit Default Swap (CDS) prices for Argentina's five-year debt totaled 2,116 basis points
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Peru’s Central Bank does not rule out new interest rate cut in September
The bank is evaluating the possible impacts on the economy after the official proposal to advance the general elections one…
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Global economy outlook darkens due to escalation in tariff warfare: Ifo Institute
According to a survey in 110 nations, measurements on expectations and economic conditions have been getting worse this trimester
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Argentines begin to decide the future of the economy in presidential primaries
The Argentines will decide between following the course of Macri's neoliberal economy or turning towards more state intervention with Fernández
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