2019 Rugby World Cup: England 39-10 Argentina
From Rugby World England guarantee their progress to the knock-outs after defeating 14-man Argentina Job done: Elliot Daly and Jonny May celebrate a try (Getty Images)TAGS:ArgentinaEnglandRWC 2019 2019 Rugby World Cup: England 39-10 Argentina Head-to-head Played – 24 England wins – 19 Argentina wins…
IMF new Managing Director, Argentina
A day after the IMF Executive Board selected Ms. Kristalina Georgieva as new IMF Managing Director, Gerry Rice, IMF spokesperson reiterated that she is the first emerging market economy representative to head the institution. “Madame Georgieva is indeed the first…
Which are the key medical devices for primary health care services
PAHO has updated its list to focus on health problems that generate the greatest disease burden. The list includes 208 medical devices for general care, and now also includes others for dental care, diagnostic imaging and laboratory practices. Washington, DC,…
Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean: A stalling recovery
By Alejandro Werner From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — Economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean remains sluggish. Real GDP is expected to grow by 0.6 percent in 2019, the slowest rate since 2016, before rising to 2.3 percent…
Argentina and IICA bring “ApiCaribe” to Dominica
From Caribbean News Now ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica was the next stop for the government of Argentina and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) in their efforts to promote apiculture in the Caribbean. Argentine Ambassador Gustavo Martinez Pandiani…
Toyota will move its Latin America Headquarters to Argentina and not Brazil
By Xiu Ying From Rio Times The transfer of the operations of its Division for Latin America and the Caribbean (LACD) from Japan to Argentina will generate new jobs in the country. Toyota has been operating in Latin America and…
Argentina and Uruguay scramble to restore power after massive outage
From BBC Power is being restored to Argentina and Uruguay after a massive electrical failure left large parts of both countries without electricity. Argentine President Mauricio Macri has promised a full investigation. Argentine media said the power cut occurred shortly…
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent developments
Corporate author: NU. CEPAL. Oficina de Washington UN symbol.: LC/WAS/TS.2018/7 53 p.Editorial: ECLAC December 2018 DESCRIPTION This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (third quarter…
Can Bitcoin find its practical use case as a currency in Latin America?
By Matthew Carpenter-Arévalo From TechCrunch Eduardo Gomez started with Bitcoin in 2012, though he didn’t quite understand what he was getting himself into nor how it would change his life. Back in his home country of Venezuela, the struggling computer…
Belize and Suriname among countries in the Americas on track to eliminate malaria by 2020
Malaria Day in the Americas – 6 November PAHO urges countries of the Americas to rid the continent of malaria Paraguay eliminated local transmission of the disease this year, and seven other countries are on track to do so by…