Reuters, 21/12 17:26 CET By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) – Argentine President Mauricio Macri started his second week in office by asking regional trade bloc Mercosur to back his appeal for the freedom of jailed opposition leaders in Venezuela. The centre-right Macri won the presidency last month promising free-market solutions to Argentina’s long list of economic problems. He spoke Read more [...]

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 12/21/15 -- Crown Point Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CWV) ("Crown Point" or the "Company") commented today on the removal of currency controls in Argentina, which had imposed foreign exchange restrictions on the Argentine peso ("AR$"). Crown Point advises that it does not anticipate a negative impact on its operations and business plan in Argentina as a result of the Argentine government's recently Read more [...]

David Beckham had his fair share of controversy during his glittering football career. The former Manchester United midfielder was an England pariah at one point after kicking out at Argentina's Diego Simeone and getting red carded which many blamed for killing off his country's World Cup 1998 dream...and don't even get us started on the hair cuts. But Becks turned it around and the the 40-year-old is a model father, an ambassador for the beautiful game and his charity work for organisations like Read more [...]

Argentina inspiration Agustin Creevy will lead a crack party into battle for new Super Rugby franchise Los Jaguares with former Pumas and Leinster great Felipe Contepomi one of the coaches. The 30-man squad features the majority of the Argentina team that lit up the Rugby World Cup with an exciting brand of running rugby as they swamped Ireland in the quarter-finals at the Millennium Stadium before narrowly losing their semi with Australia at Twickenham. Los Jaguares, Japanese franchise Sunwolves, Read more [...]

Argentine peso lost nearly quarter of its value on Thursday following the abandonment of the peso-dollar parity. The sharp fall in the currency of the second largest Latin American country prompted investors to sell the stock of Bajaj Auto, which earns nearly 20% revenue from Latin America. Bajaj Auto is market leader in Argentina with 30% market share and Pulsar has been among the top selling bikes. The company enjoys a superior margin on its exports vis-a-vis domestic market. The export business Read more [...]

Lionel Messi marked his return from illness with a brilliant goal as Barcelona beat Argentina's River Plate 3-0 to capture a record third Club World Cup.The Spanish giants welcomed back Messi after a bout of kidney stones and the mercurial Argentine scored with a clinical finish on 36 minutes, before a Luis Suarez double destroyed River Plate's hopes in Japan."We came here to win the title and it was important to get the job done," said Suarez, who picked up the player of the tournament and golden Read more [...]

Remember David Beckham's winner for England against Argentina in the 2002 World Cup? He does! And he takes the opportunity to cheekily remind Argentinean youngsters about that goal while in the country for a BBC documentary about a mammoth Unicef charity challenge. "Inglaterra uno, Argentina zero," he said. "Mui bien!' Before sheepishly adding "I'm sorry" in Spanish. Wearing a baseball cap and an Argentina shirt, Becks wows the kids by rolling off a list of football greats he's played with ; Zlatan Read more [...]

SAO PAULO -- The initiatives that Argentina's (Caa1 positive) President Mauricio Macri announced this week to reduce the country's economic distortions, should boost the economy in the long run. However, some sectors will face near-term challenges, says Moody's Investors Service.Most notably, the government lifted capital controls and allowed the Argentinian peso to float freely. Initially, this has prompted a sharp depreciation of the currency, but in the longer-run it should attract increased overseas Read more [...]

“It was a bit of a frustrating trip as we really struggled to find our form throughout the competition,” she added. “But sometimes when you go through difficult times you always hope you will become stronger for that. I definitely believe - although it really hurts at the time – that it can only help you in the long term. Seventh, of course, was not what we had in mind when we went out there. But we can only get stronger from here. There are a lot of good signs Read more [...]

Four-time FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi and 2014 World Cup runners-up Argentina will appear in one of three Copa América Centenario matches played at CenturyLink Field in Seattle next year. The home stadium for Sounders FC will host two matches in the group stage and one in the quarterfinal round between June 4-16, as announced Thursday by U.S. Soccer, the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Read more [...]