Argentina

Date: January 13th, 2002 |

With the peso’s devaluation and the country’s financial future uncertain, tensions may continue to spill over into demonstrations and riots. Accessing money at ATMs may be difficult. Follow local press reports for timely updates on areas [read more]

Argentina

Date: December 4th, 2001 |

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Now in its fourth year of recession, Argentina is on the brink of economic collapse and its citizens in near panic as they have swarmed banks trying to withdraw their money before it loses value. To stop the run on banks and to prevent their collapse, the government imposed a $250 weekly limit on the [read more]

Argentina

Date: November 1st, 2001 |

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In a recent poll, 40 percent of people questioned in Buenos Aires said they had been robbed in the past year, but many didn’t report the crime to the police. Crime throughout the city is a serious concern, and the government has tried to control it by adding border police and coast guard officers to [read more]

Argentina

Date: July 19th, 2001 |

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An economic crisis has spread a general malaise throughout the country, leaving little optimism among Argentines and countless failing businesses in its wake. Predictions that the crisis will ease soon have come and gone with little relief. Growth is minimal, and Argentines now expect the worst. Further, thousands of unemployed workers shut down major highways [read more]

Argentina

Date: December 21st, 2001 |

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The economic crisis here boiled over into full-blown chaos Dec. 19 when riots and looting broke out in Buenos Aires and many other areas. A 30-day state of emergency was imposed that limits constitutional guarantees and gives the government additional powers including the right to impose curfews, arrest people based on suspicion and call out [read more]

Argentina

Date: November 1st, 2001 |

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Argentina is suffering its worst recession in years and the pinch is especially being felt in the provinces. State employees and the unemployed have been protesting in several regions, with some demonstrations turning into riots. Areas affected include the provinces of Cordoba, Corrientes, Neuquen, Tierra del Fuego an [read more]

Argentina

Date: August 1st, 2001 |

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The thieves of Buenos Aires have taught Rotarians from 120 nations a lesson all tourists need to remember: don’t wander around a foreign city looking like a sitting duck. With convention badges around their necks and wallets and bags carelessly displayed, as many as 12 Rotarians a day were reporting thefts of passports and other [read more]

Argentina

Date: May 30th, 2001 |

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Europe isn’t the only place where foot and mouth disease has been making headlines. Argentina had two cases of it last week, and Argentine beef is now banned in Europe, the U.S., Canada and Chile. The news is a blow to the economy, which has been in deep recession for more than two years. Further, [read more]