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Messi-led Argentina will visit Indian state Kerala in March, confirms sports minister
After months of speculation, cancellations, and mounting criticism, Minister for Sports V Abdurahiman confirmed on Monday that Argentina’s World Cup-winning football team, led by the legendary Lionel Messi, will arrive in Indian state Kerala in...
Trump plan to up Argentine beef imports worries Arkansas cattle producers
HOPE, Ark. (KATV) — President Trump has proposed quadrupling beef imports from Argentina from 20,000 metric tons to 80,000 in an attempt to lower prices, but Arkansas cattle and beef producers as well as some of their lawmakers say the unintended...
Zabaleta on Man City, 2012 title win, Messi and Argentina's World Cup hopes
Pablo Zabaleta enjoyed a memorable career with club and country, earning 58 caps for Argentina and cult hero status with Manchester City supporters. Signed in 2008, one day before Sheikh Mansour completed his takeover of the club, Zabaleta made...
Argentina emerges as regional hub as global potato mergers grow
The global potato industry is undergoing rapid consolidation, with mergers, acquisitions, and cross-border investments reshaping supply chains from seed breeding to processing. In Europe, Dutch group HZPC has acquired IPM Potato Group, Ireland's...
Argentina football team to visit Kerala in March 2026, says Minister
Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman on Monday said the Argentina football team led by star player Lionel Messi will play a match in the State in March next year. He was speaking at a function related to the Kerala Government’s Sports Vision 2031...
Season’s First Argentine Cherry Shipment Expected To Soon Reach China
With the harvest of early-season cherries underway in central-western Argentina’s Mendoza province, the country’s 2025/26 cherry export season has now officially started. Forecasts indicate that cherry production in Río Negro and Neuquén provinces...
Argentine court to rule on winning Vicentin bidder, Clarín says
An Argentine court will decide on the winning bid for control of Vicentin SAIC after two bidders made competing claims of securing enough support from creditors of the bankrupt Argentine soy export giant, Clarín reported. Grains brokerage Grassi...
Argentina’s Banco CMF gets green loan from Dutch lender FMO
Credit: Shutterstock/ Wanan Wanan Hope, Duggan & Silva has helped Dutch development bank FMO grant a US$25 million green loan to Argentina’s Banco CMF. Subscribe to unlock unlimited access Get news, unique commentary, expert analysis and essential...
Peso-Pegged Stablecoin wARS Marks Argentina’s Crypto Shift
A new stablecoin backed by the Argentine peso has been launched by the Latin American crypto exchange Ripio, signalling a significant step in the region’s digital finance landscape. The token, named wARS, is available on the Ethereum, Base and...
Former YPF CFO named as Argentina’s finance secretary
Alejandro Lew, who served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of energy giant YPF from 2020 to 2023, took on the role of finance secretary on Monday. He will replace Pablo Quirno, who last week was appointed foreign minister. Lew had previously...
Mercado Libre in as Argentine LPF naming rights partner
Argentine e-commerce heavyweight Mercado Libre has been announced as the new naming rights sponsor for the next two seasons of the country's top men's soccer league. Through a tie-up unveiled over the weekend, with the Argentine Football...
Why importing Argentine meat won’t bring prices down
Summary: – Oklahoma exported $349.9 million in beef and veal in 2020. – Oklahoma beef and veal exports hit $433 million in 2023. – Beef production contributes about $2.7 billion to Oklahoma’s economy. – Families or individuals own 91% of Oklahoma...
Soybeans higher with more support from optimism on trade with China
Market News Soybeans higher with more support from optimism on trade with China Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Beans continue to show some cautious optimism about the trade framework with China. China reportedly bought...
Trump announced increase in Argentina’s tariff rate quota for beef—move opposed by US beef producers
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for a second time this year by a quarter-point. The expected move will lead to lower interest costs for loans tied to the prime rate, such as some variable-rate credit cards, adjustable-rate...
Argentina: A Hotbed for Copper Discovery
What place holds the highest probability for a new world-class discovery? As an Australian-based geologist and investor, I tend to look in my own backyard first, which is a phenomenon known as the home bias effect. However, thanks to decades of a...
This minimalist Linux distro is built for small business - and runs like a dream
Jack Wallen/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Synex Linux is a minimal distribution for several use cases. Synex boots fast, runs smoothly, and is very stable. You can download, install, and use Synex...
Milei’s win should lock in financial backing from Trump. But at what cost to Argentinians?
In late October Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, won a decisive victory in the country’s midterm elections. The scale of the result caught most political commentators off-guard. It now gives the president the legislative capacity to push...
Trump's Argentina beef buy riles Washington ranchers: 'We are baring our souls to the market and hoping everything works out'
Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) Rising beef prices helped Annabelle Schmidt to convince her grandfather that she could follow his footsteps and become the sixth generation of the family to raise cattle on Green Bluff. Schmidt, 21, said...
Levan Mekhuzla Participates in World Wine Trade Group Workshop in Canada
At the annual meeting of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG), held in Kelowna, Canada, on October 26–29, participants discussed updates to wine trade regulatory agreements and strategies for sustainable sector development. “At the meeting, we...
Canada: The Plan Is Financial Collapse
Historian Michael Bliss, in Writing History, asks the Lord if Canada will ever resolve its dilemmas. “Yes, my son, God replies, “they surely will. But not in my lifetime.” That’s about it. The latest financial manipulations of the Liberal...