Messi orders 35 gold iPhones for World Cup-winning Argentina team and staff
Argentina’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022-winning star Lionel Messi has commissioned gold iPhones for every member of his team and support staff who were part of the historic win over France in the final.According to reports, the 24-carat devices, worth £175,000, have the player’s names, numbers and the Argentinian logo engraved on them.Messi, who was […]
Palm oil re-emerging as ‘discount oil’, says USDA
Palm oil is re-emerging as the global discount oil despite Indonesia’s efforts to boost its prices through its bio-diesel policy, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said in its latest report ‘Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade’ It said the current discount level between palm and soyabean oil will […]
Argentina OKs new 2,000 peso bill as inflation bites, still only worth $5 By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man shows Argentine pesos outside a bank in Buenos Aires’ financial district, Argentina August 30, 2018. Picture taken August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will roll out a new 2,000-peso bill, the central bank said on Thursday, which would double the face […]
Lula says Brazil and Argentina will study common currency for trade By Reuters
© Reuters. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at a bilateral agreement signing ceremony with Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez (not pictured), during?Lula da Silva?s?first official visit abroad since his inauguration, at the Casa Rosada presid BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday said Brazil and Argentina are […]
Brazil, Argentina to encourage trade, says Haddad; plays down common currency By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s new Economy Minister Fernando Haddad is seen at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo By Lisandra Paraguassu BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad played down the idea of a single shared currency between Argentina and Brazil late on Sunday, saying the countries were looking […]
Brazil and Argentina to begin preparations for common currency
© Reuters. (Reuters) – Brazil and Argentina will announce this week that they are starting preparatory work on a common currency, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The plan, set to be discussed at a summit in Buenos Aires this week, will focus on how a new currency which Brazil suggests calling the “sur” (south) […]
Argentina and China formalize currency swap deal By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A China yuan note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina and China have formalized the expansion of a currency swap deal, allowing the South American country to increase its depleted foreign currency reserves, the Argentine central bank said on Sunday. Argentina’s […]