Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Argentina as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Argentina: Mendoza province becomes first to pass law allowing Uber
After much hostility across the country, Uber has finally persuaded the province of Mendoza to accept its legality …
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Argentina: Corporate Criminal Liability Law is now in force
The Corporate Criminal Liability Law is now in force …
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Argentina: Bill on Gender Parity and Equal Opportunities in the Workplace proposed
A Bill on Gender Parity and Equal Opportunities in the Workplace amending the current Labour Contract Law was proposed on March 13, 2018 …
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Argentina: Process of harmonisation of employer social security contributions is underway
The process of harmonisation of employer social security contributions is underway …
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Argentina: Tax worker changes gender to retire 5 years early
The Ley de Género (Gender Law) passed in 2012 allows an individual to change their gender identity without hormone therapy, surgery or even confirmation by a medical practitioner …
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Argentina: New guarantees have been introduced into the state pension system
New guarantees have been introduced into the state pension system and also a number of welfare payments setting an 82% of living wage minimum for retirement benefits and an average of 10,000 pesos (US$503) a month from July 2018 …
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Argentina: Government battles for reform of the economy
A century ago Argentina was amongst the world’s ten most prosperous countries …
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Argentina: Reform of tax laws
A reform of tax laws has come into effect, making all severance payments to Directors and Executives in excess of the statutory requirement subject to income tax at the appropriate rate …
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Argentina: Pension reforms
President Mauricio Macri is seeking to push through pension reforms before the end of the year …
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Argentina: 2018, 2019 floating “bridge” non-working public holidays
After a period when floating “bridge” non-working public holidays were suspended, it has now been decided to reintroduce them …
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Argentina: Minimum wage to be changed
The national minimum wage will change in Argentina to 9,500 pesos (US$541) a month on January 1st 2018 and again to 10,000 pesos (US$569) on July 1st 2018 …
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Argentina: Taxes cut
Following success at the mid-term elections the government has launched outline plans to cut taxes over the next five years …
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Argentina: Possibility of a one-off public holiday
The Argentine parliament is considering the possibility of declaring June 15th 2018 as a one-off public holiday to commemorate the university reforms of a century ago …
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Argentina: Right of access to public information
A new Law on the Right of Access to Public Information has just entered into force …
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Argentina: Visa-free
A government resolution (137-E/2017) has been issued allowing visa-free business travel for nationals of countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and UAE …
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