LA RIOJA, Argentina (AP) — They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor promises they’ll be treated like cash. But these brightly colored banknotes aren’t pesos, the ...

The legislature of La Rioja, a small landlocked province known for its olives, approved the creation of a new quasi-currency this week, defying Milei’s austerity push to end the nation’s ...

LA RIOJA, Argentina — They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor promises they'll be treated like cash. But these brightly colored banknotes aren't pesos, the depreciating ...

Former president Carlos Menem who ruled Argentina for ten years running and was re-elected on Sunday as one of three Senators for his home province of La Rioja, said the only post he’s missing ...

La Rioja, a poor province in Argentina, created its own currency—the chacha—to boost the local economy and offset the effects of President Javier Milei's economic reforms.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.83 struck La Rioja Province in Argentina on Thursday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.83 struck La Rioja Province in Argentina on Thursday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles ...

Argentina’s La Rioja province has hired advisers to negotiate with bondholders as it’s facing “unprecedented economic challenges” to make principal and coupon payments on notes maturing in ...

While libertarian president Javier Milei slashes spending in Buenos Aires to tackle Argentina’s severe economic crisis, 600 miles away the northern province of La Rioja is trying a different ...

A vendor holds "chacho" currency at the Exchange Service Center to convert them to Argentine pesos in La Rioja, Argentina, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. La Rioja province is printing this new emergency ...

May 1 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.83 struck La Rioja Province in Argentina on Thursday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 ...