Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

• Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:46 UTC

  Wikileaks: Corruption rampant in Argentina says US, German, Spanish diplomats

  

  Diplomats from United States, Germany, Spain and Finland repeatedly expressed their concerns about the level of corruption in Argentina in recent years according to the contents of several Wikileaks cables published in the Buenos Aires media.

• Friday, March 18th 2011 - 03:55 UTC

  Argentine truckers strike to protest Swiss justice investigation of their leader

  

  Argentina’s powerful truck drivers’ union called for a strike to be held on Monday to show their support to the head of the CGT Labour confederation, Hugo Moyano and his family that are being investigated in Switzerland for alleged money laundering.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 10:56 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez election campaign takes off with a resounding success

  

  A surprise ruling party victory in Argentina’s first provincial election of the year gives President Cristina Fernandez a boost before her likely re-election bid in October. CFK ally Lucia Corpacci ousted the current governor of Catamarca province, who sought a third term in Sunday’s vote.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 10:54 UTC

  CFK announces Arabs will enlarge the port of Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner spoke at the official ceremony for the opening of the the new cruise ship terminal of the Buenos Aires City port and highlighted “the importance of boosting tourism, which contributes to Argentina's growth and creates jobs.”

• Monday, March 14th 2011 - 06:53 UTC

  Why CFK turned her back on the Obama-mania spell and returned to Chavez

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) behind doors in Government House criticized her peer from Venezuela Hugo Chavez saying “he speaks before stopping to think” and praised US president Barack Obama insisting she was interested in having “closer relations with United States”, according to the latest revelations from Wikileaks.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2011 - 05:14 UTC

  Argentina bans inflation from official jargon; inflation of synonyms

  

  Next October Argentines will be going to the polls to vote for president and renew Congress which anticipates a rough political eight months, but before that the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has to weather a round of labour contracts which will be demanding strong adjustments because of the “prices distortion and dispersion” since the word ‘inflation’ has been erased from the official jargon.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 07:14 UTC

  Argentine president promises to keep pushing ‘permanently’ for Malvinas

  

  Argentina’s claim of the Malvinas Islands only had a brief specific mention in President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Tuesday address to Congress where she outlined the achievements of her administration and plans for the remaining nine months of her four year mandate.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 00:41 UTC

  CFK underlines Argentine economic and political progress, but no word on re-election

  

  Addressing Congress on Tuesday Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, CFK, underlined the economic and political development brought on by her administration saying that they helped all Argentine citizens to lead a better quality of life.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 06:45 UTC

  Fourth quarter unemployment in Argentina down to 7.3%, says Indec

  

  Argentina's unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a Tuesday release from the country’s national statistics institute, Indec. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner had announced the number informally in a speech last week.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 - 04:18 UTC

  Uruguay/Argentina working on ‘fast track’ to address trade differences

  

  Uruguay and Argentina are discussing a ‘fast track’ mechanism that will allow Uruguayan exports to have quick access to the neighbour’s market thus avoiding the controversial trade restrictions recently announced by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and which have surprised Mercosur partners.