Tag: Mauricio Macri

• Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Argentine opposition agrees to postponing primary, general elections

  

  The Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change - JxC) opposition coalition Thursday agreed to reschedule this year's primary and general mid-term election to allow for a better anti-covid-19 campaign, it was announced.

• Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  US State Department critical of Argentina in annual report

  

  The US State Department was particularly critical of Argentina in its annual report on the state of human rights in the world in 2020 released Tuesday.

• Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Argentine Foreign Ministry denies report regarding termination of Madrid I, II and Foradori-Duncan agreements with UK

  

  Argentina's Foreign Ministry Wednesday denied an alleged scoop published by the Buenos Aires daily Infobae, according to which the administration of President Alberto Fernández was eyeing the termination of the bilateral agreements with the United Kingdom regarding the issue of the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Controversial ruling of the Argentine High Court on the removal and relocation of magistrates

  

  The Argentine Supreme Court ruled in a 4 to 1 vote that two magistrates that had been relocated during the previous government of President Mauricio Macri must remain in their posts until a new qualification contest takes place to fill the posts.

• Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:34 UTC

  IMF mission concludes a preliminary “exploratory” visit to Argentina

  

  An International Monetary Fund mission concluded a visit to Argentina on Sunday, after several days of preliminary talks aimed at repaying about US$ 44 billion owed by the cash-strapped government to the fund.

• Saturday, May 30th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Prosecutors open investigations into allegations ex president Macri spied on political opponents

  

  Prosecutors in Argentina have opened an investigation into allegations that former president Mauricio Macri spied on political opponents during his four years in office, judicial sources reported on Friday.

• Thursday, February 27th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Argentine farmers with a “deep sense of deception”, ahead of grains export tariffs

  

  Argentina's Ministry of Agriculture suspended on Wednesday the registration of agricultural exports until further notice, it said in a statement, a move that traders said likely foreshadowed a steep increase in grains export tariffs.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:15 UTC

  Could China end going to the rescue of crisis-prone Argentina?

  

  Argentina is thought to be on the brink of falling into its ninth sovereign default, prompting some analysts to speculate whether the crisis-prone South American country might be tempted to accept funding from China.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:08 UTC

  Argentina economy shrinks two years running, 2.1% in 2019 after 2.5% in 2018

  

  Recession-hit Argentina's economy shrank by 2.1% in 2019, the state statistics institute said on Friday. The institute said the economy contracted by 0.3% in December compared to the same period in 2018.

• Tuesday, February 18th 2020 - 06:55 UTC

  IMF chief denies any haircut on the Argentine loan; Alberto Fernandez questions the decision

  

  The International Monetary Fund, as the lender of last resort, won’t offer a haircut on its Argentina loan after Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner called on the institution to take a loss.