Argentina

Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
“No one from the Fernandez team has spoken officially on the Malvinas issue”

Felipe Sola is a pragmatic Peronist, ex Agriculture minister with president Carlos Menem, former elected governor of the Buenos Aires province, the most significant electoral circumscription of Argentina and is increasingly mentioned as the next minister of foreign affairs and worship. Solá is currently with president-elect Alberto Fernandez in Mexico and before leaving was interviewed and made some announcements referred to the “Malvinas Islands”.
Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Argentina: official transition with incoming administration takes off next week

Argentina's official transition in anticipation of 10 December when elected president Alberto Fernandez takes office, is scheduled to begin next Wednesday when Fernandez returns from his first overseas trip to Mexico.
Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Argentina imposes more money exchange restrictions to defend reserves

Argentina’s central bank is setting a price floor under the volatile peso in hopes to avoid a sharp plunge in the currency after an opposition-won presidential election last Sunday shifted the country firmly back to the left.
Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:52 UTC
US expects Argentina to uphold its commitments to IMF, Mnuchin said

The United States expects Argentina’s incoming Peronist government to uphold the country’s commitment to the terms of its US$ 57 billion International Monetary Fund loan program, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
Friday, November 1st 2019 - 07:57 UTC
Alberto Fernandez son is an Instagram famous model “Dyhzy”

Argentina's president-elect Alberto Fernández has repeatedly copped backlash over his son Estanislao. The son, 24, works in insurance and studies design and is also an Instagram famous model 'Dyhzy', known for his creative cosplay and drag outfits.
Thursday, October 31st 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Fernandez thanks Johnson's message but insists he will claim Falklands sovereignty

Argentine president-elect Alberto Fernandez thanked British prime minister Boris Johnson for his congratulation message but also cautioned that he will not give up the sovereignty claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.
Thursday, October 31st 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Falklands' conflict reconciliation: Pope blesses exchange of Virgin of Lujan images

In a conciliatory gesture 37 years after the Falklands War, military bishops from Great Britain and Argentina exchanged images of the Virgin Mary on Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square, blessed by Pope Francis.
Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 10:30 UTC
Fernandez names transition team; markets expecting economy names and policies

Argentina's president-elect Alberto Fernandez pledged to lead the country in a new direction on Tuesday amid a “difficult” domestic backdrop, as financial markets jumped around with investors grasping for any signs of the Peronist's future plans.
Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Argentine diplomat elected Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency

The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) elected Argentine Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi for the post of Director-General for the period 2020-2024, whose appointment will be approved by the General Conference of the agency.
Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 19:04 UTC
Start date for new flights between the Falkland Islands and São Paulo

LATAM Airlines Brazil’s new weekly flight between the Falkland Islands and São Paulo will begin operating on 20 November 2019. This service will allow passengers to make onward connections to multiple destinations in South and North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.