Argentina

Thursday, November 19th 2015 - 07:20 UTC
Pope Francis calls on Argentines “to vote with conscience” next Sunday

Pope Francis sent a brief message to Argentines ahead of Sunday’s landmark runoff hoping citizens “vote with conscience”. The DyN news agency on Wednesday asked the pontiff to send a message to Argentines ahead of Sunday November 22 presidential runoff between incumbent Daniel Scioli and Mauricio Macri from the Let’s Change opposition coalition to lead the country.
Wednesday, November 18th 2015 - 13:06 UTC
Presidential debate 'widened the gap' for Macri; Scioli unable to transmit his true profile

Argentina's Sunday debate between the two presidential hopefuls has “widened the gap”, which means the mayor of Buenos Aires City, Mauricio Macri could win the runoff on 22 November by more than ten points over incumbent Daniel Scioli, according to political analyst Jorge Giacobbe.
Tuesday, November 17th 2015 - 09:32 UTC
Presidential debate with no clear winner which favors Macri, unless there's a 'black swan'

Argentine political analyst Graciela Römer.said there was no clear winner at Sunday's presidential debate between incumbent Daniel Scioli and opposition candidate Mauricio Macri, which nevertheless broke television audience ratings, similar to those of last year's World Cup final between Argentina and Germany.
Tuesday, November 17th 2015 - 08:54 UTC
Two Chinese nuclear plants for Argentina in a 15bn dollars deal

Argentina signed two nuclear power plant construction deals with China on Sunday worth around US$15 billion, which would add 1,750 megawatts to the energy already produced by the country's three nuclear power plants.
Monday, November 16th 2015 - 08:15 UTC
Cristina Fernandez overspending to the last Peso and credit before leaving

Outgoing Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will be leaving not only the Central bank reserves exhausted but also a budget deficit which is estimated at 7% of GDP by the end of the fiscal year, equivalent to 400.000 million Pesos, according to the country's National Auditing Office, AGN.
Monday, November 16th 2015 - 07:49 UTC
Presidential debate: not much substance but a clear fading of the Kirchnerite confrontation spirit

With a repeat of their respective campaign strategies, not much content, and less replies Argentina's presidential candidates, incumbent Daniel Scioli and opposition hopeful Mauricio Macri debated during 75 minutes in four main blocks following clearly established rules of two minutes presentations and one minute question and answer.
Monday, November 16th 2015 - 06:36 UTC
Argentina's Kfir contract questioned by Air Force: they lacked “a weapons' system” and radar

The number three man in the Argentine Air Force refused to sign the purchase of 14 Israeli refurbished Kfir fighter jets, an operation involving 360 million dollars, and which supposedly would have given the depleted service a breath of fresh air.
Saturday, November 14th 2015 - 12:48 UTC
Argentine analyst says 8% decide their vote on Election Day

There is an 8% of voters who decide on ballot day whom they prefer and will support, and “they definitively decide the election, even more when it's a runoff”, according to Jorge Giacobbe an Argentine political pollster and analyst.
Saturday, November 14th 2015 - 12:29 UTC
The economy and the role of the state expected to be center piece of Argentina's Sunday presidential debate

Sunday's presidential debate in Argentina will most probably concentrate on economic policy mainly for two reasons: one that the current system with a dollar clamp, export duties, heavy influence of the government and wild spending has the economy on the verge of collapse; but the option of orthodox policies with drastic cuts in spending, salaries and possibly jobs and consumption is also seen as fearsome.
Saturday, November 14th 2015 - 11:52 UTC
Argentina needs confidence and positive expectations to attract investment and develop

Any country, any economy needs confidence and positive expectations, and that is what is lacking, and has been lacking in Argentina for many years, said Jorge Brito, head of the Association of Argentine banks, who nevertheless warned about the impacts of a 'rough' adjustment on the economy.