Argentina

• Tuesday, April 15th 2014 - 06:51 UTC

  Kicillof downplays Argentina's relation with IMF; Capitanich describes it as 'normal'

  

  Argentina's Economy minister Axel Kicillof tried to downplay his recent to the G20/ IMF annual meetings held in Washington, saying the country is a regular attendant, and insisting that the country has no agreements with the IMF ”because it’s not an Argentine creditor”. Cabinet chief on the other hand described Argentina's relation with the IMF as 'normal'.

• Tuesday, April 15th 2014 - 06:27 UTC

  Falklands' war: John Paul II feared Argentine defeat could lead to a left-wing pro-Soviet regime

  

  The Daily Express Sunday's edition reveals in an exclusive piece by Marco Giannangeli, based on uncovered documents that Pope John Paul II tried to convince Margaret Thatcher to abandon the Falkland Islands at the height of the 1982 war with Argentina, fearing a collapse of the military regime could lead to a left-sing government, under influence of the Soviet Union.

• Tuesday, April 15th 2014 - 06:22 UTC

  Massa, Scioli and Macri emerge as Argentine presidential hopefuls with most support

  

  Argentine former cabinet chief and now dissident lawmaker Sergio Massa, the governor of Buenos Aires province Daniel Scioli and Mauricio Macri, mayor of Buenos Aires City outstand as the strongest presidential hopefuls for next year's primaries (August) ahead of elections to succeed Cristina Fernandez in October 2015.

• Tuesday, April 15th 2014 - 06:14 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez former Transport minister indicted for unlawful enrichment

  

  Argentine presidential couple Nestor and Cristina Kirchner's former Transport Secretary Ricardo Jaime was indicted last week for unlawful enrichment and impounded for 40 million Argentine Pesos (approx 5 million dollars) He's the first of very close former aides of the powerful couple to face a jail sentence.

• Saturday, April 12th 2014 - 09:03 UTC

  Argentine government disavows the strike and confirms current policies

  

  The Argentine government said on Friday there is no turning back of current policies despite the massive national strike that paralyzed the country on Thursday and insisted that the real impact was the result of the roadblocks in the accesses to the main cities.

• Friday, April 11th 2014 - 21:54 UTC

  The Economist's view of Argentine leader Cristina Fernández

  

  The Economist has a piece on Argentina's president Cristina Fernández, an X-ray on her character, reactions, but also strong points, and what can be expected of what is left of her mandate that ends in December 2015. Even with her clout dwindling Cristina Fernández remains the most powerful politician of Argentina.

• Friday, April 11th 2014 - 08:24 UTC

  National strike paralyzes Argentina; government blasts roadblocks

  

  Argentine organized labor leader Hugo Moyano called on the government of president Cristina Fernandez to take note of Thursday's strong mobilization across the country after unions affiliated to the Teamsters figure and gastronomic heavyweight Luis Barrionuevo caused widespread disruption.

• Friday, April 11th 2014 - 08:19 UTC

  Chevron and YPF unveil plans to invest another 1.6bn in Vaca Muerta shale

  

  US oil giant Chevron and state-controlled YPF unveiled plans Thursday to spend another 1.6 billion dollars to develop Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation for oil and gas projects. The investment comes on top of 1.2 billion Chevron agreed to spend last year for a shale pilot project.

• Friday, April 11th 2014 - 04:45 UTC

  Argentina and Chile prepare to celebrate 1984 peace and friendship treaty

  

  Argentina and Chile defense ministers Agustín Rossi and Jorge Burgos Varela met in Buenos Aires 'to continue advancing and deepening' the bilateral relation, which this year will have a special celebration motive: the 30th anniversary of the Peace and Friendship treaty which definitively put an end to the Beagle Channel longstanding dispute.

• Friday, April 11th 2014 - 04:38 UTC

  Hedge funds target laundered funds in Nevada by close associate of the Kirchner family

  

  The American Task Force Argentina (ATFA), an organization which unites several bond holders from the Argentine default of 2001, questioned on Thursday the “lack of transparency” within President Cristina Fernández administration, during a video conference with reporters.