Tag: 2018 G20

• Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 21:05 UTC

  Double victory for Argentina's Macri ahead of the G20 leaders' summit

  

  Argentina's Senate on Thursday gave final approval to an unpopular austerity budget designed to meet the stiff requirements of a US$ 57.1 billion International Monetary Fund bailout. Approval came as a great relief for battered president Mauricio Macri, but also a double victory, since it opens the way for his reelection aspirations next year.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 10:29 UTC

  US and China trade talks ahead of Xi and Trump's meeting in Buenos Aires

  

  United States and Chinese negotiators have revived trade talks in the hopes of reaching a draft agreement before President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet face-to-face on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Argentina.

• Saturday, July 21st 2018 - 07:43 UTC

  Capital flight from emerging economies will be on the G20 table, anticipate Brazilian sources

  

  At this weekend's G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, finance ministers and central bankers will address the economic situations threatening a number of emerging markets -- including host nation Argentina, which recently secured a US$50 billion IMF loan to try to stabilize its economy, after the peso plunged 35% between April and June.

• Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 08:08 UTC

  Theresa May confirms her trip to Argentina next December for the G20 summit

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed on Tuesday to Argentine cabinet chief Marcos Peña that she will be attending the G20 summit scheduled for next December in Buenos Aires. Mrs. May turned up at an office where her principal private secretary Peter Hill was holding a meeting with Peña at 10 Downing Street.

• Thursday, August 31st 2017 - 10:36 UTC

  Argentina considers renting fighter aircraft from Brazil for the G20 summit in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentina will be hosting the 2018 G20 summit of world leaders and is considering renting fighter aircraft from Brazil as part of the security preparations since the country's air force is mostly grounded or with very limited interception and strike capacity, according to Argentine military sources.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2016 - 10:25 UTC

  Macri, Trump bound for closest relationship ever after phone call

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump, who invited him to visit him in Washington next year. “Argentina is a great country, and we will have the closest relationship between our countries in history,” Trump reportedly said.