Tag: Alberto Fernandez

• Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Argentina makes payment to IMF and strives to stay afloat

  

  While Argentine President Alberto Fernández described his country's situation facing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as “decide” before the United Nations, a US 1,885 million dollar capital payment was made Wednesday to the global organization.

• Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Argentine President insists on his country's rights regarding Malvinas issue before the UN

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández spoke before the United Nations' 76th General Assembly Fernández about his country's “legitimate and imprescriptible sovereignty rights, over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime spaces that make up part of the Argentine national territory.”

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina eases down on most COVID-19 restrictions, gradually reopens borders

  

  In what became Juan Manzur's first appearance as Cabinet Chief, the Government of Argentina Tuesday announced a gradual reopening of its borders as of October 1 as well as other measures lifting COVID-19 restrictions.

• Tuesday, September 21st 2021 - 09:37 UTC

  Argentine President appoints new ministers; measures coming up in coming days

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday took the oath of office to the new members of his cabinet, with whom he intends to reconfigure his Government following a resounding loss at September 12's Mandatory, Open and Simultaneous (PASO) elections and its following political crisis.

• Tuesday, September 21st 2021 - 08:46 UTC

  Argentina will pay IMF US$ 1,9bn plus interests on Wednesday, but no budget funds contemplated in 2022

  

  In the midst of the critical situation that emerged following the results of Sunday 12 September primary election, and the cabinet reshuffle a week later, the government of Argentine president Alberto Fernandez nevertheless confirmed that this week it will honor a US$ 1,9bn repayment plus interests to the IMF.

• Monday, September 20th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Felipe Solá found out he was being sacked as Argentine FM while enroute to Celac Summit

  

  Outgoing Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá found out during a stopover in El Salvador that his services would no longer be required, so he decided to cut short his trip which should have ended with his presence at the Celac Summit in Mexico City.

• Monday, September 20th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Scathing criticism from the Pope and Church to the Argentine political system: “President little time left”

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernandez and the political and power struggle that emerged from Sunday, September 12 primary elections cataclysm received scathing criticisms from the Pope and the Catholic Church.

• Saturday, September 18th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentine President reshuffles cabinet to overcome electoral defeat

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday announced a major cabinet reshuffle in an attempt to build up a new government team with which to reverse last Sunday's loss at the Open, Mandatory and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections.

• Friday, September 17th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  CFK sends open letter to President Fernández urging him to honor the will of the Argentine people

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Thursday wrote an open letter to President Alberto Fernández demanding that the latter honours “the will of the Argentine people” who elected him in 2019.

• Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 10:02 UTC

  Mass resignation in Argentina's Government after electoral loss

  

  Last Sunday's defeat at the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections finally seem to have taken its toll on Argentina's Frente de Todos (FdT) ruling coalition as members of cabinet loyal to Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner handed in their resignations to President Alberto Fernández, it was reported.