Tag: Alberto Fernandez

Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Biden invites Alberto Fernández to virtual Summit on Climate Change

United States President Joseph Biden has invited his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández to take part in a virtual summit on climate change to take place between April 22 (Earth Day) and 23, it was announced.
Thursday, March 25th 2021 - 05:45 UTC
Argentina quits anti-Maduro Lima Group

The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández Wednesday confirmed the country had decided to withdraw from the so-called Lima Group, a consortium formed with Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Guyana, and Saint Lucia. Barbados, the United States, Grenada, and Jamaica to isolate the Venezuelan administration headed by Nicolás Maduro.
Wednesday, March 24th 2021 - 14:50 UTC
China-backed railway projects gain momentum in Chile and Argentina

The government of Chile Tuesday unveiled 15 brand new railway units made in China, with which the South American country intends to revamp its train service both for passengers and cargo.
Monday, March 15th 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Argentine president attacked and stoned while visiting areas devastated by Patagonia forest fires

Argentina is not an easy country to manage, particularly when institutions are weak and governments lack credibility. Such was the experience of president Alberto Fernandez during a visit to Patagonia to announce support for residents that suffered the devastation caused by forest fires in the region.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Bolsonaro confirms his trip to Argentina and supports negotiations with IMF

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro confirmed he will be traveling to Argentina on March 26th for the celebration of Mercosur's 30th anniversary, and also offered support for the president Alberto Fernandez administration negotiations with the IMF.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Social uprising in an ultra Kirchnerite province; UN and Amnesty warn about repression

Formosa in the north of Argentina, next to Paraguay is one of the poorest provinces in the country and has been under the iron fist control and patronage of governor Gildo Insfran, who rules as a feudal lord, with virtual control of the three branches of the local government and excellent relations with the federal government in Buenos Aires where his deputies and senators support the ruling coalition in exchange for fat checks that ensure his perpetuity.
Thursday, March 4th 2021 - 07:07 UTC
Argentina and the IMF: Another Default in the Works?

By Arturo Porzecanski (*) The following was published in the Americas Quarterly, a contribution from a leading emerging-market economist writes. The seeds for the latest chapter in Argentina’s long history of confrontations with the International Monetary Fund were planted about a year ago, on the eve of the global pandemic.
Tuesday, March 2nd 2021 - 09:58 UTC
Argentine president attacks opposition, Judiciary, media and economic powers

In a defiant speech before the Legislative that launched the campaign for the October midterm elections, Argentine president Alberto Fernandez on Monday opened the 139th Congressional period of ordinary sessions with a barrage of attacks on the opposition, Judiciary, media and the concentrated economic powers.
Wednesday, February 24th 2021 - 09:33 UTC
Covid-19 vaccines: “where's the universal brotherhood” ask Mexican and Argentine presidents

REUTERS – The presidents of Mexico and Argentina on Tuesday pressed the UN and the world's richest countries to improve poorer nations' access to Covid-19 vaccines, arguing efforts are grossly inadequate so far.
Monday, February 22nd 2021 - 08:55 UTC
“Gines was a great minister, but what he did was unforgivable”, Argentine president

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez blasted his former health minister, and close friend, Gines Gonzalez García over an “unforgivable” coronavirus vaccine scandal, in quotes published on Sunday.