Tag: Alberto Fernandez

• Thursday, August 13th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Argentina and Mexico will produce and distribute the Covid-19 Oxford University vaccine in Latin America

  

  President Alberto Fernández, announced on Wednesday that Argentina together with Mexico, will produce for Latin America the coronavirus vaccine developed by the AstraZeneca laboratory in collaboration with the British University of Oxford.

• Friday, August 7th 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  Argentina planning for a new program agreement with the IMF by end of March

  

  Argentina aims to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund over a new financing program before the end of March, a time frame that Fund veterans say is realistic if both sides show commitment. The news was reported by the economic media from Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, August 5th 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Argentina reaches an agreement with majority of creditors and looks to convince the undecided

  

  Argentina has reached an agreement with creditors to restructure around US$ 65 billion in sovereign debt, breaking a deadlock in talks that will help the country climb out of default and banish fears of a damaging and protracted legal standoff.

• Wednesday, August 5th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentina deal with bondholders was at 54,8 cents to the dollar; next step IMF negotiations

  

  Argentina is battling to escape from a messy ninth sovereign default as it firefights recession, stubborn inflation, and increasingly wary investors. The country announced on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with creditors to restructure around US$ 65 billion in foreign debt, breaking a deadlock over recent weeks and setting the stage for a formal deal later this month.

• Saturday, August 1st 2020 - 06:55 UTC

  Argentina extends quarantine to August 16, given a peak of Covid-19 cases

  

  The Argentine government announced on Friday the extension of the quarantine, which has been in force since March 20, to Aug. 16 in an attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

• Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Argentina announces a bill to reform the judiciary: strong reaction from the opposition

  

  Argentina’s government on Wednesday launched a bid to reform the judiciary by increasing the number of federal courts, diluting the power of those that already exist, in what the opposition has labelled as an attempt to manipulate the court system.

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Argentine economy slides 13,2% in five months, despite a slight moderation in May

  

  Argentina's economic activity experienced an annual 20,6% fall in May moderating the collapse in April, following the quarantine measures implemented because of the pandemic. The data was released this week by Indec, the official stats office, and shows that economic activity in May actually recovered 10% compared to April.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentine president tells creditors: “It is impossible for us to move from the last offer”

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernandez on Monday dismissed a counter-offer from three groups of creditors who said they had rejected the country's proposal to restructure US$ 66 billion of debt.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  Argentina extends quarantine to August 2, while trying to gradually return to normal life

  

  The Argentine government announced on Friday that it has extended the national quarantine aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 to August 2.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:58 UTC

  Approval of Argentine president pandemic policies eroding, but concern with the virus is still very strong

  

  Approval of Argentine president Alberto Fernandez handling of the pandemic continued to slide during the last week and is at levels similar to those at the start of the quarantine, according to the latest opinion poll from Poliarquia made public over the weekend in Buenos Aires daily La Nacion.