Tag: Alberto Fernandez

• Thursday, December 5th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Argentina's central bank chief Guido Sandleris resigns ahead of the new government

  

  Argentina central bank chief Guido Sandleris resigned on Wednesday, an expected step as Latin America’s third-largest economy transitions to Peronism next week under newly elected President Alberto Fernandez.

• Tuesday, December 3rd 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Uruguay president elect hopes pragmatism prevails over ideology in Mercosur

  

  Mercosur faces a tense future, the president-elect of Uruguay said on Monday, referring to a diplomatic spat between regional heavyweight economies Brazil and Argentina. Brazil’s right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s incoming leader, left-leaning Peronist Alberto Fernandez, have sparred openly.

• Friday, November 29th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  Argentine president elect wants to pay debt, and promises no haircuts

  

  Argentine president-elect Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday he did not want to fall short on debt obligations even as his government puts a premium on growth. Fernandez, who takes office on Dec. 10, will need to negotiate with creditors including the International Monetary Fund as Argentina buckles under the weight of about US$100 billion in sovereign debt.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Alberto Fernandez renounces to IMF loan: “I want to stop asking for money”

  

  Argentina's president-elect Alberto Fernandez said on Tuesday he would renounce the remaining US$11 billion tranches of the country's International Monetary Fund loan as soon as he takes office next month.

• Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Alberto Fernandez prepared to reignite abortion debate despite warnings from the Catholic Church

  

  The inauguration of Argentina's president-elect Alberto Fernandez next month has reignited a debate over the legalization of abortion, a year after conservatives narrowly blocked its decriminalization, leaving the country bitterly divided over the issue.

• Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Fernandez tells IMF, “we want to make a commitment that we can keep”

  

  Argentina’s president-elect, Alberto Fernandez, has a “sustainable” plan to meet creditor obligations as well as maintain growth, he told the International Monetary Fund´s managing director Kristalina Georgieva, his office said.

• Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Falklands/Sao Paulo air link: Argentina requests “most discretion” from Brazil

  

  Argentina has requested “most discretion” for the coming Wednesday air link and first flight between Sao Paulo and the Falkland Islands, suggesting no officials be present at the departure. The news was revealed by one of Brazil's main dailies and allegedly the request arrived through informal diplomatic channels from the Argentine foreign ministry.

• Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 09:09 UTC

  Two million Argentines will be entitled to a “food stamps” system

  

  An estimated two million Argentines will be entitled to a foods stamp system to be implemented as part of the plan to fight hunger of the next government headed by president-elect Alberto Fernandez.

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 18:01 UTC

  Macron invited Alberto Fernandez to Paris, sometime before 10 December

  

  Sometime before 10 December, when Argentine elected president Alberto Fernandez takes office, and agendas permitting, he will be travelling to France to meet with Emmanuel Macron, with whom he had an hour long conversation, according to Argentine sources.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Alberto Fernandez and Jeremy Corbyn talked about the Falklands/Malvinas claim

  

  Argentine president-elect Alberto Fernandez revealed that last week he received a call from UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, and despite the ideological affinity, the incoming president said that Argentina under his administration would, always, claim the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.