Tag: Alberto Fernandez

• Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Hundreds of women dress up as Eva Peron in support of Argentina's opposition

  

  Women dressed as Eva Peron, old political anthems blaring in the streets, flash-mobs with step-perfect choreography - it's all part of the present-day cut and thrust of politics in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Resumption of Argentina's financial program with IMF frozen... and “will have to wait”

  

  Argentina’s financial program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be on hold for some time as the nation grapples with severe political and economic uncertainty, the Fund’s Acting Managing Director David Lipton said an interview.

• Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Argentine biggest bondholders to meet with Treasury Secretary Lacunza

  

  A group of Argentina’s biggest bondholders will meet with the country’s treasury minister in New York this Monday to hear how Latin America’s third-largest economy plans to dig itself out of its latest debt crisis.

• Monday, September 23rd 2019 - 10:56 UTC

  Argentine president's wife trip to Spain viewed as preparation for future exile

  

  Argentina's political future seems to be no mystery regarding the upcoming October 27 presidential elections. So much so that First Lady Juliana Awada's snap trip Sunday to Madrid citing entertainment and social engagements was announced by the media as a preparation for a post December 10 exile that looks inevitable after the outcome of the August 11 primaries.

• Saturday, September 21st 2019 - 12:41 UTC

  Alberto Fernández on tour, meets with Evo in Bolivia

  

  Bolivia's President Evo Morales and Argentina's presidential frontrunner Alberto Fernández met Thursday evening in Santa Cruz de la Sierra to discuss Latin American region and possible future joint actions.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Questions on the role of the IMF in the Argentine financial situation

  

  Despite a history of many IMF rescue programs, Argentina once again faces a deepening financial crisis, raising questions about whether the Washington-based lender made a mistake in its dealings with Latin America's third largest economy.

• Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  The balancing act of Alberto Fernandez between populism and free market reforms

  

  Argentina's presidential front-runner Alberto Fernandez is on a tightrope between the interventionist policies of his better-known running mate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and the stumbling free-market reforms of incumbent Mauricio Macri.

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Argentine presidential candidate proposes “a national unity government”: 'option can't be bad or worse'

  

  Argentine presidential candidate and ex Economy minister Roberto Lavagna said that the country needs “a national unity government” to overcome the current situation and it's no option having to choose between “bad and worse”.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Alberto Fernandez pledges to honor debts as long as it doesn't harm Argentines

  

  Argentina's likely next president, opposition front-runner Alberto Fernandez, laid out his populist credentials during a visit to Madrid on Thursday, saying local Argentine interests would trump those of creditors and energy investors.

• Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Argentine markets rebound, despite thousands of protestors in the streets

  

  Argentine markets held steady on Wednesday, even as thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the government of President Mauricio Macri and a darkening economic outlook in the recession-hit South American country.