Tag: Argentina elections 2019

• Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  Macri launches his presidential campaign convinced “Yes, I can win”

  

  Argentina’s embattled President Mauricio Macri took to the streets on Saturday with a defiant message: “Yes we can,” he told crowds of supporters in Buenos Aires as he looks to launch an unlikely comeback ahead of general elections next month.

• 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.

• Monday, September 16th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  IMF choice: to unlock or not to unlock the last tranche of funds for Argentina

  

  The International Monetary Fund has a tough choice to make in Argentina: unlock US$5.4 billion in funds under the country’s loan deal as the government strains to stave off default, or hold the money back and risk sparking more market panic.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 15:46 UTC

  Thousands camping in downtown Buenos Aires waiting for Congress to pass the food emergency bill

  

  Thousands of protesters camped on Wednesday in downtown Buenos Aires to demand that Argentina declare a food emergency as the economic crisis deepened just weeks ahead of the presidential election.

• 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”.

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Another week of uncertainties begins in Argentine markets

  

  Another volatile week with still many uncertainties begins this Monday for Argentina even when some of the latest measures adopted by the administration of President Mauricio Macri helped to calm markets, debilitating apocalyptic forecasts.

• Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina imposes foreign-exchange controls to contain the run for dollars

  

  Argentina on Sunday imposed foreign-exchange controls on exporters as it closed out a week of financial uncertainty that saw a sharp drop in the peso. Exporters were ordered to seek permission from the Central Bank of Argentina before purchasing foreign currency, according to a decree published in the Official Bulletin.

• Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  IMF supports Argentina and its temporary currency controls

  

  The International Monetary Fund said it will stand by Argentina after the government authorized currency controls on Sunday in an about-face by President Mauricio Macri, who had previously lifted many protectionist practices of his predecessor, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

• Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  No end to uncertainty: Argentine bonds plunge and the country risk soared to 2.276 points

  

  Argentine bond prices fell on Thursday and the country risk soared to levels not seen since 2005 after the government announced plans to extend maturities on an estimated US$ 100bn in debt, raising fear of a full-blown financial crisis.