Tag: Argentina

• Thursday, February 6th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Pope Francis calls for debt sustainability to alleviate the suffering of people

  

  Pope Francis staged a surprise visit to admonish the International Monetary Fund chief and several finance ministers to help alleviate the debt burden of struggling countries, calling for “a new financial architecture” to ensure social justice.

• Thursday, February 6th 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  Statement by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Argentina

  

  Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement after meeting with Argentina’s Economy Minister Martin Guzmán in Rome:

• Thursday, February 6th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  Argentina industrial production up 1.2% in December, first time in 20 months

  

  Argentina's industrial output rose 1.2% in December versus the same month a year earlier, the government statistics agency said on Wednesday, returning to positive territory for the first time in 20 months as the country grapples with the recession.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Fernandez in Paris, the last leg of the European tour after support for its debt restructuring strategy

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernandez and his delegation are in Paris preparing for a full agenda on Wednesday which includes a working breakfast with French business leaders, a private meeting with his peer Emmanuel Macron and lunch at the Elysee Palace, and finally a conference at the prestigious French Political Science School.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Buenos Aires province narrowly averts default: governor Kicillof promises to pay

  

  Argentina's Buenos Aires province narrowly averted falling into default on Tuesday, saying it would make a US$ 277 million payment on a 2021 bond after creditors would not grant a last-minute approval to delay it.

• Tuesday, February 4th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Fernandez meets President Sanchez and King Philip VI in Madrid

  

  Following what the Argentine delegation consider successful visits to the Vatican, Italy and Germany, with ample support for Argentina's strategy to address its foreign debt commitments, president Alberto Fernandez on Tuesday will be in Madrid to meet with president Pedro Sanchez and King Philip VI.

• Tuesday, February 4th 2020 - 08:21 UTC

  Germany pledges support for Argentina and its foreign debt strategy compliance

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernandez left Germany more than satisfied after Monday's evening meeting with chancellor Angela Merkel and in the morning with leaders of industry and finance, who pledged investments in Argentina.

• Tuesday, February 4th 2020 - 07:17 UTC

  Argentina receives first OPV of four purchased from France

  

  On Wednesday the latest incorporation to the Argentine navy will be docking in Buenos Aires, the OPV ARA Bouchard. The Ocean Patrol Vessel is the first of four to be delivered by the Naval Group shipyard, purchased from France by Argentina, and which left Toulon two weeks ago.

• Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 09:42 UTC

  Argentine president meets Angela Merkel Monday evening and on Tuesday will be in Spain

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernandez and his delegation are in Germany where they arrived Sunday morning and on Monday evening will be received by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

• Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Despite the rhetoric, Argentina close military collaboration with the US and Brazil

  

  Last week the Argentine lower house of Congress, voted 214–2 to allow the “entry of foreign troops” and the participation of Argentine troops in exercises abroad. Several of the military exercises listed in the bill are being organized and financed by the Pentagon.