Tag: Center-left

• Friday, August 23rd 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Opposition candidate pledges to respect Argentina's debts and rejects defaulting

  

  Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernández said on Thursday that no one wants a default for the country and he's ruling it out if elected. The center-left candidate appeared to be trying to calm investors who reacted to his strong finish against conservative President Mauricio Macri in an initial round of voting by battering Argentina's stocks and currency.

• Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:10 UTC

  Ciro Gomes pledges to de-concentrate Brazil's banks, and to help 63 million listed as delinquent debtors

  

  Center-left populist presidential candidate Ciro Gomes vowed on Wednesday to reduce concentration in Brazil's banking sector if elected in October, warning that he would open the sector up to more foreign competition if necessary.