Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

• Monday, July 18th 2022 - 08:09 UTC

  CFK pushes for universal income for Argentines

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) has been reportedly pressing Economy Minister Silvina Batakis to move forward with a proposal to create the so-called Basic Universal Wage (BUW), as a way out of the current scheme of handouts in the form of endless unemployment subsidies.

• Friday, July 8th 2022 - 08:28 UTC

  Batakis: Dollars needed from agriculture and from not vacationing abroad

  

  Argentina's newly-appointed Economy Minister Silvina Batakis Wednesday insisted the country needed a more efficient agricultural productivity and the ensuing liquidation of assets through the official currency exchange scheme to add to the Treasury's coffers.

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2021 - 09:58 UTC

  Argentine president attacks opposition, Judiciary, media and economic powers

  

  In a defiant speech before the Legislative that launched the campaign for the October midterm elections, Argentine president Alberto Fernandez on Monday opened the 139th Congressional period of ordinary sessions with a barrage of attacks on the opposition, Judiciary, media and the concentrated economic powers.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  Argentina: massive protests with display of national flags against government policies

  

  Thousands of Argentines flying the national colors on Monday took to the streets across the country's main cities to protest against the government of President Alberto Fernandez and his policies, which after over 200 days of quarantine/isolation have been unable to contain the pandemic, left the economy in shatters and threaten democratic institutions.

• Friday, February 14th 2020 - 20:46 UTC

  Cristina Fernández/IMF controversy over the Fund's responsibility in Argentina' flight of capital

  

  Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner insisted in her criticism of the IMF for the alleged violation of its statutes by awarding the previous Argentine administration of president Mauricio Macri a disproportionate credit, despite the fact the Fund rejected the accusation and ratified that no debt shaving is possible under its rules.

• Wednesday, December 11th 2019 - 23:17 UTC

  Argentina needs to get back on its feet first, says new President

  

  Argentina's new president Alberto Fernández highlighted Tuesday in his opening speech that his country needs to get back on its feet before anything else after four years of inadequate management by his predecessor Mauricio Macri, as he launched a series of proposals to bounce back from recession and social fracture.

• Wednesday, December 11th 2019 - 03:10 UTC

  Argentine president anticipates a close relationship with Brazil, no matter rulers' personal differences

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernández announced support for Mercosur and anticipated a joint ambitious all embracing agenda with Brazil, based on shared fraternal history and which he underlined is far beyond any personal difference of current rulers.

• Tuesday, December 3rd 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  Cristina Kirchner accuses the Judiciary and media of demonizing leaders of popular democratic governments

  

  Argentina's ex-president Cristina Kirchner arrived in court on Monday to give evidence in a corruption trial in which she is charged with diverting public funds, just a week before she returns to the country's government as vice president.

• Monday, October 28th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Transition in Argentina: Macri invites Alberto Fernandez to breakfast Monday morning at Government House

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat in Sunday's presidential election, congratulating rival Alberto Fernandez on winning the election.

• Monday, August 12th 2019 - 05:55 UTC

  Landslide victory for the opposition in Argentina: Macri's reelection undermined; challenging Monday for markets

  

  President Mauricio Macri suffered a crushing defeat as Argentines voted in party primaries on Sunday ahead of October's general election. Given that all of the recession-hit country's major parties have already chosen their presidential candidates, the primaries effectively served as a nationwide pre-election opinion poll.