Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 08:43 UTC

  Former minister says Cristina Fernandez in Harvard showed how she really is

  

  Former Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo assured that Argentina’s current problems are much more serious, than back in 2001 since nowadays “people are desperate because they want to preserve the value of their savings and the Government does not allow them to do so”.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 07:11 UTC

  Strong Peso and imports’ controls vital for reindustrialization of Argentina

  

  President Cristina Fernández blasted those sectors that demand a cheaper Peso (and stronger US dollar) and defended the exchange rate and imports' controls saying they are “vital” for the industrialization process of Argentina.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2012 - 09:37 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez calls workers and companies to be “more rational”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández said on Tuesday that there has always been “clashes and discussions” between companies and their workers but called on both parties to be “rational enough since they need each other in order to avoid collapsing, something we all experienced during the 2002 crisis.”

• Tuesday, August 7th 2012 - 08:33 UTC

  Uruguay reacts with silence to repeated Argentine provocations

  

  The Uruguayan government said on Monday there will be no public statements on the latest “situations” with Argentina, and Uruguay will keep to what was agreed at presidential level during the last (31 July) Mercosur extraordinary meeting in Brasilia.

• Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 07:46 UTC

  Argentina/Venezuela sign strategic cooperation agreement to boost energy

  

  After attending the Mercosur extraordinary meeting in Brasilia, President Cristina Fernández and her Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, signed a cooperation agreement to develop a strategic energy plan between state oil companies YPF and PDVSA.

• Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 07:52 UTC

  Mercosur ratifies before review tribunal decision to suspend Paraguay

  

  Mercosur full members Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are insisting with their decision to sanction the Paraguayan government following the impeachment and removal of former president Fernando Lugo

• Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 08:30 UTC

  “Informal” and “blue” dollar in Argentina soars to 6.60 and 6.78 Pesos

  

  Argentina's Peso sank in informal trade on Tuesday due to intense demand for US dollars from anxious savers and holidaymakers dodging the government clamp on international currency purchases.

• Tuesday, July 17th 2012 - 04:42 UTC

  As the dollar clamp tightens in Argentina, the greenback traded at 6.31 Pesos

  

  The US dollar in Argentina soared on Monday and was trading in the “blue” or parallel market at 6.31 Pesos considerable higher than last Friday. The official rate climbed a modest half cent to 4.53 and 4.575 Pesos.

• Friday, July 13th 2012 - 06:36 UTC

  Argentine organized labour splits and pledges to challenge Cristina Fernandez

  

  Argentina’s CGT Central Labour Confederation leader Hugo Moyano, who on Thursday was re-elected for a third period during the umbrella organization’s congress warned that “we will have to rethink our vote in 2013 if the Government (of President Cristina Fernandez) does not give an answer to our claims.”

• Thursday, July 12th 2012 - 07:16 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez challenges organized labour determined to have Moyano sacked

  

  The Argentine powerful organized labour unions, CGT is heading for a fracture from the moment two different congresses have been convened at different dates, one of them supportive of President Cristina Fernandez’ administration and the other entirely in the opposition.