Tag: Cristina Fernandez

Thursday, May 24th 2012 - 05:03 UTC
Spain now tells Argentina “YPF is no more than a bump” in a long shared history

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo adopted on Wednesday a conciliatory tone towards Argentina for the first time after the YPF seizure by saying Argentina and Spain should hold “kindred nation” talks.
Friday, May 18th 2012 - 18:03 UTC
CFK highlights “magnificent opportunity” for Angola/Argentina trade

President Cristina Fernández highlighted the “magnificent opportunity” Argentina and Angola had in coming together on future business transactions, particularly in the face of the global financial crisis, while addressing a meeting with businessmen in Angloa where she is on a three day official visit.
Friday, May 18th 2012 - 09:09 UTC
Argentine president in Angola to promote trade and exchange food for oil

Argentine President Cristina Fernández is on a three-day visit to Angola to promote trade and investments particularly exchanging food for the African country’s oil. Friday morning she is scheduled to meet her counterpart Jose Eduardo Dos Santos.
Friday, May 18th 2012 - 09:05 UTC
Argentina has a Jewish president for two days, Beatriz Rojkes

For the first time, Argentina has a Jewish president, at least temporarily. Beatriz Rojkes, the provisional president of the Argentine Senate, is in charge of the government for several days because both President Christina Fernandez and Vice-President Amado Boudou are overseas.
Wednesday, May 16th 2012 - 21:58 UTC
State-controlled YPF wants to keep its ADS listed in the New York exchange

Argentine state-controlled energy company YPF said it risks having its American Depositary Shares (ADS) de-listed by the New York Stock Exchange since it is not complying with all regulatory requirements.
Tuesday, May 15th 2012 - 08:09 UTC
Argentina’s top journalists demand “we want to ask” and list the ten issues ‘banned’ by CFK

Tens of leading Argentine journalists gathered in Buenos Aires in a television program where each of them was invited to make public what question they would like to ask President Cristina Fernandez in obvious reference to the difficulties to have access to the Argentine head of state and her very limited contact with the press.
Friday, May 11th 2012 - 01:24 UTC
Brazil underlines the “great political convergence” with Argentina in spite of trade differences

Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota praised the “great political convergence” between Argentina and Brazil and assured that any existing problems related to the bilateral trade “do not tarnish this very strong reality.”
Wednesday, May 9th 2012 - 08:24 UTC
CFK says nationalization is not rooted in ideology or populism, but disastrous private management

Argentine President Cristina Fernández vindicated on Tuesday the nationalization of public services and said that all decisions made “are not rooted in ideology or populist decisions. It’s the disaster caused by the concessionary companies that forces us to intervene”.
Wednesday, May 9th 2012 - 08:07 UTC
Argentina, the outcast

By Luis Felipe Lampreia (*) - The following piece is a picture of recent events in Argentina from a historic reference and enumerates the obstacles the country faces in developing its own hydrocarbons following the seizure of YPF from Spain’s Repsol
Tuesday, May 8th 2012 - 02:39 UTC
Olympic/Malvinas ad: “creativity can’t be censored, it must be applauded”, says CFK

President Cristina Fernández said in relation to the controversial Olympic/Malvinas advert that “creativity can’t be censored”, on the contrary it should be “applauded” because it reflects the feelings of the Argentines. The head of state also rejected lifting the spot as demanded by Britain and the Y&R agency in New York.