Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 02:25 UTC

  CFK in France to meet Sarkozy and witness Peace prize award to Grandmothers

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner travelled on Sunday to France and is scheduled to meet with her peer Nicholas Sarkozy on Wednesday midday at the Palais de l'Élysée, according to French government sources.

• Friday, September 9th 2011 - 22:40 UTC

  Argentina to propose temporary increase of some import tariffs in Mercosur framework

  

  Argentina is considering a temporary increase of tariffs on some imports, following on Brazil’s steps, but is also thinking of a formal proposal to its Mercosur partners.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 00:16 UTC

  CFK announces increase in child allowance 45 days before presidential election

  

  With less than two months for the October 23 general election, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced on Wednesday changes in the Universal Child Allowance (AUH), including the new rates for children under 18, disabled children and pregnant women.

• Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 02:55 UTC

  Argentine farmers’ leader apologizes for offensive remarks against CFK voters

  

  The head of Argentina’s powerful Rural Society Hugo Biolcati rectified his previous controversial statements towards the 50% of the population that chose to vote for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, CFK, during the August 14 primary elections.

• Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 08:19 UTC

  Did Argentina Trade Visas for Holocaust Loot?

  

  A new book about the darker side of Latin-American politics alleges some disturbing dealings between Argentina and Hitler’s cronies.

• Thursday, September 1st 2011 - 05:38 UTC

  Argentina’s big business warms up to CFK: confrontation is ‘pointless’

  

  Big business in Argentina agreed to prolong the current ‘truce’ with the government of President Cristina Fernandez but called for more investment and improved competitiveness with more accessible financing, besides a return to the international voluntary credit market and an agreement with the Club of Paris.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 08:57 UTC

  Final voting results from August 14 Primary confirm CFK landslide

  

  Argentine Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo announced Tuesday the final voting results of the primary elections that took place last August 14th, with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner leading the presidential race by a 50.24% of the votes.

• Friday, August 19th 2011 - 09:51 UTC

  Colombia in full sync with Cristina, says visiting Colombian president

  

  Colombia “fully identifies with the government of Cristina (Fernandez de Kirchner)” because it shares democratic values and welfare and development objectives, said President Juan Manuel Santos the first Colombian leader on an official visit to Argentina for over a decade.

• Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 21:24 UTC

  Colombia/Argentina bilateral trade expected to reach 2 billion dollars in 2011

  

  Colombia/Argentina bilateral trade is set to reach 2 billion dollars, eight times its 2003 value, and remains favourable for Argentina, according to Minister of Industry Debora Girogi.

• Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 06:37 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez “must have done something right” to have 50% support

  

  Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri’s campaign advisor Jaime Durán Barba considered that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “must have done something right” to get so many votes in last Sunday’s primary elections, and assured that the Alfonsín-De Narváez alliance “is the one that lost most votes.”