Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Monday, September 15th 2014 - 05:07 UTC

  Free fall for Cristina Fernandez with record negative image and support

  

  The negative image of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez climbed this month to 43.8%, the highest since last May, according to the latest release of the Management & Fit public opinion polls, published in the Buenos Aires media.

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:55 UTC

  With the new bill “Argentina wants to pay, can pay and will pay all contracted debts”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández signed into law the Sovereign Debt bill, which changes the payment location of Argentine bondholders and which was approved by Congress early Thursday morning after 18 hours of debate.

• Wednesday, September 10th 2014 - 06:22 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez celebrates the UN assembly vote: “we have to feel proud”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández praised on Tuesday the United Nations General Assembly approval of a project that proposes legal framework to regulate restructuring of foreign sovereign debt, saying “Argentina has set an international leading case” with the initiative.

• Wednesday, September 10th 2014 - 06:09 UTC

  UN assembly sides with Argentina votes to change sovereign debt restructuring

  

  The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favor of a legal framework that would help regulate restructuring of foreign sovereign debt, a project that was suggested by the Argentine government and presented before the assembly by the Group of 77 plus China.

• Monday, September 8th 2014 - 06:35 UTC

  China aids Argentina: a billion dollars in Yuan pledged by end of the year

  

  Argentina's central bank chief, Juan Carlos Fabrega, met his Chinese counterpart Zhou Xiaochuan in Basilea, Switzerland on Sunday to discuss how a currency swap worth billions of dollars will be put into action, the Argentine monetary authority said.

• Saturday, September 6th 2014 - 06:36 UTC

  Argentina and holdouts again disagree before Pollack; end of September another deadline

  

  Argentina still has “unresolved” issues preventing a settlement with bondholders suing the country for repayment after not participating in the country's restructurings following its 2002 default, a court-appointed mediator said Friday.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 20:21 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez proposes a new capital for Argentina and compares herself with San Martín

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez threw her weight behind moving the capital Buenos Aires to the northern province of Santiago del Estero, an idea hitherto only pioneered by Lower House Speaker Julian Domínguez.

• Saturday, August 23rd 2014 - 07:28 UTC

  Argentina: “Cristina, share your fortune with the many impoverished in recent years”

  

  A former cabinet minister of ex-president Nestor Kirchner said he wished that the current head of state, Cristina Fernandez would donate part of her considerable fortune so as to help all those people that have suffered impoverishment in recent years.

• Thursday, August 21st 2014 - 08:06 UTC

  'A contempt of court does not apply to sovereign Argentina', says Capitanich

  

  Anticipating what seems an imminent order of contempt-of-court by US Judge Thomas Griesa following Argentine President Cristina Fernández decision to push a bill to change the payment jurisdiction to Buenos Aires, Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich pointed out that as a “sovereign country” Argentina cannot end up in contempt despite Griesa’s warnings.

• Thursday, August 21st 2014 - 07:46 UTC

  'Malvinas Institute' in La Plata university to research 'sovereignty policies'

  

  The University of La Plata, province of Buenos Aires, is setting up a “Malvinas Institute” that will specialize in 'sovereignty policies' research, as part of the Political Sciences department. The new research and extension center will be located in a former military barracks in downtown La Plata which was ceased to the university.