Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• 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.

• Thursday, August 21st 2014 - 07:18 UTC

  Argentina back-steps on applying 'anti-terrorism' law on a US company

  Argentina's head of the securities regulator, CNV, Alejandro Vanoli said that the anti-terrorism law will not be applied against the United States printing firm RR Donnelley, as president Cristina Fernández had announced last Thursday.

• Wednesday, August 20th 2014 - 09:22 UTC

  Nervous Cristina skirts New York court and pledges to service swapped bonds in Argentina

  

  President Cristina Fernandez said on Tuesday her government will move to service its defaulted debt in Argentina or allow bondholders to swap their bonds for new bonds governed by national law in order to get around a U.S. court order.

• Saturday, August 16th 2014 - 11:32 UTC

  Trust in Argentine reliability has vanished, as a result of the bonds' litigation

  

  Debt talks on Argentina’s defaulted bonds in the hands of holdout hedge funds ultimately collapsed this week due to disagreements over prices and the absence of a government guarantee to honor payments on the paper, sources close to the discussions said.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 22:29 UTC

  Majority of Argentines fear consequences of the default and favor continuing negotiations

  

  A majority of the Argentine electorate is pessimistic about the consequences of the 'selective default' on the economy, but considers that negotiations with the 'holdouts' must continue, according to a public opinion poll from Poliarquia which also showed that support for president Cristina Fernandez has fallen during the last month.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 05:28 UTC

  Finally Cristina Fernandez is on an official visit to Paraguay

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez arrived Tuesday evening to Paraguay to begin early Wednesday an official visit which has been delayed several times. Besides the usual agenda discussions and accords signing with her peer Horacio Cartes, the visit will also have a strong symbolism since the Argentine president will be formally returning to Paraguay furniture and other belongings from one of the country's most revered leaders, Francisco Solano Lopez.

• Friday, August 8th 2014 - 09:07 UTC

  Argentina announces measures to prop the economy and avoid redundancies

  

  A day after Economy minister Axel Kicillof admitted problems with the Argentine economy, president Cristina Fernandez announced on Thursday a battery of measures to prop economic activity, open the labor market for young people, avoid redundancies and give the property market a thrust.

• Friday, August 8th 2014 - 08:57 UTC

  Argentina urges Obama to intercede in holdouts case: Griesa is 'interfering with US foreign policy'

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández on Thursday urged US President Barack Obama to intercede in the dispute between Argentina and holdouts over Argentine debt, while blasting New York judge Thomas Griesa for “not making any sense”.

• Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 07:10 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez pledges “to adopt the most suitable measures for Argentina”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said on Monday that she would only take decisions that benefitted the overall health and stability of the Argentine state, as she called on the country to defend the achievements of the last 10 years.