Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Friday, March 22nd 2013 - 21:23 UTC

  Uruguay’s economic-trade relations with Argentina at ‘their worst moment in a long time’

  

  The economic-trade relations with Argentina are going through ‘their worst moment in a long time’, and the latest measures announced by the government of President Cristina Fernandez have a ‘very harmful effect’ on Uruguay, said Vice-president Danilo Astori on Friday.

• Friday, March 22nd 2013 - 07:19 UTC

  Argentina threatens with ‘flexible imports’ to ensure supply of consumer goods

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez announced the government is prepared to make imports more flexible in those areas where a few companies have a quasi-monopoly control, but also warned about windfall profiteering.

• Friday, March 22nd 2013 - 06:10 UTC

  Why the Falklands matter

  

  By James Kirchick (*) - Americans might wonder why they should care about the fate of a tiny set of islands closer to Antarctica than to Florida, where penguins outnumber humans by more than 300 to 1. But the fate of the Falkland Islands — whose citizens expressed a near-unanimous desire to remain part of the United Kingdom this month — will set an important precedent for the universal principle of self-determination

• Thursday, March 21st 2013 - 06:14 UTC

  Urgent meeting of Argentine economic team as US dollar jumps 10% to 8.75 Pesos

  

  President Cristina Fernandez called an urgent meeting on Wednesday evening of her economic team following a day of hectic trading in the currency exchange market which had the US dollar climb to 8.75 Pesos in the parallel market, expanding the gap with the official rate to almost 70%.

• Wednesday, March 20th 2013 - 07:23 UTC

  Falklands: OAS sceptical about possible mediation from the Pope: he’s Argentine

  

  The Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza is sceptical about a possible mediation from Pope Francis between Argentina and the UK over the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute as was requested by President Cristina Fernandez.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2013 - 02:27 UTC

  Falklands: UK recalls that Vatican policy is they have no role to play in the dispute

  

  The United Kingdom played down the request made by Argentine President Cristina Fernández to Pope Francis to intervene in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute and recalled the recent referendum with an overwhelming support from Islanders to remain a British overseas territory.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2013 - 02:18 UTC

  Former Argentine dictator anticipates a military-people uprising to recover the Republic

  

  Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, came on stage to once again question the Government of President Cristina Fernandez. In an interview with the Spanish media, the dictator said that in case the Kirchnerites try to “perpetuate in power, the armed and security forces along with the people will prevent it.”

• Monday, March 18th 2013 - 18:01 UTC

  Falklands’ dispute: Cristina Fernandez asks the Pope for this ‘holy intervention’

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández revealed she asked Pope Francis for his “holy intervention” regarding the Falklands/Malvinas case, during the meeting held Monday in the Vatican which was followed by lunch.

• Monday, March 18th 2013 - 08:33 UTC

  Pope Francis meets Cristina Fernandez; 150 world leaders expected for Tuesday’s ceremony

  

  The Vatican Press Office has announced that Pope Francis will meet Argentine President Cristina Fernández on Monday at 8.50 AM Buenos Aires time. It will be the first official meeting the pontiff holds with a head of state.

• Thursday, March 14th 2013 - 09:07 UTC

  Argentina furious with Brazil over cancelling of 6bn potash development project

  

  The government of President Cristina Fernandez is furious with the Brazil-based Vale mining company for suspending its 6 billion dollars potash development in Mendoza, the largest investment in Argentina in recent years.