Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Sunday, November 4th 2012 - 06:24 UTC

  Argentina to blast ‘vulture funds’ at the G20 ministerial meeting in Mexico

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino and Central Bank Governor Mercedes Marcó del Pont are leading the country’s delegation in the technical G20 meeting in Mexico, where they are expected to insist on the government’s criticisms against ‘vulture funds’ and credit rating agencies.

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 23:07 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez criticizes US court and promises all debt bonds will be paid in dollars

  

  President Cristina Fernández returned to stage on Thursday and assured that Argentina's dollar-denominated debt bonds are to be “paid in dollars” whilst criticizing the New York judiciary for its latest ruling against Argentina, in a speech at the Government House.

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 07:06 UTC

  Argentine 16 to 18year olds will be voting in next year’s mid term election

  

  Argentina’s Lower House of Congress approved the government-sponsored teen suffrage bill that allows 16-18 year olds the chance to vote in national elections. The Upper House of Congress had preliminary approved the bill with 52 votes in favour and only three against.

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 06:47 UTC

  Leading Argentine corporation claims the economy is in ‘very fragile situation”

  

  One of Argentina’ leading international corporations, Techint, made public a 200 pages report sent to the Buenos Aires stock exchange with a devastating picture of the country’s economy which “continues in a state of fragility”.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2012 - 07:34 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez ‘dollar-clamp’ is one year old and still going strong

  

  A year ago the administration of President Cristina Fernandez imposed the first of a long chain of foreign money exchange restrictions that have caused a serious impact on the economy, the private sector and other provincial and city governments.

• Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 06:47 UTC

  ARA Libertad-Romney family link makes Cristina criticize the Republican candidate

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández joined the US presidential campaign harshly criticizing Republican candidate Mitt Romney and stating she is “more alike” the current head of state, Democrat Barack Obama, who is running for re-election.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  ARA Libertad: Argentine president pledges to never yield to ‘vulture’ funds

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernández in a national broadcast blasted ‘vulture funds’ retaining the impounded training frigate ARA Libertad in Ghana and pledged never to yield the dignity and sovereignty of the country to these funds.

• Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 04:45 UTC

  Loyal unions give Argentine government 40 days to raise the income tax floor

  

  The branch of Argentina’s organized labour that supports President Cristina Fernandez gave the government forty days to raise the income tax floor, which with double digit inflation is including an ever increasing number of wage earners.

• Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 04:20 UTC

  CFK’s positive image “rapidly melting”; Macri rising to main opposition reference

  

  The melting of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, positive image is increasing and has fallen to 37%, while the mayor of Buenos Aires City is increasingly occupying the position of head of the opposition, according to comments from Sergio Berensztein, head of Poliarquía one of the most respected pollsters in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, October 18th 2012 - 01:55 UTC

  Argentine soft-porn film star named as official ambassador of pop culture

  

  In one of her latest surprise moves to prop gender and culture, President Cristina Fernandez has named soft-core porn film star Isabel Sarli, as the country’s official ambassador of pop culture.