Tag: G20

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  Buenos Aires sealed off for G20; anarchists and anti capitalists pledge to stage protests

  

  Argentine authorities say that Buenos Aires will be an armored city when world leaders arrive for this week's G-20 summit. But security failures that marred a football championship and deeper unrest over an economic austerity program are raising concerns about the country's ability to ensure safety.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

  Trump downplays a trade deal with China ahead of Saturday's meeting with Xi in Buenos Aires

  

  United States president Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet on Saturday in Argentina on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires, a U.S. media outlet reported on Monday. The two leaders will meet a day after the United States, Mexico and Canada sign a new trilateral trade agreement, the online edition of Inside U.S. Trade said.

• Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  Prudent optimism that China and US can reach a trade understanding in Buenos Aires

  

  The United States and China have in the coming week what may be their last chance to broker a ceasefire in an increasingly dangerous trade war when their presidents meet in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, November 20th 2018 - 12:46 UTC

  South Korean President confirms attending BA G-20 Summit, will meet Macri and hopefully Trump

  

  South Korean President Moon Jae-in has confirmed he will be attending the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires next week, during which he will meet President Mauricio Macri in the first encounter of heads of state from both countries in 14 years, a spokesperson for his office announced.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:16 UTC

  Argentina's central bank almost doubles currency swap with China

  

  Argentina’s central bank said it would nearly double its currency swap deal with China, bringing the total to 130 billion Yuan (US$ 18.7 billion), as Beijing looks to expand its influence in the recession-struck country. Central Bank President Guido Sandleris, who was in China finalizing the agreement, said that the deal for 70 billion Yuan would be expanded by 60 billion Yuan, according to a bank spokesman.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:17 UTC

  Foreign Secretary tells Parliament Falklands will remain part of UK, even after Brexit

  

  Britain's foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt told Parliament that the Falkland Islands will remain part of the UK for years to come despite Argentina's plans, after Brexit, to enhance dialogue with the Islanders and hopefully with a positive result for its claim over the Malvinas.

• Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  Trump-Xi summit in Buenos Aires next month announced the White House

  

  President Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet at the G-20 summit in Argentina next month, the White House announced on Tuesday, amid an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The G-20 Summit, comprising top 20 economies of the world, including India, is scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires in Argentine on November 30 and December 1.

• Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentine foreign minister in political and business visit to United Kingdom

  

  Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie will be visiting the United Kingdom this week where he is scheduled to address an important political and economic agenda, meetings with top level British officials and a conference on Latin America at Chatham House.

• Tuesday, September 11th 2018 - 09:50 UTC

  Macri will receive the Global Citizen Award for his commitment to economic reform

  

  Mauricio Macri, president of Argentina, Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway and Hamdi Ulukaya, founder, chairman and CEO of Chobani and founder of the Tent Partnership for Refugees, will be honored by the Atlantic Council with the Global Citizen Awards, during a ceremony on the evening of September 24 in New York, NY. All three distinguished honorees have confirmed attendance and will speak at the event.

• Thursday, July 26th 2018 - 08:47 UTC

  Macri joins the BRICS summit in South Africa

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri leaves for South Africa this Thursday to participate in the annual BRICS summit, where Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa come together to discuss common issues.