Tag: Jorge Capitanich

Friday, January 30th 2015 - 07:26 UTC
Argentine officials try to discredit prosecutor Fein and engineer Lagomarsino

Argentine cabinet members diligently applied on Thursday President Cristina Fernandez strategy to disqualify facts and events surrounding the death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman which has turned out to be a formidable blow to her administration's credibility.
Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 08:03 UTC
Argentina downplays WTO adverse ruling and considers possible negotiations with litigants

The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against Argentina triggers “no immediate modification” of the country’s trade administration, Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich pointed out adding a “comprehensive and detailed analysis of the ruling’s terms” is needed.
Tuesday, January 13th 2015 - 08:36 UTC
Cristina Fernandez to Beijing in February; more financial support from China

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez will be travelling to Beijing next month, reciprocating a visit from her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last July, it was officially announced by chief of staff Jorge Capitanich. The meeting was anticipated last Friday in a meeting of the two countries foreign ministers on the sidelines of the CELAC/China ministerial forum held last week in Beijing.
Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 00:42 UTC
Argentina shocked over the death of indigenous child of malnutrition and TB

Argentina is in state of shock following the death of a seven-year old aborigine of malnutrition which turned into a complicated case of TB. The child belonged to the Qom indigenous community in Chaco, northern Argentina that has been forced to a life of deprivation and despair because on ongoing battles over the possession of reservation lands.
Tuesday, January 6th 2015 - 07:02 UTC
Argentine farmers netted 24.1 billion dollars from grains and oilseeds last year

Argentine farmers exported more than 300 million dollars worth of grains and oilseeds in the last two days of 2014 to help bring in much needed cash for the nation’s central bank. The situation was boosted by an agreement reached between farmers and the Argentine government regarding foreign currency payment for the grains and oilseed.
Tuesday, December 30th 2014 - 08:20 UTC
Capitanich says Sancor to sell baby formula to China

The Argentina firm joins the ranks of the international producers authorised to enter the Asian country's market.
Thursday, December 4th 2014 - 05:34 UTC
Cristina's immunity when she steps down, becomes a political topic

Argentine Cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich denied that a bill to choose the members of Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) through popular vote had a hidden agenda for granting immunity for President Cristina Fernandez after 2015, as was denounced by Buenos Aires Clarin newspaper.
Friday, November 28th 2014 - 06:17 UTC
Griesa rejects payment request from investors holding Argentine bonds in Euros

US Federal judge Thomas Griesa has rejected a request by European investors seeking payment on Argentine titles currently blocked in New York, despite an ongoing parallel court battle over the issue in London.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 07:39 UTC
Cristina Fernandez returns to office and rallies this week after completing rest period

This week the government will be announcing the date President Cristina Fernandez will resume her official duties, Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said. The head of state had to be hospitalized for a week due to a sigmoiditis condition (an inflammation caused by an infection of the colon), currently remaining at the Olivos presidential residency.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 07:00 UTC
Argentina imposes even tougher controls on foreign trade and currencies

The Argentine government has strengthened its control over the expenditure and income of currency in foreign trade through the creation of the Tracking and Tracing of Foreign Trade Transactions Unit, responsible for monitoring “prices and quantities of exported and imported goods and services, as well as foreign currency income/expenditures.”