Tag: Mauricio Macri President

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2015 - 11:08 UTC

  Macri to meet Rousseff Friday: trade, Mercosur and Venezuela in the agenda

  

  Next Friday Argentine president elect Mauricio Macri will be travelling to Brasilia to meet with president Dilma Rousseff, which will be the incoming leader's first overseas trip.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2015 - 07:40 UTC

  Macri's victory was narrower than expected, according to the final vote count

  

  Argentina’s conservative, business-friendly president-elect Mauricio Macri won the presidential election earlier this month with 51.34% of the vote, according to final results released Monday. His rival, incumbent Daniel Scioli, finished with 48.66% percent, said the head of the national electoral authority, Alejandro Tullio.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2015 - 07:26 UTC

  Macri's assets in a blind trust; the elected president reiterates pledge to combat corruption

  

  Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri said in a television interview that he would place his assets in a blind trust after being sworn in on Dec. 10. Macri also reiterated his commitment to combat corruption and said he would turn any official suspected of corruption over to judicial authorities.

• Monday, November 30th 2015 - 07:51 UTC

  EU hopes Macri's election will give new impetus to trade talks with Mercosur

  

  The European Union said it hopes the election of a centre-right government in Argentina will give new impetus to stalled talks on a free trade pact with Mercosur, the Latin American bloc.

• Saturday, November 28th 2015 - 06:17 UTC

  Falklands' right to self determination reaffirmed in UK's defense and security review

  

  The British government reaffirmed its support for the Falkland Islands and its right to self determination as part of the recently announced Strategic Defense and Security review 2015, which pledges an extra increase £12bn of spending on defense equipment - part of London's £178bn overall defense equipment and support budget during the next decade.

• Saturday, November 28th 2015 - 05:32 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas link of future Argentine foreign minister

  

  A Falklands/Malvinas link has emerged from the naming of Susana Malcorra as Argentine president-elect Mauricio Macri Foreign minister. According to reports in the Buenos Aires media, UN's Ban Ki-moon Secretary General cabinet chief is not the only outstanding Argentine national working for the UN in particularly sensitive issues such as Disarmament Affairs.

• Friday, November 27th 2015 - 11:22 UTC

  Obama on the phone with Macri; interest in expanding trade and energy ties

  

  United States President Barack Obama congratulated Argentine president-elect Mauricio Macri on his victory in the runoff in a phone call, according to a brief release from the White House.

• Friday, November 27th 2015 - 07:55 UTC

  Brazilian banks follow closely events in Argentina: Dollar at 12 Pesos

  

  Brazilian banks which follow closely events in Argentina and prospects of the new government under president Mauricio Macri, believe the official exchange rate of 9.67 Pesos to the dollar will inevitably have to be devalued, to 12 Pesos by the end of the year, which means a 24% depreciation.

• Friday, November 27th 2015 - 07:23 UTC

  Falklands MLA hopes for ‘saner’ approach from new Argentine president

  

  Falkland Islands lawmakers have reacted with caution and expectation to the election of Mauricio Macri, ex Buenos Aires mayor, as Argentina's next president. He will succeed on 10 December Cristina Fernandez and twelve years of rough relations with Kirchnerism and constant intimidation.

• Friday, November 27th 2015 - 06:10 UTC

  Cameron and Macri agree to 'strengthen relations' and 'to pursue a path of open dialogue'

  

  Britain's David Cameron and Argentina's president-elect Mauricio Macri agreed to “strengthen relations” and “to pursue a path of open dialogue” between their countries after a phone call Thursday, Downing Street said.