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Montevideo, December 5th 2025 - 03:15 UTC

Tag: Mauricio Macri

  • Friday, August 24th 2018 - 08:50 UTC

    Argentina’s economy contracts in June for the third month running

    Manufacturing decreased 7.5%, while retail activity fell 8.4%. The construction sector also declined but slightly

    Argentina’s economy contracted 6.7% in June compared with the same month last year, and 1.3% compared with May, government statistics agency Indec said on Thursday. June was the third consecutive month of decline following 5.2% in May and 0.6% in April.

  • Tuesday, August 21st 2018 - 08:40 UTC

    Macri to report Venezuelan government to the International Criminal Court

    “For me, there is no doubt: In Venezuela, human rights are systematically violated by steamrolling the opposition and everyone” said president Macri

    Argentine President Mauricio Macri plans to report Venezuela’s government to the International Criminal Court at The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity, according to an interview broadcast on CNN’s Spanish service on Sunday night. Macri said he would seek to refer populist President Nicolas Maduro’s government “in the coming weeks”, and that he had the backing of the presidents of Colombia, Chile and Paraguay.

  • Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 07:00 UTC

    Macri anticipates more Argentines will fall into poverty this year

    “This devaluation brought a rebound in inflation, and inflation is the largest driver of poverty, and regrettably, we are going to lose some of the gains”, Macri said

    More Argentines are likely living in poverty now compared with last year, President Mauricio Macri said on Friday, as the country's economy slides toward recession following a currency crisis and a severe drought that harmed farm output.

  • Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 07:01 UTC

    Construction executives confirm bribe payments in exchange for contracts under Kirchner governments

    Angelo Calcaterra and cousin of president Macri is the latest executive to speak with prosecutors in the case of the corruption notebooks

    Argentine prosecutors questioned a construction executive related to President Mauricio Macri on Monday as part of a sprawling investigation into bribe payments made to the former government. Angelo Calcaterra, the former head of construction company Iecsa and Macri’s cousin, told prosecutors he was told by officials in former President Cristina Fernandez’ administration to pay cash in exchange for public works contracts.

  • Thursday, August 2nd 2018 - 07:24 UTC

    Macri admits annual inflation will reach 30%, “product of this storm”

    Macri advised Argentines to “take care of themselves, look and compare” prices when they shop for groceries and other items

    Argentina's President Mauricio Macri is acknowledging for the first time that the country's annual inflation rate will be 30%. Macri said Tuesday that the high consumer prices “unfortunately are a product of this storm.” He was referring to a sharp devaluation of Argentina's currency and a recent run on the Peso.

  • Tuesday, July 31st 2018 - 10:26 UTC

    BRICS' leaders support Argentina's economic strategy, claims president Macri

    BRICS countries “have a positive outlook of our future,” said Macri, who attended the Johannesburg summit as the current president of the G20

    Leaders from the BRICS bloc of emerging economies share a “positive outlook” on Argentina's embattled economy, President Mauricio Macri said on Monday. Macri added that leaders from BRICS members - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - meeting in Johannesburg for the July 25-27 summit also expressed their support for the Argentine government's economic strategy.

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

    Macri joins the BRICS summit in South Africa

    Macri at the BRICS summit is expected to consult his peers on the coming G20 summit in Argentina and the agenda that will be addressed during that meeting

    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.

  • Thursday, July 26th 2018 - 06:54 UTC

    Dissatisfaction with Argentine government reaches 76%; Macri's support down to 31%

    Dissatisfaction is extensive to the figure of president Macri, having dropped from 66% in October 2017 to 45% last June and 31% in July

    An overwhelming majority of Argentines, 76%, are concerned with the financial turbulence and deeply dissatisfied with the poor performance of the economy according to a monthly survey from the University of San Andrés, its lowest point since the peak reached in October 2017 following the victory of president Mauricio Macri's coalition in the midterm elections.

  • Thursday, July 26th 2018 - 06:16 UTC

    Argentina defense minister insists that Armed forces will not intervene in social conflicts

    “It never occurred to us to think of a hypothesis of that nature. This is a problem for the security forces,” minister Aguad said.

    Defense Minister Oscar Aguad has rejected the idea that modifications to the Defense Bill will give Argentina's Armed Forces the power to intervene in social conflicts. He also underlined the military will not replace the Gendarmerie along the borders. The comments follow demands from the opposition to have Congress address the issue.

  • Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 05:23 UTC

    Argentine military will be involved in domestic security issues, announces Macri

    “It's important that they can collaborate in internal security, mainly by providing logistic support in the border zones,” Macri said at a public act in a military base

    In a radical reform of Argentina's defense doctrine, President Mauricio Macri said on Monday he is removing a ban on military involvement in fighting crime, terrorist threats and other internal security issues. Macri said he will modify a 2006 decree that limited the armed forces to defense against attacks by another country.