Tag: Mauricio Macri

Thursday, May 11th 2017 - 12:51 UTC
Argentine president Macri off to China and Japan in search of investments

Argentine president Mauricio Macri and a delegation of ministers and governors, are off for an Asian tour in search of investments that includes the Arab Emirates, China and Japan. The undertaking is looking for billions of dollars to help develop Argentina's infrastructure.
Friday, March 17th 2017 - 07:38 UTC
Macri administration faces unions' first general strike scheduled for April 6

Argentina's largest union announced a one-day general strike on April 6, increasing pressure on President Mauricio Macri's conservative government six months before mid-term congressional elections. The CGT says Macri's policies, including austerity measures like reducing subsidies on fuel and electricity, are resulting in lower real salaries and lost jobs.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 - 09:18 UTC
Carrió denies any misunderstandings with the government of president Macri

The chair of the Argentina's Lower House foreign affairs committee, Elisa Carrió said she maintains an “excellent relation” with the national government and warned she does not wish to be involved in “any sort of internal dispute”.
Tuesday, December 20th 2016 - 09:01 UTC
Macri to undergo microsurgery in vocal chords

Argentine president Mauricio Macri must undergo laser microsurgery in his vocal chords to recover from a standing dysphonia originated in the “intensive and/or abusive use of his voice”
Saturday, December 3rd 2016 - 09:27 UTC
'Cuban' Maradona warns Macri might not make it past Christmas Day

Argentine retired football player Diego Maradona, in Cuba to attend the funerals of his friend and former revolutionary leader Fidel Catro, hinted that should the people of his country choose to take to the streets, President Mauricio Macri might not be in office by Christmas.
Friday, November 25th 2016 - 15:53 UTC
Opposition governors give thumbs down to electronic vote reform for 2017

Argentine province governors of the opposition Justicialist (Peronist) Party now embodied in the Kirchnerite Victory Front (FpV) Thursday instructed their representatives on the national Senate to vote against President Mauricio Macri's proposal for an reform that would include electronic voting tickets.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 11:50 UTC
Macri-Trump families links much closer that believed; Ivanka speaks to Argentine president

Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, briefly joined her father's telephone call with Argentine President Mauricio Macri earlier this month, Macri's spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2016 - 11:11 UTC
Argentina and Japan, strategic partners, agree on a investment accord to prop economic ties

Argentina and Japan agreed on Monday to speed up negotiations for a bilateral investment accord as part of efforts to strengthen economic ties between “strategic partners”. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Argentina President Mauricio Macri also agreed to launch talks for a tax pact for increased economic exchanges between the two countries, according to a joint statement issued after their meeting in Buenos Aires.
Monday, November 21st 2016 - 11:22 UTC
Nobody is going to invest in Argentina while fearing populism could be round the corner

Even admitting that the Argentine economy will expand 3% next year, nobody wants to invest in the country because they are not sure that populism won't be back in a couple of years, according to economist and former central bank chair Javier Gonzalez Fraga.
Monday, November 21st 2016 - 10:43 UTC
Mercosur/EU accord in 2018, following election results in France and Germany

The free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union could be concluded in 2018 depending on the election results next year in France and Germane anticipated a Brazilian official during a forum on foreign trade held in Sao Paulo. France is holding presidential elections next May 2017 and Germany some time later.