Tag: Mauricio Macri

• Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  OECD to evaluate Argentina, Brazil and Peru as potential members

  

  The Council of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has decided to discuss the admission into the group of Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, it was announced Tuesday.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  Argentine Senator resigns as ALS takes its toll on his health

  

  Esteban Bullrich, former Argentine Education Minister under President Mauricio Macri Thursday resigned his seat on the Senate due to his deteriorating health in an announcement that touched political friends and foes alike.

• Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Macri charged with espionage against relatives of ARA San Juan crew

  

  Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri has been charged with espionage against the relatives of the doomed ARA San Juan submarine. Upon deciding the measure, Federal Judge Martín Bava Wednesday ruled the former head of state be banned from leaving the country.

• Monday, November 15th 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentina’s ruling party loses Congress majority

  

  Preliminary but seemingly conclusive results from Argentina's mid-term elections Sunday showed the ruling party of President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would be losing its majority in Congress after 38 years.

• Saturday, October 2nd 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Macri summoned to account for espionage against relatives of lost submarine just ahead of Argentine mid-term elections

  

  Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri has been summoned to appear on Oct. 7 before the Courts in a case of alleged espionage against relatives of the Navy's ARA San Juan submarine crew.

• Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Argentina makes payment to IMF and strives to stay afloat

  

  While Argentine President Alberto Fernández described his country's situation facing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as “decide” before the United Nations, a US 1,885 million dollar capital payment was made Wednesday to the global organization.

• Monday, September 13th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Macrists win most districts in Argentina's primary elections

  

  Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) coalition Sunday took a heavy blow by losing the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections to the opposition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) alliance of former President Mauricio Macri in most districts nationwide.

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández underscores differences between him and Macri ahead of primary elections

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took centre stage Thursday as the ruling Frente de Todos party rounded up its political campaign aimed at next Sunday's Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections.

• Monday, September 6th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Macri, “in Argentina if your want to make money, you must avoid paying taxes”

  

  Argentine former president Mauricio Macri in the midst of the campaign for next Sunday's political parties primary admitted during a television interview that “we are living in a country where if you want to make money, you must avoid taxes”

• Friday, September 3rd 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  IMF says Argentina needs to gradually lift currency exchange restrictions

  

  The International Monetary Fund Thursday called for a “credible and solid” plan on the part of Argentina and recommended the country gradually loosened all restrictions on foreign currency exchange.