Tag: Sergio Massa

• Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  Argentina: August's inflation hits 12.4%

  

  Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced Wednesday that inflation for the month of August had reached 12.4% for a total of 124.4% in the last 12 months. The highest monthly rate in over 32 years came after the Aug. 14 devaluation of the Argentine peso. So far in 2023, the Consumer Price Index has accumulated an increase of 80.2%.

• Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 07:23 UTC

  “We will never give up our struggle for Malvinas”, foreign advisor of Sergio Massa

  

  “For us, Malvinas is and must always be an absolutely nonnegotiable and inalienable axis of Argentine foreign policy,” said Argentine ambassador in Switzerland Gustavo Martinez Pandiani, who is acting as the foreign minister of presidential candidate Sergio Massa if he were to win the coming elections next October/November.

• Monday, September 11th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Argentina: Former presidential advisor accused of sexual abuse against minor

  

  Former presidential advisor Antonio Aracre, who was once rumored to have been singled out by Alberto Fernández to replace Sergio Massa as Economy Minister and has now switched politically to the ranks of opposition Juntos por el Cambio's (JxC) Patricia Bullrich, was denounced for sexual abuse against a 17-year-old minor, it was reported Sunday in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, September 8th 2023 - 10:51 UTC

  Argentina: Export taxes lifted from industrialized agriculture products

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa Thursday announced the lifting of all export taxes to the sales abroad of regional economy products with added value, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The measure favors the agro-industrial sector which features over 1,200,000 registered workers.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

  Massa, Indian Ambassador discuss bilateral trade ahead of G20 Summit

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa met Monday in Buenos Aires with India's Ambassador Dinesh Bhatia ahead of the Sept. 9-10 G20 Summit in New Delhi.

• Friday, September 1st 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Argentina's PASO elections: Milei's victory narrower than thought

  

  Libertarian contender Javier Milei's victory in the Aug. 13 Mandatory, Open, and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections in Argentina was not as appalling as it seemed, it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires after the final vote count was released.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 09:41 UTC

  New financing deal reached for trade between Argentina and Brazil

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa Monday announced after a meeting with his Brazilian colleague Fernando Haddad and with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that an agreement had been reached to finance imports worth US$ 600 million, among other achievements.

• Monday, August 28th 2023 - 08:20 UTC

  Massa announces measures for the poorest leading up to the elections

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate on behalf of the Ruling Unión por la Patria (UP) Sunday announced a series of measures towards improving the people's situation through the current crisis ahead of the Oct. 22 elections.

• Thursday, August 24th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

  IMF Board approves US$ 7.5 bn disbursement for Argentina

  

  The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) board of directors Wednesday approved a US$ 7.5 billion disbursement for Argentina, the South American country's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa announced from Washington DC. The decision was adopted unanimously, it was also explained.

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 10:56 UTC

  Massa gets loans from IDB and WB ahead of IMF meeting

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank (WB) will grant Argentina additional financing of US$ 1,300 million, Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa announced Tuesday from Washington DC.