News of agreement

US official Blinken seeks 'strong' Latin American pact on migration

22-04-2022 00:06 United States seeking a strong declaration to coordinate on rising migration when Latin American leaders meet in Los Angeles.

IMF DEBT DEAL

IMF admits new Argentina debt deal faces ‘high risks’

01-04-2022 19:50 Gerry Rice, spokesman for the multilateral lender, concedes agreement faces “high risks” due to social and economic situation, war in Ukraine.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Details of the IMF agreement that the government has sent to Congress

04-03-2022 18:22 Agreement foresees Argentina registering inflation of up to 48% this year, economic growth of 4.5% and receiving IMF disbursements of more than US$24 billion until end of 2022.

IMF DEBT DEAL

President likely to outline details of IMF deal in Congress speech

25-02-2022 18:33 Alberto Fernández expected to reveal outlines of Argentina’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund during next Tuesday’s speech to Congress.

POLITICS

President seeks unity ahead of Congress speech, IMF debt bill

25-02-2022 18:12 Alberto Fernández tells Peronist youth that Frente de Todos is “weak” when “divided,” as he seeks to build support for the IMF debt refinancing deal ahead of speech opening new congressional year.

GUEST VOICE

'Stand by me'

25-02-2022 18:00 The lyrics of ‘Stand by me,’ the song made famous by Ben E. King in 1961, sum up the message from Alberto Fernández and Martín Guzmán to the IMF.

by Carlos Fara

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Sergio Chodos: ‘The 2018 agreement left us Argentines with nothing’

11-02-2022 00:01 Executive Director for the Southern Cone at the IMF explains in detail how the agreement was reached, anticipating some of the fine print and unfolding the government’s economic vision.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT DEAL

Carrió backs IMF agreement, tells allies to do the same

08-02-2022 17:41 Former national deputy and Coalición Cívica-ARI leader says Argentina must "honour its debt" and that the opposition has an "inexcusable duty" to support the government's deal with the IMF.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Miguel Ángel Pesce: ‘The IMF agreement reduces uncertainty’

04-02-2022 01:08 Miguel Ángel Pesce, head of Argentina’s Central Bank, on the IMF deal, the currency swap with China and President Alberto Fernández’s chances of re-election.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT TALKS

Government agrees new financing deal with IMF

28-01-2022 22:10 President Fernández announces ‘reasonable’ deal with multilateral lender; Government commits to progressive reduction of fiscal deficit; Guzmán says Central Bank financing of the Treasury will be trimmed; Argentina won’t make any repayments to Fund for next four years.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Curbing Argentina’s US$11-billion energy bill key for new IMF deal

28-01-2022 19:18 If the IMF deal is to succeed, the government will have to unwind a politically sensitive strategy of spending billions on energy subsidies.

ARGENTINA-IMF DEBT DEAL

Guzmán confirms details of Argentina's new IMF debt agreement

28-01-2022 14:15 Under the new deal, Argentina has committed to progressively reducing its fiscal deficit from 3% in 2021 to just 0.9% in 2024.

DEBT DEAL AGREED

IMF: 'Understanding' reached with Argentina, more work to be done

28-01-2022 13:55 IMF confirms it has reached a deal with Argentina on massive loan repayment, though the Washington-based crisis lender stresses further approvals are needed before agreement has been saved.

NEW FINANCING PROGRAMME

Government reaches new US$44.5-billion agreement With IMF

28-01-2022 13:20 Argentina has reached an initial agreement worth US$44.5 billion with the International Monetary Fund in an attempt to stabilise its economy.

IMF DEBT TALKS

President Fernández announces new IMF debt financing deal

28-01-2022 10:53 "I want to announce that the government of Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund," announces President Alberto Fernández.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Argentina reached an agreement with the IMF, Fernández says

28-01-2022 10:45 Argentina reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund that will allow the country access to new financing, President Alberto Fernández said Friday.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina, IMF reach understanding on fiscal path for deal

28-01-2022 00:51 Argentina and the International Monetary Fund have reached an understanding on when the nation will achieve a balanced primary budget, marking a first key step to renegotiating more than US$40 billion of debt, according to people familiar with the talks.

ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS

How to freak out the IMF, an Argentine story

20-11-2021 11:55 It is difficult to fathom an IMF that will ink a deal with a nation that upholds dual exchange rates, price controls, relentless monetary expansion, and massive energy and utility subsidies in the context of perpetual deficits and extremely high inflation.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT

IMF asks Argentina for a plan with ‘broad political and social support’

16-11-2021 14:17 First comments from IMF official after election; President Alberto Fernandez plans to send bill to Congress outline ‘multi-year’ economic programme.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Martín Guzmán: ‘We want an agreement with IMF before March’

12-11-2021 00:01 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán discusses Argentina's talks with the International Monetary Fund at a crucial moment for the ruling Frente de Todos coalition – just days before the midterm elections.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT TALKS

Argentina ‘will not go down on its knees’ before the IMF, says president

29-10-2021 02:22 President Alberto Fernández ramps up rhetoric against International Monetary Fund as he heads tributes to the late Néstor Kirchner on the 11th anniversary of the former head of state’s death.

NUCLEAR ENERGY

Government advances plans to build two new nuclear power plants

21-08-2021 21:30 Argentina is advancing towards the construction of two new nuclear power plants – one with Chinese Hualong technology and another Candu reactor combining national knowhow and Canadian support.

by Ariel Stemphelet

ENVIRONMENT

What does the new IPCC report mean for Latin America?

13-08-2021 22:49 Regional temperatures will continue to increase at rates greater than global average and extreme weather events will further accelerate, new climate change report warns

by Fermin Koop

ENVIRONMENT

UN report: Human role in global warming overwhelming and ‘unequivocal’

13-08-2021 22:46 Climate scientists reach ‘unequivocal’ consensus on human-made warming in landmark IPCC report.

ENVIRONMENT

Argentina plans to host Latin America climate summit next month

06-08-2021 16:07 President Alberto Fernández’s government plans to host a summit as soon as September to bring together leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean, in an effort to build a united regional strategy ahead of the COP26 conference in November.

Mercosur in crisis

Felipe Solá: Brazil's 'hostile attitude has killed debate within Mercosur'

22-07-2021 22:01 Argentina’s foreign minister slams Brazilian government during visit to Rio to mark 30th anniversary of nuclear accord between two nations.

CUBAN-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Vizzotti, Nicolini meets with Cuban leader for Covid-19 vaccine talks

30-05-2021 09:29 With Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and Presidential Advisor Cecilia Nicolini in Havana, Cuba and Argentina sign an agreement to collaborate together on the Communist island’s Covid-19 vaccines.

Climate Change

Progressive climate policy can reduce extreme poverty, says study

27-04-2021 13:07 Researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have found that ambitious climate policies could reduce extreme poverty in developing countries if governments opted for robust taxes on emitters that were then fairly distributed to help the poor.

As I see it

Going green will be anything but easy

24-04-2021 10:00 Shutting down much of industry, replacing oil and coal with solar panels, wind turbines and devices that have yet to be invented may appeal to the wealthy, but the same cannot be said for those who will continue to depend on old-fashioned sources of energy.

by James Neilson

EARTH DAY SUMMIT

President reiterates ‘debt swaps for climate action’ call

24-04-2021 01:52 Alberto Fernández pledges Argentina’s commitment to tackling climate change,saying he has “put climate and environmental action at the centre of his government’s convictions.”

CLIMATE CHANGE

Biden summit brings new hope on climate but hard path ahead

24-04-2021 01:48 US president hosts Earth Day summit bringing together world leaders, but is this action too little, too late?

IMF DEBT TALKS

IMF official says timing of new debt deal depends on Argentina

17-04-2021 09:11 IMF Western Hemisphere Director Alejandro Werner says a lot of “advanced work” on a new financing programme for Argentina has been completed. But the timing of a new deal depends on the Alberto Fernández administration, he adds.

AND THAT REMINDS ME...

Mercosur’s murky future

27-03-2021 07:27 Mercosur will have problems selling itself to the rest of the world while it cannot sell to itself.

by Michael Soltys

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

France says won't ratify Mercosur trade deal in 'current form'

04-02-2021 17:01 France says it will not ratify trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc "in its current form."

CLIMATE CHANGE

Dozens of nations miss deadline to boost climate ambition

05-01-2021 11:09 More than half the world's nations failed to submit upgraded commitments by year's end to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, straggling behind the schedule of accelerated climate ambitions set out in the Paris Agreement.

BREXIT

British, Euro leaders sign Brexit deal as MPs approve ratification

30-12-2020 14:15 Britain and the European Union sign post-Brexit trade deal, setting their seal on a drawn-out divorce just hours before the looming deadline.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Fernández: Argentina will cut greenhouse gas emissions 26% by 2030

23-12-2020 00:56 Alberto Fernández reaffirms Argentina’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, extending country's target for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

ENVIRONMENT

US formally quits Paris agreement but Biden pledges return

05-11-2020 10:47 United States leaves Paris accord, but Joe Biden vowed he would immediately return as president.

US ELECTION 2020

US vote to shape how world warms as climate pact exit looms

02-11-2020 17:10 The two US presidential candidates have stark differences on fighting human-caused climate change. Experts say the outcome of Tuesday's election will determine to some degree just how hot and nasty the world will get in the future.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Key EU states fear Mercosur pact may hurt Amazon

21-09-2020 08:22 EU commissioner admits not all EU nations "are aligned" on trade deal with Mercosur nations, as fears historic accord could hurt the Amazon grow.

MERCOSUR BLOC

Lacalle Pou says EU-Mercosur deal 'advances' but not at 'expected speed'

03-09-2020 01:05 Uruguayan leader’s comments just the latest in a series indicating that momentum for the accord has slowed.

CRISIS AHEAD?

Debt deal sealed, but Argentina’s economic woes remain

08-08-2020 09:36 Experts say deal with bondholders ‘takes pressure off’ the government, but warn renegotiating terms of US$44-billion loan with IMF is now the urgent concern.

LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: August 1 to August 8

08-08-2020 09:31 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina

DEBT DEAL

Inside the frenetic days that changed Argentina’s debt talks

08-08-2020 09:15 After many months of tension, talks that dragged on for eight months, half-a-dozen deadline extensions, multiple proposals, and tens of hours of online negotiations, a deal has been reached.

DEBT, DEFAULT. DEAL

Goodbye default my old friend

08-08-2020 08:44 The ultimate question is if this agreement will spare Argentina the ordeal of holdout bondholders – Guzmán will have conjured a miracle if there are none to worry about once this deal is done.

by Martín Gambarotta

MERCOSUR’S VIRTUAL SUMMIT

Mercosur vows unity in face of pandemic, as Macron cools on trade deal

04-07-2020 07:49 President Alberto Fernández calls for unity in face of the coronavirus pandemic during virtual summit, as reports in France suggest Emmanuel Macron has gone cold on Mercosur-EU trade deal.

100 DAYS OF QUARANTINE

Hibernation time

27-06-2020 08:09 The pandemic is a tremendous challenge for the metropolitan area. Only history will explain the true extent of economic devastation in the region.

by Martín Gambarotta

EXTENDED INTERVIEW

Martín Guzmán: ‘The reality facing Argentina was not understood by creditors’

13-06-2020 09:06 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán on debt talks, sustainability, the IMF, the coronavirus pandemic, printing money and inflation.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Virus forges rare accord among Venezuela's bitter rivals, Maduro and Guaidó

03-06-2020 16:04 One-page agreement, signed June 1 by Maduro's health minister and National Assembly representative, says both sides will work in coordination to find funds for fighting the coronavirus.

News of agreement

US official Blinken seeks 'strong' Latin American pact on migration

IMF admits new Argentina debt deal faces ‘high risks’

Details of the IMF agreement that the government has sent to Congress

President likely to outline details of IMF deal in Congress speech

President seeks unity ahead of Congress speech, IMF debt bill

'Stand by me'

Sergio Chodos: ‘The 2018 agreement left us Argentines with nothing’

Carrió backs IMF agreement, tells allies to do the same

Miguel Ángel Pesce: ‘The IMF agreement reduces uncertainty’

Government agrees new financing deal with IMF

Curbing Argentina’s US$11-billion energy bill key for new IMF deal

Guzmán confirms details of Argentina's new IMF debt agreement

IMF: 'Understanding' reached with Argentina, more work to be done

Government reaches new US$44.5-billion agreement With IMF

President Fernández announces new IMF debt financing deal

Argentina reached an agreement with the IMF, Fernández says

Argentina, IMF reach understanding on fiscal path for deal

How to freak out the IMF, an Argentine story

IMF asks Argentina for a plan with ‘broad political and social support’

Martín Guzmán: ‘We want an agreement with IMF before March’

Argentina ‘will not go down on its knees’ before the IMF, says president

Government advances plans to build two new nuclear power plants

What does the new IPCC report mean for Latin America?

UN report: Human role in global warming overwhelming and ‘unequivocal’

Argentina plans to host Latin America climate summit next month

Felipe Solá: Brazil's 'hostile attitude has killed debate within Mercosur'

Vizzotti, Nicolini meets with Cuban leader for Covid-19 vaccine talks

Progressive climate policy can reduce extreme poverty, says study

Going green will be anything but easy

President reiterates ‘debt swaps for climate action’ call

Biden summit brings new hope on climate but hard path ahead

IMF official says timing of new debt deal depends on Argentina

Mercosur’s murky future

France says won't ratify Mercosur trade deal in 'current form'

Dozens of nations miss deadline to boost climate ambition

British, Euro leaders sign Brexit deal as MPs approve ratification

Fernández: Argentina will cut greenhouse gas emissions 26% by 2030

US formally quits Paris agreement but Biden pledges return

US vote to shape how world warms as climate pact exit looms

Key EU states fear Mercosur pact may hurt Amazon

Lacalle Pou says EU-Mercosur deal 'advances' but not at 'expected speed'

Debt deal sealed, but Argentina’s economic woes remain

What we learned this week: August 1 to August 8

Inside the frenetic days that changed Argentina’s debt talks

Goodbye default my old friend

Mercosur vows unity in face of pandemic, as Macron cools on trade deal

Hibernation time

Martín Guzmán: ‘The reality facing Argentina was not understood by creditors’

Virus forges rare accord among Venezuela's bitter rivals, Maduro and Guaidó

Argentina moves closer to joining BRICS group

Judge to close ‘Olivosgate’ case in exchange for donations by president, first lady

IMF: Targets in Argentina’s debt deal ‘have not changed’

Feletti resigns as domestic trade secretary, strengthening Guzmán's hand

Covid cases continue to rise in Argentina, rising 28% from previous week

A pesar de representar a la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, la diputada de Milei gastó todos los pasajes aéreos del Estado

Oliver Stone confirmó que Vladimir Putin "tiene cáncer" y "quizás perdió contacto" con la gente

Milagro en el microcentro porteño: se arrojó desde el piso 11 y se salvó

Alberto frenó a Cristina

Mauricio Macri: "Cristina es víctima de las promesas de un presidente que no cumple ninguna"