News of alberto

IMF board approves US$5.3-billion loan disbursement for Argentina

31-03-2023 19:48 International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Friday approved a US$5.3-billion disbursement to Argentina, a key step forward in the government’s programme that’s faced setbacks amid a worsening economic outlook.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Poverty in Argentina rises, hurting economy before election

30-03-2023 17:19 About 39.2% of Argentines were living in poverty in the second half of last year, up from the previous level of 36.5%, according to government data published Thursday.

Interview with president

Alberto Fernández says Milei is a ‘threat’ to democracy

30-03-2023 14:24 Argentina’s president gives interview discussing his meeting with US President Joe Biden, the ruling coalition’s line-up for the PASO primaries, whether he will run for a second term and why he thinks libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei is a “threat to democracy.”

Bilateral relations

Biden, Fernández call for 'economic integration' in White House meet

29-03-2023 23:26 US President Joe Biden hails an "enormous opportunity" to increase "economic integration" with Argentina as he hosts President Alberto Fernández at White House.

BILATERAL MEET

‘Satisfied’ Fernández flies home with Biden's vow of support

29-03-2023 23:23 A long-awaited meeting between Argentina’s Peronist leader and US President Joe Biden finally took place this week, with both sides emerging subsequently to talk up bilateral relations and opportunities in the coming years.

ALBERTO IN WASHINGTON

Inside the bilateral: What did Alberto and Joe say to each other?

29-03-2023 21:54 President Alberto Fernández’s delegation spent more than an hour and a half in the White House; Seeking support in its discussions with the IMF, US President Joe Biden remarked on the heavy economic inheritance both leaders received upon taking office.

by Rosario Ayerdi, from Washington

BILATERAL MEETING

Fernández asks Biden for IMF support in White House meeting

29-03-2023 17:28 Argentina's president hosted by United States leader at the West Wing in Washington; Alberto Fernández asks for US support with the International Monetary Fund and condemns war in Ukraine.

by Rosario Ayerdi, from Washington

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Without time, desire nor margin, Peronism resigns itself to a PASO

29-03-2023 14:11 Unless there is a surprise move, Peronism is resigned to face – for the first time since their creation – a Simultaneous and Compulsory Open Primary (PASO).

by Ramón Indart

BILATERAL MEET

Alberto Fernández lands in New York ahead of Biden bilateral

27-03-2023 10:59 President Alberto Fernández lands in New York ahead of bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden; Economy Minister Sergio Massa travelling to Washington on Tuesday to join delegation.

by Rosario Ayerdi, from New York

BILATERAL MEET

Biden to meet with Alberto Fernández during democracy summit

26-03-2023 13:09 US President Joe Biden will host President Alberto Fernández in Washington next week after a planned meeting was postponed last year, White House confirms.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Jorge Argüello: ‘Our top investor is the US, our leading trade partner is China’

25-03-2023 07:00 Argentina’s ambassador to the United States talks superpowers and geopolitics, emerging economies, the US ‘grieta’ and bilateral relations with Washington.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

POLITICAL ANALYSIS

Massa on fire

25-03-2023 05:01 It’s been clear for some time now that Massa’s plan to resist through Peronist gradualism could reach a limit in terms of how many sources of fresh funds he’ll be able to conjure up.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández to meet Biden at White House on March 29

23-03-2023 14:58 After an eight-month delay part-imposed by Biden’s Covid-19 diagnosis, Argentina’s president finally gets his wish and secures a rescheduled meeting with his United States counterpart in Washington next week.

Human rights

New dictatorship memorial site to be built at Campo de Mayo

23-03-2023 14:12 President Alberto Fernández announces construction of new memorial site promoting human rights at Campo de Mayo military base; Garrison served as a clandestine detention centre during 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández announces Argentina's return to UNASUR

22-03-2023 15:46 President Alberto Fernández has confirmed Argentina's re-entry into the UNASUR political bloc, almost five years on from its controversial departure.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández: Diplomatic crisis with Ecuador is ‘unjust, unconscionable’

21-03-2023 16:37 President slams Ecuador’s response to diplomatic crisis as “serious, unjust and unconscionable"; Growing rift caused by the mysterious appearance in Venezuela of a convicted Ecuadorean ex-minister.

PRESIDENT'S HEALTH

President to undergo minor medical procedure after back pain complaint

16-03-2023 18:30 Alberto Fernández is set to undergo a minor medical procedure for a lumbar hernia on Thursday after suffering from sharp back pains.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

One year ago, Alberto Fernandez declared war on inflation. He lost.

15-03-2023 16:35 On March 15, 2022, with a monthly rate of 4.7%, Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández declared that a “war on inflation” had begun. Twelve months on, price hikes are running above 6% every month, with an annualised rate standing at 102.5%.

POLITICS – OPINION

Enemies

15-03-2023 11:55 Does Alberto Fernández really believe that he has a chance of winning a head-to-head battle with a candidate supported by Cristina, or better still, with the vice-president herself?

by Carlos De Angelis

IMF DEBT REVIEW

IMF ready to ease targets after review of Argentina's debt deal

13-03-2023 21:11 International Monetary Fund confirms staff-level agreement with Argentina on fourth review of debt programme and calls for “modification of net international reserve accumulation target”; News paves way for new US$5.3-billion disbursement later this month.

10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS

Leaders across Argentina celebrate Pope's 10-year anniversary

13-03-2023 14:05 Leaders from across Argentina’s political and cultural spectrum celebrate the Pope’s decade leading the Catholic Church, highlighting the Vatican leader's efforts to combat inequality across the world.

As I see it

Alberto hints he is on a secret mission

11-03-2023 06:12 Alberto has made no significant attempt to extricate himself from the trap he had cheerfully walked into. But it would seem that, with elections approaching, he has finally undestands that Cristina will never forgive him.

by James Neilson

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Convicted of corruption, Cristina remains as magnetic as ever

11-03-2023 05:23 The vice-president has undoubtedly been the star of Argentina’s political ecosystem over the last couple of decades.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

DEBT SWAP OFFER

Government hails ‘success’ of 4.34-trillion local debt swap

10-03-2023 10:52 Argentina swaps 4.34 trillion pesos ($21.66 billion) in domestic debt, exchanging 64% of maturing notes for new ones due in 2024 and 2025.

DEBT SWAP

Government swaps US$21.7 billion of debt, easing default fear

09-03-2023 23:11 Argentina exchanges 4.34 trillion pesos (US$21.7 billion) in a local debt swap, alleviating immediate concerns of a potential local debt default.

CRIME & SECURITY

Anti-narcotics forces deployed in Rosario as homicide numbers climb

09-03-2023 13:57 Argentina’s government sends reinforcements to combat drug-trafficking in Rosario, where more than one death per day has been registered in March.

Oil production

Shale oil exports to spur Argentina's trade surplus, official says

07-03-2023 17:07 Booming oil production out of shale patch Vaca Muerta will create surpluses in energy trade for Argentina to the tune of US$8 billion within a few years, says top official.

CRIME & SECURITY

Government reinforces security forces in Rosario amid drug violence

07-03-2023 15:07 President Fernández boosts the number of federal security forces available to authorities in Rosario and says he will send a division of the Army to support efforts to overhaul and urbanise working-class neighbourhoods.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Alberto and Cristina on different pages when it comes to justice system

04-03-2023 15:09 The president's rhetoric against the Supreme Court did not satisfy the vice-president, who will voice her own views in a speech against the Judiciary on March 10. In the ruling coalition, there is little agreement over and all sectors have doubts about presidential candidacies.

by Rosario Ayerdi

As I see it

Buenos Aires City in the cross hairs yet again

04-03-2023 06:00 By fuelling resentment and pitting against the rest of the population the porteños, the president and vice-president hope to distract attention from their own failings.

by James Neilson

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

State of the nation

04-03-2023 05:59 The state-of-the nation speech to open Congress tradition long predates that experience, going all the way back to 1864 and then-president Bartolomé Mitre.

by Michael Soltys

EDITORIAL

It takes two to tango even when dancing alone

04-03-2023 03:02 Most of the reactions to the two-hour state-of-the-nation address of President Alberto Fernández to open Congress on Wednesday fall into its trap of placing their main focus on its explosive climax, thus limiting the debate to the judicial arena rather than tackling the deeper and more complex problems facing Argentina.

CONGRESS SPEECH: LONG READ

President raises stakes, reignites feud with Judiciary

03-03-2023 10:30 Alberto Fernández delivered the traditional state-of-the-nation speech to the legislative assembly on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the congressional year. Defending his administration and pretending all is well with his vice-president, the president trained his ire on the Supreme Court and the justice system, ramping up tensions in a crunch election year.

by Michael Soltys

CRIME & SECURITY

Security minister under fire after admitting ‘narcos have won’ in Rosario

02-03-2023 19:45 Aníbal Fernández slammed by opposition after asserting that the “narcos have won” in Rosario; Comments delivered in aftermath of threats and shooting at supermarket owned by family of Lionel Messi’s wife.

FOREIGN CRITICISM

'A pact with the devil': US congresswoman lets rip at Argentina, CFK over China ties

02-03-2023 14:22 Republican lawmaker María Elvira Salazar uses congressional hearing to slam ties between Buenos Aires and Beijing, declaring the United States can't have an ally that "manufactures and exports Chinese military aircraft and sells them to neighbours."

CRIME & SECURITY

Shots fired, threats left at supermarket belonging to Messi's wife's family

02-03-2023 12:07 Narco violence in Rosario escalates as supermarket belonging to the family of Antonela Rocuzzo, the wife of Lionel Messi, was hit by a mafia-style attack in the early hours of Thursday morning.

STATE OF THE NATION

Fernández takes aim at Judiciary, defends veep in Congress speech

01-03-2023 16:03 Argentina’s president delivers traditional state-of-the-nation speech to legislative assembly, marking the beginning of the congressional year; in his first public appearance with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for nine months, Alberto Fernández defends his vice-president and condemns failed shooting attack.

POLITICS

Social movements stay off streets for president’s speech to Congress

28-02-2023 15:42 When he delivers his flagship state-of-the-nation speech to Congress on Wednesday, President Alberto Fernández will not be able to count on the support of government-aligned social movements on the streets.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Alberto and Cristina set for forced reunion at Congress

27-02-2023 13:18 Nine months after they last shared the stage at a public event, Argentina’s president and vice-president will be sat side-by-side on Wednesday at Congress as the legislative year gets underway.

by Rosario Ayerdi

INTERVIEW

Agustín Rossi: ‘Alberto Fernández will not put his aspirations first’

25-02-2023 09:34 Following Juan Manzur’s exit, veteran Santa Fe politician Agustín Rossi has returned to the Cabinet at the helm of the ministerial team. His main challenge is to maintain coalition unity in the midst of the debate over electoral strategy.

by Rosario Ayerdi

WAR IN UKRAINE: ONE YEAR ON

Argentina's trade with Ukraine and Russia down 40% since outbreak of war

23-02-2023 23:51 Trade with Russia and Ukraine has slumped by more than 40% since war broke out 12 months ago.

FOREIGN POLICY

Back and forth: Argentina’s changing rhetoric on Russia's war in Ukraine

23-02-2023 23:47 President Alberto Fernández's administration has fluctuated in its stance on the conflict over the last 12 months, with increasing criticism of Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation.”

Alberto in the Antarctic

From Antarctica, President Fernández calls for ‘peace and prosperity’

22-02-2023 23:12 Peronist leader delivers national broadcast from Base Marambio to mark Argentine Antarctic Sovereignty Day, calling on nation and world to embrace “a tomorrow of peace and prosperity.”

PRESIDENT IN ANTARCTICA

Alberto Fernández arrives in Antarctica for historic trip

22-02-2023 14:06 Head of state and accompanying delegation arrived at Marambio Base ahead of national address and inauguration of three new southern bases.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentina willing to grant citizenship to political opposition in Nicaragua

22-02-2023 11:43 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero says Argentina is willing to grant citizenship to all Nicaraguan political opponents stripped of their nationality by Daniel Ortega's regime, including former vice-president Sergio Ramírez.

POLITICS

Peronists keeps door open to CFK for election bid

18-02-2023 10:14 Leaders from the divided Peronist ruling coalition are keeping the door open to Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner running for president in this year’s election.

CABINET CHANGE

President swears in Agustín Rossi as Cabinet chief

16-02-2023 20:09 Veteran politician replaces Juan Manzur as Alberto Fernández's right-hand man and Cabinet leader.

POLITICAL ANALYSIS

Peronism looks into the electoral abyss

16-02-2023 17:08 Two-time former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, is the architect of the Peronist coalition. She may be about to take it down with her.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation continues to soar, prices up 6% in January

14-02-2023 18:02 Consumer prices in Argentina rose six percent in January, accelerating from the previous month despite the renewal of the government's sweeping price control programme.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Annual inflation rate hits 98.8%, surpassing expectations

14-02-2023 17:13 Prices gained 6% from December, the second straight month of faster increases, according to government data published Tuesday.

News of alberto

IMF board approves US$5.3-billion loan disbursement for Argentina

Poverty in Argentina rises, hurting economy before election

Alberto Fernández says Milei is a ‘threat’ to democracy

Biden, Fernández call for 'economic integration' in White House meet

‘Satisfied’ Fernández flies home with Biden's vow of support

Inside the bilateral: What did Alberto and Joe say to each other?

Fernández asks Biden for IMF support in White House meeting

Without time, desire nor margin, Peronism resigns itself to a PASO

Alberto Fernández lands in New York ahead of Biden bilateral

Biden to meet with Alberto Fernández during democracy summit

Jorge Argüello: ‘Our top investor is the US, our leading trade partner is China’

Massa on fire

Fernández to meet Biden at White House on March 29

New dictatorship memorial site to be built at Campo de Mayo

Fernández announces Argentina's return to UNASUR

Fernández: Diplomatic crisis with Ecuador is ‘unjust, unconscionable’

President to undergo minor medical procedure after back pain complaint

One year ago, Alberto Fernandez declared war on inflation. He lost.

Enemies

IMF ready to ease targets after review of Argentina's debt deal

Leaders across Argentina celebrate Pope's 10-year anniversary

Alberto hints he is on a secret mission

Convicted of corruption, Cristina remains as magnetic as ever

Government hails ‘success’ of 4.34-trillion local debt swap

Government swaps US$21.7 billion of debt, easing default fear

Anti-narcotics forces deployed in Rosario as homicide numbers climb

Shale oil exports to spur Argentina's trade surplus, official says

Government reinforces security forces in Rosario amid drug violence

Alberto and Cristina on different pages when it comes to justice system

Buenos Aires City in the cross hairs yet again

State of the nation

It takes two to tango even when dancing alone

President raises stakes, reignites feud with Judiciary

Security minister under fire after admitting ‘narcos have won’ in Rosario

'A pact with the devil': US congresswoman lets rip at Argentina, CFK over China ties

Shots fired, threats left at supermarket belonging to Messi's wife's family

Fernández takes aim at Judiciary, defends veep in Congress speech

Social movements stay off streets for president’s speech to Congress

Alberto and Cristina set for forced reunion at Congress

Agustín Rossi: ‘Alberto Fernández will not put his aspirations first’

Argentina's trade with Ukraine and Russia down 40% since outbreak of war

Back and forth: Argentina’s changing rhetoric on Russia's war in Ukraine

From Antarctica, President Fernández calls for ‘peace and prosperity’

Alberto Fernández arrives in Antarctica for historic trip

Argentina willing to grant citizenship to political opposition in Nicaragua

Peronists keeps door open to CFK for election bid

President swears in Agustín Rossi as Cabinet chief

Peronism looks into the electoral abyss

Inflation continues to soar, prices up 6% in January

Annual inflation rate hits 98.8%, surpassing expectations

Argentina found liable in multi-billion-dollar suit over YPF oil takeover

Can they regain control?

Football and homosexuality: two incompatible worlds?

On Planet K, inflation is all in the mind

Donald Trump indicted, first US president to face criminal charges

Ley de Nietos: cambios en el sistema de turnos para tramitar la ciudadanía española

Se reglamentó la Moratoria Previsional: 10 puntos a los que prestarle suma atención

Los socios del Frente de Todos, también divididos ante el fallo estadounidense por YPF

Cristina Kirchner presiona a Alberto Fernández para que se baje y le vacía las listas de candidatos de su sector

Furia del liberalismo y el PRO contra Kicillof por el fallo estadounidense sobre la expropiación de YPF