Editorial The Pact of May (or maybe?) 09-03-2024 06:30 This month and the next stand to be the eye of a perfect storm – a rare moment in the always abnormal Argentine economy which is a nightmare for spenders and savers alike.
Corruption & the Courts Ex-president Alberto Fernández formally indicted for fraud 06-03-2024 15:46 Federal prosecutor Ramiro González formally indicts ex-president Alberto Fernández and other former officials on charges of fraud in insurance contracts awarded by the ANSES social security administration.
DICTATORSHIP 'Cursed blood': Dictatorship criminal attempts to justify theft of babies 05-03-2024 13:00 Alberto Daniel Rey Pardellas, accused of more than 90 cases of kidnapping and torture, as well as murder, claims babies who were snatched from their parents and had their identities appropriated had "cursed blood" and were beneficiaries of a "humanitarian" act.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Former president Alberto Fernández charged in graft case 29-02-2024 20:05 Former president Alberto Fernández was charged Thursday with alleged embezzlement of public funds – now a judge must decide whether to prosecute.
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL Argentina criticises EU as Mercosur trade talks bog down again 20-02-2024 09:29 President Javier Milei’s top diplomat, Diana Mondino, offers grim assessment of Mercosur-European Union free-trade deal, revealing that treaty may be broken up into parts.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Silvia Labayrú: ‘I was the first, I believe, to give birth at ESMA’ 17-02-2024 06:43 Silvia Labayrú is a survivor of one of Argentina’s darkest places during the 1976-1983 era of state terrorism. Held at the ex-ESMA Navy Mechanics School, which served as a clandestine detention centre during the dictatorship’s rein of terror, she was kidnapped, tortured and raped several times during her captivity. In a feature interview, she recalls her experience and reveals the horrors she suffered during those black days. by Jorge Fontevecchia
CRIME & SECURITY Suicide or murder? Nine years on, Nisman’s death is still a mystery 18-01-2024 17:31 January 19 marks the new anniversary of the day when the prosecutor was found lifeless in the bathroom of his flat in Puerto Madero.
Catholic Church Pope Francis receives ex-president Alberto Fernández and his son at Vatican 15-01-2024 12:44 Former president Alberto Fernández travels to Vatican for meeting with Pope Francis, accompanied by his son; Former president thanks Argentine pontiff for his support during time in office.
Politics CFK seeks to reorder her lawmakers for Milei’s first political test 04-01-2024 15:18 Former vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner believes that the formation of the Bicameral Commission to halt the presidential emergency decree is urgent while sending a message to the rest of Peronism to reorder its ranks and joshing about the ex-president’s festivities in Spain. by Ramón Indart
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina formally rejects BRICS membership 29-12-2023 20:38 President Javier Milei send letters to BRICS leaders to formalise his decision to reject an invitation to join the grouping.
HUMAN RIGHTS Milei's human rights secretary on future of ex-ESMA memory site 19-12-2023 17:07 New head of Human Rights Secretariat, Alberto Baños, offers Milei government’s first definitions regarding future of ex-ESMA memory site questioned by Vice-President Victoria Villarruel.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina debuts diplomatic shift under Milei at United Nations 19-12-2023 10:17 Diplomatic shift begins as Milei government takes stronger stance on authoritarian regime at United Nations; Argentina urges "Nicaraguan authorities to immediately release all persons arbitrarily arrested while re-establishing the rights of those deprived of their nationality," in line with European Union countries and the United Kingdom and other nations. by Juan Gasparini, from Geneva
Alberto's last speech Fernández rejects Milei’s proposed cuts in final speech as president 09-12-2023 09:56 In his last speech as head of state, President Alberto Fernandez rejects drastic fiscal cuts proposed by his libertarian successor Javier Milei.
A WALK THROUGH HISTORY How Argentina arrived to 40 years of democracy 09-12-2023 09:31 From Raúl Alfonsín to Alberto Fernández, a breathless, compressed account of how Argentina traversed four decades of democracy. by Michael Soltys
EDITORIAL Exit Alberto... and enter Milei 09-12-2023 08:01 Milei has to be seen as a work in progress – even if many would see him as a piece of work. But one thing is certain, he is where the buck stops, as from today.
Mercosur summit Mercosur summit ends without EU deal, eclipsed by Venezuela fear 08-12-2023 01:01 A Mercosur summit planned to conclude a landmark trade agreement with the European Union closed Thursday in Rio de Janeiro with no deal in sight and its leaders focused instead on preventing a burgeoning territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana.
DOLLAR Fernández leaves with 'blue dollar' close to 1,000 pesos a dollar 07-12-2023 16:54 Argentina's president departs the Casa Rosada having overseen large devaluations in the official and unofficial exchange rates. by Ramiro Speranza
Presidential handover Argentina stops banks from hoarding dollars ahead of devaluation 07-12-2023 13:34 Central Bank limits amount of foreign currency the nation’s commercial lenders can hold, in a push to discourage US dollar hoarding ahead of an expected devaluation by president-elect Javier Milei.
POLITICS Alberto and Cristina bid farewell to government separately 07-12-2023 09:22 At odds with each other for much of the four years they’ve spent in office, President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Fernández de Kirchner thanked their co-workers for their efforts separately.
POLITICS Step-by-step: Javier Milei’s inauguration as president of Argentina 07-12-2023 07:08 Argentina’s new leader will be proclaimed president in Congress, but has chosen to deliver his inaugural address from the steps of Congress before his supporters.
DIPLOMACY Nicaragua recalls ambassador from Argentina due to Milei criticism 05-12-2023 16:54 Nicaragua makes astonishing move and recalls its ambassador to Argentina due to “repeated” statements against Daniel Ortega’s government by president-elect Javier Milei.
BILATERAL RELATIONS Lula snubs Milei invite to presidential inauguration 05-12-2023 13:39 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will not attend Sunday's inauguration of president-elect Javier Milei, despite libertarian leader's attempts at rapprochement in recent weeks.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Record money-printing: 9.439 billion banknotes in circulation as Fernández leaves office 04-12-2023 18:01 The money moving around "the street" has gone up 80 percent in the last four years. On average there are currently 2,050 banknotes per inhabitant in circulation, none worth more than US$2 each.
President on poverty 'Badly measured' – Fernández questions official poverty rate 04-12-2023 13:53 President Alberto Fernández has questioned the INDEC national statistics bureau, saying he think that Argentina’s official poverty rate is “badly measured.”
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL Argentina: Conditions not in place to sign Mercosur-EU deal 04-12-2023 12:09 Argentina’s outgoing government says conditions are not in place to sign long-delayed free-trade agreement between Mercosur and European Union.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO President Alberto Fernández: ‘Milei should give Macri as wide a berth as possible’ 01-12-2023 15:04 Just days after meeting with his successor, Argentina’s outgoing president sits down to reflect on his four years of government, the challenges he faced and why he believes Javier Milei won last month’s run-off. by Jorge Fontevecchia
YPF COURT CASE Government asks for more time to pay in YPF court case 28-11-2023 18:39 Argentina, which has been told to cough up US$16 billion, asks judge hearing YPF nationalisation legal case to extend a deadline for paying a deposit until “at least” January 10, 2024.
CRIME & SECURITY President Fernández denounces 'threats' against him in interview 27-11-2023 13:50 President Alberto Fernandez says he has subjected to threats while travelling in the state helicopter.
ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT Fernández, Milei meet at Olivos for talks on transition of power 21-11-2023 10:02 Argentina's current president and president-elect meet at Olivos presidential residence for talks over transition of power; Official photograph of encounter released by government.
ELECTION 2023: FALL-OUT Milei says no transition meeting planned as Massa decides to stay on 20-11-2023 18:39 Javier Milei says that "there is no meeting planned" with President Alberto Fernández and says responsibility for period until December 10 inauguration lies with head of state and Sergio Massa, who decides to stay on as economy minister.
ARGENTINA-CHINA RELATIONS Argentina's election will impact China's reach in Latin America 14-11-2023 14:06 Argentina’s run-off vote this month has stakes far beyond a hard-fought local election: Massa, from the ruling Peronist coalition is seeking stronger links with China; Libertarian outsider Javier Milei, in contrast, has referred to the Asian nation as an “assassin.”
ELECTION 2023: RUN-OFF The death of moderation and the triumph of polarisation 11-11-2023 05:48 Milei seems to be recovering lost ground after a surprise defeat in the general election. If we are to believe any of the opinion polls that have come out recently (which we should read only with scepticism) the ultra-libertarian holds a thin lead over the economy minister. There seems to be a clear reversal of the post-election sentiment that Massa is already on the way to the Casa Rosada. by Agustino Fontevecchia
IMF DEBT DEAL Argentina pays US$2.6 billion maturity to IMF 01-11-2023 21:12 State news agency confirms Argentina's government made US$2.6-billion payment to settle maturity from record International Monetary Fund debt programme.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Latin America divided and nuanced on Israel-Hamas conflict 01-11-2023 11:52 Many Latin American governments maintain strong support for Palestinians and their cause of statehood while condemning Israeli bombing of the Gaza strip; Argentina shows support for freeing hostages, with some of its citizens still being held by Hamas.
ELECTION 2023 ‘I was not listened to’ – CFK delivers election day jab to Alberto Fernández 22-10-2023 16:44 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner livens up election day with a jab at President Alberto Fernández; Argentina’s vice-president distances herself from current government and complains she hasn't been “listened to.”
HELP FROM BEIJING China lets Argentina tap extra US$6.5 billion from swap line 18-10-2023 14:01 Move comes right before Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday as political uncertainty roils markets and the peso’s parallel exchange rate sells off.
argentina Alberto Fernández: Javier Milei is seen abroad as 'someone who is not well' 18-10-2023 11:28 In the final stretch of presidential campaign and during the close of his overseas tour of China, the president lashes out one final time at La Libertad Avanza frontrunner.
ELECTION 2023 Milei’s warning about break with China creeps into president’s tour 17-10-2023 15:55 Government sources admit Chinese officials have expressed "concern" over libertarian's statements on Argentina's relationship with China during meetings.
EDITORIAL We’ve got the blues again 14-10-2023 05:20 Regardless of whether Milei is an economic terrorist or whether the government is the architect of its own destruction, the problems caused by the extreme volatility of this week’s four-digit dollar are all too real with panic price increases across the board.
POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL UNREST Recriminations fly as peso flounders ahead of vote 11-10-2023 21:55 President Alberto Fernández files a criminal complaint for "public intimidation" against Javier Milei, blaming the libertarian for the peso's weakening on informal markets.
Election 2023 President denounces Milei for fuelling run on currency 11-10-2023 21:39 President Alberto Fernández confirms he has reported La Libertad Avanza leader Javier Milei and libertarian City mayoral candidate Ramiro Marra to authorities for prompting run on currency.
IMF DEBT PROGRAMME IMF confirms Argentina asked to postpone October payments 06-10-2023 14:52 Request confirmed by the global monetary watchdog on Thursday; Government will have to pay US$3.4 billion after the election.
Olivosgate Supreme Court finally closes pandemic-era ‘Fiesta de Olivos’ case 05-10-2023 17:04 Court case investigating criminal wrongdoing related to Fabiola Yáñez’s 39th birthday party during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown shut down; President Alberto Fernández and his partner let off as NGO’s bid to keep the case open knocked back.
YACHTGATE SCANDAL Alberto Fernández: Insaurralde case offends decent people 04-10-2023 18:52 Head of state praises Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof and Economy Minister Sergio Massa response to scandal, but says affair "hurts many decent people who live an austere life."
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Florencio Randazzo: ‘If Milei is so awful, you should ask the politicians what happened’ 23-09-2023 05:55 Florencio Randazzo, vice-presidential candidate for Hacemos por Nuestro País, on why he is “ashamed” of the current government, how the main coalitions benefit from polarisation and why Javier Milei’s rhetoric isn’t so irrational. by Jorge Fontevecchia
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Fernández uses final UNGA address to reiterate IMF, Malvinas demands 19-09-2023 20:44 President Alberto Fernández demands United States end "inadmissible" economic blockade of Cuba and sanctions applied to Venezuela in final address to United Nations General Assembly as head of state.
Human Rights Ex-ESMA recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Site 19-09-2023 13:10 Former clandestine detention, torture and extermination camp during era of state terrorism recognised as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Government has printed equivalent of 18% of GDP since 2019 19-09-2023 09:33 New report says President Alberto Fernández’s administration has printed the monetary equivalent of 3% of GDP so far this year, most of it aimed at the repurchase of bonds to protect their price level.
POLITICS President Fernández meets US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortéz 18-09-2023 15:43 While in New York, the president will also take part in the 78th UN General Assembly and will meet with CELAC and African Union authorities.
DEFAULT SECURITIES US congressional complaint revives criticism of Argentina default litigation 15-09-2023 19:06 US congresswoman alleged corruption in historic Argentina 'vulture funds' ruling; Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a hearing on third-party litigation and alleged that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is friends with Paul Singer, who led the 2001 debt litigation against nation.