News of government

Inflation hit 3.5% in September as hikes picked up pace

15-10-2021 01:05 Consumer prices have risen 37% so far this year and 52.5% over last 12 months, according to new data from INDEC national statistics bureau.

Inflation accelerated more than expected in September

14-10-2021 17:39 Consumer prices in Argentina climbed more than expected last month, prompting President Alberto Fernández to expand unconventional price controls. 

Ecuador's legislature to investigate president over Pandora Papers

11-10-2021 09:15 Ecuador's legislature votes to open investigation into whether Guillermo Lasso broke the law by keeping assets in tax havens.

Importing no less important

09-10-2021 12:12 Everybody hails the importance of exports. Imports have no such luck.

by Michael Soltys

Argentina looks to mutual funds for additional local funding

02-10-2021 08:18 Argentina took a new step on Friday to boost its local financing options in pesos as the midterm elections approach.

Filthy, dirty, sexy (monopoly) money

01-10-2021 23:04 Frente de Todos will put out all the stops to win back disillusioned voters in Peronist strongholds that didn’t go out to vote.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

InvestBA helps push Buenos Aires onto international stage

27-09-2021 09:47 City Hall’s investment and trade promotion agency, better known simply as investBA, was created less than half a decade ago – but the agency is already making a name for itself on the international stage.

by Sophia Moore-Smith

Nicaragua's presidential campaign kicks off, with no rivals

26-09-2021 21:40 Nicaragua's presidential election campaign officially kicked off on Saturday with incumbent Daniel Ortega's main rivals all under arrest.

Argentina retains quarantine for citizens who travel overseas for work

20-09-2021 15:50 Restrictions were due to be lifted on September 21, but move now pushed back until October 2 at earliest.

Fernández hopes reshuffle will put lid on political crisis

20-09-2021 14:27 President Alberto Fernández has announced a new Cabinet in a bid to smother a political crisis that pitted him bitterly against his own vice-president.

President caves to Fernández de Kirchner in Cabinet reshuffling

18-09-2021 07:43 Appointments come just a day after Fernández de Kirchner called for an overhaul of the Cabinet in an open letter that blamed the president for poor results in last Sunday's PASO primaries.

Sore losers

18-09-2021 00:01 The structural issues facing the Argentine political system are substantially more profound than the superficial and lightweight Alberto Fernández.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Coalition in crisis: How Frente de Todos' post-PASO crisis developed

17-09-2021 21:59 With the ruling Frente de Todos coalition in crisis, here's a look at the key moments pushed it into disarray.

President’s press secretary Biondi resigns after CFK criticism

17-09-2021 19:17 Communications & Press Secretary Juan Pablo Biondi resigns, less than a day after Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accused him of carrying out “operations” in the media against her.

Tens of thousands march for jobs in Buenos Aires

16-09-2021 22:44 Tens of thousands of people marched in the nation's capital on Thursday, demanding improvements to their economic lot as Argentina's economic turmoil continues.

Fernández de Kirchner blasts president over ‘catastrophic’ loss

16-09-2021 21:26 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner slammed President Alberto Fernández in an open letter on Thursday, heightening the extraordinary political crisis that has gripped the ruling Frente de Todos coalition.

Crisis grips Argentina's government, exposing split in ruling coalition

15-09-2021 21:49 Crisis broke out at rapid speed on Wednesday, as a flurry of resignations, urgent meetings and private phone calls laid bare a deep split in the ruling Frente de Todos coalition.

by James Grainger

Cabinet revolt puts Fernández in political crisis

15-09-2021 17:33 Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s closest allies in the Cabinet offered to resign on Wednesday, amid mounting political pressure on President Alberto Fernández’s government.t.

Guzmán's position as economy minister not at risk, despite PASO defeat

14-09-2021 17:08 Government sources insist that results of PASO primaries show that blame needs to be shared around and assure that economy minister will remain in place.

by Fernando Nolé

Casa Rosada draws up post-PASO measures, no plans for reshuffle

14-09-2021 16:52 Fernández administration drawing up host of measures designed to boost consumption and improve purchasing power.