News of guzman

Bars and restaurant workers demand help and looser restrictions

07-06-2021 17:34 Bar and restaurant owners stage protest in Plaza Serrano against government's Covid-19 measures, demanding more help and flexibilisation restrictions on opening hours.

Corporate taxation

Guzmán praises G7's minimum global corporate tax initiative

06-06-2021 09:32 Argentina's economy minister says move to create a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% is "a positive step to attack tax avoidance from multinationals."

Urgency vs. necessity

Alberto’s ‘top priority’

22-05-2021 09:35 The government’s current policies appear absolutely focused on the immediate. Many see the hand of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Axel Kicillof.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BLOOMBERG

Bonds climb as Fernández backs swift deal with IMF

17-05-2021 19:17 Argentina's dollar bonds rose on Monday after President Alberto Fernández said he wants reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund as quickly as possible.

ALBERTO IN EUROPE

Fernández says he wants new IMF deal ‘as quickly as possible’

15-05-2021 11:18 President holds 'positive' talks with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva in Rome, rounding off week-long European tour.

IMF DEBT TALKS

President Fernández holds 'positive' talks with IMF chief in Rome

14-05-2021 14:16 President Alberto Fernández said Friday he was hoping to renegotiate Argentina's debt "as quickly as possible," after talks with the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Rome.

DEBT TALKS

Paris Club to spare Argentina from US$2.4-billion debt default

14-05-2021 13:58 Group of major creditor nations willing to delay US$2.4-billion debt payment from Argentina due this month if the Fernández administration agrees to certain conditions.

PRESIDENT IN EUROPE

Fernández kicks off Europe trip as Paris Club debt payment nears

10-05-2021 10:04 Argentina has reportedly asked the Paris Club to allow it to delay upcoming US$2.4-billion payment, due at the end of May, until it has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

COALITION TENSIONS

Kirchnerites pressure Guzmán over use of new IMF funds

08-05-2021 01:19 Kirchnerite wing of ruling Frente de Todos coalition wants economy minister to deploy new IMF special drawing rights funds in fight against Covid-19.

And that reminds me...

Nothing more supreme than uncertainty

08-05-2021 00:01 Guzmán is not the first economy minister to be humiliated by political priorities and nor will he be the last.

by Michael Soltys

Alberto heads to Europe

President heads to Europe with IMF and Paris Club debts on agenda

07-05-2021 01:58 Further details emerge of Peronist leader's trip to Europe, which will take in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.

International Politics

Fernández set to depart on Euro tour with Guzmán in tow

06-05-2021 15:08 President Alberto Fernández will fly off to Europe on Friday, ahead of a series of meetings with various European leaders, including the Pope and Spain's King Felipe.

THE RUMOUR MILL

Question marks over Guzmán’s tenure as economy minister

04-05-2021 22:09 Martín Guzmán’s bid to force out Energy Undersecretary Federico Basualdo – frustrated for now despite counting on the support of President Alberto Fernández – has reignited rumours over the economy minister’s future and exposed infighting among the ruling coalition.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Economy buckles as president puts politics first

04-05-2021 13:59 When Alberto Fernández took office in the final days of 2019, he presented himself as pragmatic. Few would argue that he has succeeded.

Power & money

Using Guzmán to undermine Alberto

01-05-2021 00:40 It goes without saying that if a minister is unable to dismiss an underling, a third-line official within his hierarchical structure, it’s the minister who should be abandoning ship. But it's not the economy minister’s authority that’s really at stake – it’s Alberto’s.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IN-DEPTH: MERCOSUR

Mercosur’s future up for debate at key meeting

01-05-2021 00:21 Member nations agree to debate ‘flexibilisation’ of bloc’s rules at key meeting in May. Uruguay continues to push for liberalisation of tariffs, rules on free-trade deals.

POLITICS

Frente de Todos at odds over future of energy official

01-05-2021 00:16 Rumours sweep through political circles speculating that Economy Minister Martín Guzmán is seeking removal of energy undersecretary. Kirchnerite officials aggressively deny claims that Federico Basualdo has resigned his post.

Economy Minister interview

Argentina has 'valuable support' from European nations for IMF debt talks

19-04-2021 13:44 Economy Minister says that Argentina is making "progress" in its debt restructuring talks with the International Monetary Fund and that the country is receiving “valuable support” from European leaders.

Bloomberg

Argentina seeks Paris Club deal amid IMF talks, Guzmán says

18-04-2021 22:18 Argentina is pressing the Paris Club to renegotiate debt as separate talks to strike a deal with the International Monetary Fund drag on, says Economy Minister Martín Guzmán.

LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: April 10 to 17

17-04-2021 09:21 The pick of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

MINISTER ON TOUR

Guzmán heads for Moscow after searching for ‘consensus’ on European tour

17-04-2021 09:16 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán heads to Moscow for talks on vaccine production, IMF debt restructuring and deepening strategic ties.

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.

IMF debt talks

IMF official says timing of new debt deal depends on Argentina

16-04-2021 13:55 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.

GUZMÁN IN EUROPE

Guzmán discusses debt with Pope Francis at the Vatican

14-04-2021 12:33 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday, the latest stop on his European tour seeking support for Argentina's IMF debt talks.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Covid tsunami

10-04-2021 08:52 The second wave is here and it already looks challenging. A winter of discontent looms ahead of the midterm elections.

by Martín Gambarotta

GRIDLOCKED

‘Imbeciles,’ restrictions and elections

10-04-2021 08:06 It is common to hear people in Argentina complaining that issues have become politicised, meaning that powerful people representing conflicting interests have gridlocked an issue.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT TALKS

Guzmán: IMF credit line deal will not be finalised before May

05-04-2021 10:28 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán says a plan with the International Monetary Fund to repay US$45 billion in debt won’t be finalised by May or June.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Fernández: IMF debt is 'unpayable' and terms must be renegotiated

28-03-2021 21:53 President Alberto Fernández said on Sunday that the Argentina's debt with the International Monetary Fund is "unpayable" in its original form.

EDITORIAL

Method in the madness or madness as method?

27-03-2021 09:01 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner stole the show this week with her explosive dismissal of repaying the International Monetary Fund as “unacceptable” and “impossible” – shooting her mouth again or deliberate sabotage?

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: March 20 to 27

27-03-2021 08:57 The pick of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

THE WEEK

Pay no more revisited

27-03-2021 08:18 The urgent question is whether CFK and Guzmán are on the same team and executing some kind of coordinated play to eventually force a deal with the IMF.

by Martín Gambarotta

OLD HABITS DIE HARD

Mauricio and Cristina take centre-stage

27-03-2021 07:38 Both former presidents are both playing their games and talking to their people. The problem is we’re stuck in the middle.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT TALKS

'We can't pay' – CFK puts US$45-billion IMF debt talks into doubt

27-03-2021 07:21 With Economy Minister Martín Guzmán in Washington for meetings with IMF staff members, Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner makes explosive intervention into restructuring talks.

IMF DEBT TALKS

IMF and Argentina find common ground amid CFK's bombshell remarks

26-03-2021 10:02 Argentina and IMF coordinate messaging on principles that could underpin country’s programme, a day after Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner put the deal in doubt.

IMF DEBT TALKS

IMF says 'progress' made after Guzmán visit

25-03-2021 18:09 Mixed messages all round as IMF says it has "made progress" with Economy Minister Martín Guzmán, despite comments from Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

IMF DEBT TALKS

‘Close dialogue’ with Argentina continues, says IMF chief Georgieva

24-03-2021 11:27 IMF managing director shares “good meeting” with Economy Minister Martín Guzmán, says “close dialogue” between parties will continue.

THE WEEK

Situations vacant: Justice Ministry

20-03-2021 08:14 The president has sided with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in her battle against the judicial branch. But will he sacrifice Guzmán if members of his coalition frown at any belt-tightening to meet those targets?

by Martín Gambarotta

ECONOMY MINISTER

Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors

18-03-2021 13:00 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán flies to New York for talks with investors. He is due to meet with IMF staff, including Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, next week.

EDITORIAL

Forecasts and forebodings

13-03-2021 09:21 Improved fiscal solvency meets the dream of every orthodox economist but puffing up an already excessive tax burden would make the cure worse than the disease.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

More of the same?

13-03-2021 05:48 The kick-off of the October electoral campaign promises to be brutal for future expectations. Government and opposition will duke it out once again, using all of the usual dirty tricks.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT TALKS

Guzmán to hold talks with IMF in Washington on March 23-24

11-03-2021 23:32 Economy minister's trip to Washington for talks with IMF officials, including Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, will take place before the end of the month.

BLOOMBERG

IMF sees upside in delaying Argentina deal after October

11-03-2021 14:08 IMF officials see some benefit in delaying a US$45-billion agreement with Argentina after the October midterms, with talks yielding little progress six months after they began.

IMF DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Government considers using new IMF reserves for loan payment

26-02-2021 16:58 Argentina is considering using new reserves to be issued by the International Monetary Fund to make a payment due to the lender in September, according to a person with direct knowledge.

IMF DEBT TALKS

IMF: Argentine team expected to hold loan talks in mid-March

25-02-2021 18:22 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán will visit Washington in mid-March, confirms IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Bondholders: ‘Argentina desperately needs agreement with the IMF’

20-02-2021 08:18 Private bondholders group, who previously agreed to restructuring, accuse government of dragging its feet in talks with IMF to “continue its unsustainable policies even longer."

POLITICAL ECONOMY

The anchor: Guzmán’s second mistake?

20-02-2021 07:12 The Fernández administration has doubled down on an economic strategy that appears aimed at winning this year’s midterm elections. Whether or not Economy Minister Martín Guzmán agrees with the plan is debatable.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ECONOMIC PLANS

Guzmán: ‘Austerity is not the way to go’

13-02-2021 09:01 At a talk hosted by Brown University, Argentina’s economy minister says the nation has a “thin corridor through which the economy has to transit,” as speculation grows over debt talks with the International Monetary Fund.

by Jonah Shrock

ARGENTINE AMAUTERISM

Guzmán’s first mistake

13-02-2021 08:40 The economy minister’s appeal stems from a technocratic approach to the field of public economics, coupled with a soft but convincing, almost stubborn, conviction in his plan.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT TALKS

Guzmán plans Washington trip to ramp up IMF talks

04-02-2021 15:40 Economy minister likely to travel to United States before end of February; IMF spokesperson says Fund is working “hard” to reach an agreement with Argentina.

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Balancing the budget, a dubious aim in an electoral year

30-01-2021 08:38 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán’s plans could collide with government aspirations for a good result in the 2021 midterms.

News of guzman

Bars and restaurant workers demand help and looser restrictions

Guzmán praises G7's minimum global corporate tax initiative

Alberto’s ‘top priority’

Bonds climb as Fernández backs swift deal with IMF

Fernández says he wants new IMF deal ‘as quickly as possible’

President Fernández holds 'positive' talks with IMF chief in Rome

Paris Club to spare Argentina from US$2.4-billion debt default

Fernández kicks off Europe trip as Paris Club debt payment nears

Kirchnerites pressure Guzmán over use of new IMF funds

Nothing more supreme than uncertainty

President heads to Europe with IMF and Paris Club debts on agenda

Fernández set to depart on Euro tour with Guzmán in tow

Question marks over Guzmán’s tenure as economy minister

Economy buckles as president puts politics first

Using Guzmán to undermine Alberto

Mercosur’s future up for debate at key meeting

Frente de Todos at odds over future of energy official

Argentina has 'valuable support' from European nations for IMF debt talks

Argentina seeks Paris Club deal amid IMF talks, Guzmán says

What we learned this week: April 10 to 17

Guzmán heads for Moscow after searching for ‘consensus’ on European tour

IMF official says timing of new debt deal depends on Argentina

IMF official says timing of new debt deal depends on Argentina

Guzmán discusses debt with Pope Francis at the Vatican

Covid tsunami

‘Imbeciles,’ restrictions and elections

Guzmán: IMF credit line deal will not be finalised before May

Fernández: IMF debt is 'unpayable' and terms must be renegotiated

Method in the madness or madness as method?

What we learned this week: March 20 to 27

Pay no more revisited

Mauricio and Cristina take centre-stage

'We can't pay' – CFK puts US$45-billion IMF debt talks into doubt

IMF and Argentina find common ground amid CFK's bombshell remarks

IMF says 'progress' made after Guzmán visit

‘Close dialogue’ with Argentina continues, says IMF chief Georgieva

Situations vacant: Justice Ministry

Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors

Forecasts and forebodings

More of the same?

Guzmán to hold talks with IMF in Washington on March 23-24

IMF sees upside in delaying Argentina deal after October

Government considers using new IMF reserves for loan payment

IMF: Argentine team expected to hold loan talks in mid-March

Bondholders: ‘Argentina desperately needs agreement with the IMF’

The anchor: Guzmán’s second mistake?

Guzmán: ‘Austerity is not the way to go’

Guzmán’s first mistake

Guzmán plans Washington trip to ramp up IMF talks

Balancing the budget, a dubious aim in an electoral year

Zero margin for error for Argentina in Copa América clash with Chile

Gasping for oxygen amid shortages in Bolivian city battling Covid

Colombia's Covid death toll surges toward 100,000 as economy reopens

New AstraZeneca shipment takes Argentina past 20 million vaccines

Presidential hopeful Fujimori repeats Peru vote fraud claims

Jorge Asís: "No creo que Facundo Manes vaya segundo o tercero en la lista"

Patricia Bullrich: "Yo nunca dije que se le pidió un retorno a Pfizer"

Macri: "Estoy convencido de que hubiéramos administrado mucho mejor la pandemia"

Cuándo son las vacaciones de invierno 2021, provincia por provincia

La variante Delta preocupa a CABA y Fernán Quirós pidió "acelerar" las segundas dosis