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Senate prepares to debate IMF deal after lower house backs bill

11-03-2022 16:25 Upper house to begin debate on bill on Monday, with government seeking approval before start of following week, when US$2.9-billion maturity is due.

Argentina’s IMF deal bill passes in lower house, heads to Senate

11-03-2022 09:24 In early hours of Friday morning, Argentina's lower house of Congress approved bill underpinning government’s US$45-billion agreement with the IMF.

Máximo Kirchner quits Argentina Congress role in IMF protest

01-02-2022 14:21 Argentina’s tentative IMF agreement suffers a setback as Máximo Kirchner, the ruling coalition’s leader in the lower house, resigns in protest over the deal.

Máximo Kirchner resigns lower house post over IMF deal

31-01-2022 21:49 Leader of the ruling coalition’s bloc in the Chamber of Deputies steps down in protest over government's new deal with IMF. President admits in a TV interview that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner "has a different view" to him.

President Fernández speaks with IMF chief after budget fiasco

18-12-2021 08:09 IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and President Alberto Fernández share “very good meeting” as talks over debt restructuring continue.

Blow for government as 2022 budget bill is rejected in Congress

17-12-2021 17:07 In a blow to President Fernández, deputies in lower house reject ruling coalition’s proposal. Economy Minister Guzmán confirms government will extend current budget via decree.

US official expresses support for 'solid' Argentina-IMF agreement

08-12-2021 17:09 White House's top Latin America advisor Juan González says he is "optimistic" that a "solid" agreement can be worked out with Argentina and the International Monetary Fund.

UCR split: 12 deputies break away to form their own lower house caucus

06-12-2021 23:15 Group of Radical leaders aligned with Senador Martín Lousteau decide to break up UCR's caucus in lower house, forming a new sector that will be headed by Córdoba’s Rodrigo De Loredo once he is sworn-in as a deputy. Breakaway lawmakers will remain within Juntos por el Cambio.

Government seeks approval for 116 decrees, prompting opposition walkout

19-11-2021 03:01 Little sign of post-election dialogue as Juntos por el Cambio refuses to support debate on 116 presidential decrees. Ruling coalition wants DNUs approved by Senate before new lawmakers are sworn-in.

Chile President Sebastián Piñera survives impeachment vote

17-11-2021 12:42 Chile's Senate declines to impeach President Sebastián Piñera over a business deal revealed in the Pandora Papers leaks, refusing to go along with the lower house of Congress in opening proceedings against him.

President vows to send ‘multi-year economic programme’ to Congress

15-11-2021 13:12 President Alberto Fernández announced Sunday night that he will send a bill to Congress outlining a “multi-year economic programme” for Argentina – and he says it has the “full support” of his coalition, including Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Lorena Rodríguez

Argentina's bonds climb as president promises new plan after vote

15-11-2021 12:32 Bonds gain after voters rejected the government’s handling of the economy in midterm elections and President Alberto Fernández promised to cooperate with opposition lawmakers on a new agenda.

Fernández calls for dialogue with opposition after election defeat

14-11-2021 22:44 In a new way of acknowledging defeat, President Alberto Fernández broadcasts a recorded message from the Olivos presidential residence in which he calls for dialogue with the opposition.

With these results, Cristina loses control and quorum in the Senate

14-11-2021 22:12 Preliminary results confirm PASO losses in La Pampa, Chubut and Santa Fe. Add in the seats lost in Córdoba and Corrientes and Frente de Todos has just 35 senators to play with.

by Gabriel Ziblat

Ten races to watch in Argentina’s midterm elections

14-11-2021 08:57 Two issues will attract the most attention as Sunday night’s results come in: what happens in the provinces and whether Kirchnerismo loses quorum in the Senate. The results in Santa Fe, Chubut and La Pampa will be crucial.

by Gabriel Ziblat

President under pressure as polarised nation heads to polls

14-11-2021 08:14 President Alberto Fernández faces a crunch 24 hours as Argentina heads to the polls for crucial midterm legislative elections. Frente de Todos could lose control of Congress, in a vote already looking ahead to 2023.

Lower house unanimously approves tax relief bill pushed by Massa

28-10-2021 17:29 With the unanimous support of both government and opposition legislators, Chamber of Deputies approves tax relief bill pushed by Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa.

Congress passes food labelling law by large majority

28-10-2021 17:15 Bill to promote healthy food via informative and visible labelling, which also bans advertising for soft drinks, clears lower house Chamber of Deputies.

November repeat would leave Frente de Todos losers in both Houses of Congress

14-09-2021 15:20 With their lower house margin potentially down to one deputy and the possible loss of a comfortable Senate majority, the ruling coalition emerges badly damaged from last Sunday’s PASO primary voting.

by Gabriel Ziblat

Buenos Aires Province scares creditors into accepting bond restructuring

31-08-2021 15:41 La Plata announced Monday that it had managed to restructure almost all its US$7.1 billion of defaulted debt, swapping it for new securities valued at just over 50 cents on the dollar. But some creditors say in practical terms they had no other choice than to accept the deal.