News of joaquin

Hurricane Milton approaches Florida with 249 km/hr winds

08-10-2024 07:46 Hurricane Milton is set to approach the Florida peninsula as a catastrophic Category 4 storm, bearing down on a region still struggling to recover from Helene’s devastation.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Caputo’s number two at Economy Ministry quits government

17-06-2024 16:09 Economic Policy secretary Joaquín Cottani resigns for personal reasons; Likely replace is Argentine-born Chilean economist José Luis Daza, who worked with Luis Caputo at JP Morgan and Deustche Bank.

POLITICS

Frente Joven: Catholic group gains influence in Milei’s government

07-06-2024 17:25 Members of the Catholic group Frente Joven, which raised its profile during the push to legalise abortion in Argentina, are gaining posts in Javier Milei’s government. Posts in the Cults Secretariat, the Human Capital Ministry and Congress. How the scandal of Sandra Pettovello and Pablo de la Torre relates.

by Giselle Leclercq

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Milei’s team sees inflation slowing faster than economist survey

24-04-2024 12:04 President Javier Milei’s economic team sees monthly inflation slowing much faster this year than analysts anticipate.

ELECTION 2023

Bullrich presents team for government, De la Torre returns to fore

06-09-2023 14:02 Opposition presidential candidate unveils officials who would become key Cabinet ministers; Melconian for economy, Pinedo for foreign affairs, De la Torre for social issues, Quetglas for education.

Corruption Scandal

Ecuador president asks heads of all state firms to resign

18-01-2023 14:04 Director of state body overseeing public enterprises calls for "the availability of the positions of general managers" in all state institutions "by order of the president of the republic."