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Guzmán discusses debt with Pope Francis at the Vatican

Today 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.

CFK CLEARED

‘Dollar futures’: Case against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dismissed

Yesterdat 22:16 Former president and host of former officials cleared of fraud in relation to futures contracts for the purchase of dollars; three-judge panel unanimously rules to dismiss allegations against vice-president, one of eight graft cases she faces in courts.

IMF DEBT PROBE

Government to be plaintiff in IMF debt probe against ex-president Macri

11-04-2021 07:58 The State will act as a plaintiff in a case investigating whether former president Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) broke the law in securing a record US$57-billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) back in 2018.

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

INTERVIEW: JUSTICE MINISTER

Martín Soria: ‘The manipulation of justice by the Macri family is nothing new’

10-04-2021 07:52 Argentina’s new Justice minister is ready to press ahead with judicial reform. He defines himself as simply a Peronist, laying stress on judges who visited Mauricio Macri for private meetings during his presidency.

by Rosario Ayerdi

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.

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

INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO

Francis Fukuyama: ‘There’s similarities between populism of Trump and Kirchnerism’

27-03-2021 07:46 US political scientist Francis Fukuyama – perhaps the most important intellectual of the last 50 years – on ‘The End of History,’ the coronavirus pandemic and populism.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

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

MARCH 24

Nation pauses to remember victims of military dictatorship

23-03-2021 22:05 On Wednesday, nation pauses for a public holiday to mark the National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice, in remembrance of victims of the brutal military dictatorship that ruled the country from 1976 to 1983.

EX-PRESIDENT IN SIGHTS?

Government wants Macri at forefront of election campaign

20-03-2021 08:07 With polls showing voters have economic crisis fresh in their mind, Peronist leaders give the order to attack former president during campaigning. Criminal complaint against former president over IMF debt deal is first step.

by Rosario Ayerdi

AS I SEE IT

Declare me innocent, or else

20-03-2021 07:48 Political power is now in the hands of individuals who are far more interested in the future of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her offspring than in the fate of the rest of the population.

by James Neilson

TIME FOR A SUBSTITUTION?

Macri returns, but is unable to turn the page

20-03-2021 07:35 Taking a page from Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s playbook, Mauricio Macri has used a book launch to reset his political career in the midst of an electoral campaign.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO

Luis Naidenoff: ‘Formosa is a model of oppression, domination and patronage’

20-03-2021 06:54 Leading Radical and Senate Minority Leader Luis Naidenoff on Formosa Province, Governor Gildo Insfrán and the Juntos por el Cambio coalition.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

'PRIMER TIEMPO'

Macri returns with book, offers rallying cry for opposition

19-03-2021 02:52 Former president slams Kirchnerism as “final expression of populism,” criticises government's vaccine efforts and predicts opposition return to power in 2023 as he flogs new book.

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.

PERIODISMO PURO – INTERVIEW

Diego Santilli: ‘I’d like Horacio Rodríguez Larreta as our presidential candidate’

13-03-2021 06:01 Buenos Aires City Deputy Mayor Diego Santilli on the future of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta’s “hands-on” leadership and security in the nation’s capital.

by Jorge 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.

AND THAT REMINDS ME...

State of the nation

06-03-2021 09:24 Last Monday was not “100 percent Cristina” – the spirit of her perhaps but not the letter. More credit should go to Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero.

by Michael Soltys

state of the nation address

Fernández reiterates call for judicial reform in speech to Congress

01-03-2021 17:15 President Alberto Fernández reiterates his call for broad judicial reform and warns IMF he won't accept a "recessive adjustment" as he delivers speech opening new congressional sessions.

COURTS

CFK asks Supreme Court not to transfer illegal espionage case

19-02-2021 12:29 Vice-president's lawyer asks theSupreme Court to keep the illegal espionage case against the preceding Mauricio Macri administration in Lomas de Zamora, instead of the Federal Capital’s Comodoro Py courthouse.

CIVIL SUIT

Press freedom row erupts as journalist told to turn over audio recordings

13-02-2021 09:09 Author and journalist Santiago O’Donnell ordered to hand over recordings used to create his best-selling book Hermano, which features interviews with Mariano Macri, brother of former president Mauricio Macri.

by Jennifer Heiman

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

AS I SEE IT

Take me to your leader

30-01-2021 09:26 Argentines tend to be more prone than others to put their faith in individuals rather than in ideologies or “doctrines,” as Radicals like to call them.

by James Neilson

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: January 23 to 30

30-01-2021 08:10 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden

23-01-2021 08:31 One actor could tilt the scales, though: Pope Francis. Biden is the second Catholic president of the US, preceded by John F. Kennedy. How much will the Peronist leader of the Holy See nudge Biden our way?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Abortion bill

Amnesty gathers 250,000 signatures for legal abortion in Argentina

17-12-2020 19:29 Ahead of the Senate vote on legalising abortion in Argentina, Amnesty International collected signatures in support of the bill from numerous countries, including Brazil, Canada, Taiwan, and Britain.

Alberto's first year in office

Fernández de Kirchner slams courts in write-up of government's first year

11-12-2020 00:37 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner airs strong criticism of judicial branch, especially the Supreme Court, whom she accused of participating in "lawfare" and "guaranteeing the impunity of Mauricio Macri officials who looted and indebted" the country.

EDITORIAL

Robin Hood or the politics of envy?

05-12-2020 09:10 There is a need to look beyond the eternal rivalry of Buenos Aires City and Province to the nation as a whole. This is not a simple zero-sum game of robbing Peter to pay Paul between a middle-class city and a Peronist province.

Revenue-sharing row

City mayor rails against 'political attack' as tensions over funding soar

03-12-2020 11:20 Political tensions have surged back to the fore in Argentina after the Chamber of Deputies approved by a 129-118 vote a sharp cut in this city’s federal revenue-sharing funding on Tuesday following a marathon 20-hour session and intense debate.

DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA (1960-2020)

The life, death and philosophy of Diego Maradona

28-11-2020 08:06 A rebel to the bone, genuine, charismatic and 100 percent controversial, all this and more constructed the myth of Diego.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ARA SAN JUAN tragedy

Macri, Aguard, Srur face probe over ARA San Juan submarine tragedy

23-11-2020 17:47 Appeals court orders probe into potential "criminal responsibility" of ex-president, former defence minister and retired Navy chief-of-staff in the sinking of the ARA San Juan submarine three years ago.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Without environmental guarantees, EU-Mercosur trade deal faces uncertain future

23-11-2020 15:51 Historic free-trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur regional bloc, announced more than a year ago after more than two decades of negotiations, stuck in limbo due to environmental concerns.

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: November 14 to 21

21-11-2020 10:44 The most important stories from the last seven days in Argentina.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Allies not speaking to each other

21-11-2020 10:33 Coalitions are made up of political parties, but essentially they are about people interacting. Political parties can be difficult – and so can people.

by Martín Gambarotta

RECKLESSNESS

Cristina, Macri and Alberto - all of them took on debt

21-11-2020 08:38 Everyone loves to play the blame game, but let’s get one thing straight for the record: former presidents Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Mauricio Macri both took on debt – and so has Alberto Fernández.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

THIS WEEK

What we learned this week: November 7 to 14

14-11-2020 10:21 A round-up of some of the key stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

POLITICAL INSTABILITY

On the verge of another nervous breakdown?

14-11-2020 09:16 More of the usual will generate similar outcomes as we’ve seen in the past: stagflation, polarisation, and a growing bureaucracy. It’s time for our political class to take charge of the situation to avert another disaster.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ARA SAN JUAN TRAGEDY

Families of ARA San Juan crew file lawsuit against Macri

11-11-2020 18:22 The families of the late crew of the ARA San Juan submarine on Wednesday denounced former president Mauricio Macri on charges of covering up the sinking of the vessel.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

The week: All eyes on America, with Argentina no exception

06-11-2020 00:01 The world is watching aghast at the wild way in which the US presidential elections are unfolding. Argentina, part of a pandemic-stricken world waiting to see what will happen, is no different.

by Martín Gambarotta

EDITORIAL

Witching hours, from Guernica to Washington DC

31-10-2020 10:48 Viewing current affairs at home and abroad from this perspective of witches and saints seems as good an approach as any right now.

CFK'S OPEN LETTER

Unity, in whatever form

31-10-2020 09:24 Both former presidents have given their blessing to an initial conversation that could work towards a broader social consensus.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Peronism tries to strike back

24-10-2020 08:52 On October 17, the national government tried to regain the initiative. To some observers, Loyalty Day came and passed with some subtle but notable observations.

by Martín Gambarotta

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Anti-Corruption Office withdraws as plaintiff in cases involving former officials

24-10-2020 06:48 Graft watchdog says it will no longer be a plaintiff in trials against ex-government officials. Office's former chief Laura Alonso slams move as ‘huge step backwards.’

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Macri rides protest wave

17-10-2020 09:28 Protesting is a right. Trying to figure out the significance of a specific protest is another matter.

by Martín Gambarotta

A PRESIDENTIAL TETE Á TETE?

Enough with the bickering – Alberto and Mauricio should meet

17-10-2020 09:05 At an extremely troublesome moment for the world, Argentina is engaging in ridiculous self-inflicted shocks of uncertainty.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

LA GRIETA

Macri: Peronism has been 'kidnapped' by CFK for more than a decade

13-10-2020 11:27 “Peronism has been kidnapped by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for more than 10 years and co-opted by irrationality, charges former president in first major interview since leaving office.

FOREIGN (AND DOMESTIC) POLICY

Venezuela: Argentina's old/new problem

10-10-2020 09:07 It doesn’t really matter whether Cristina is calling the shots, whether her henchmen are acting independently, or if Alberto is acting out of his own accord, trying to please his vice-president and keep his coalition united. The end result is the same: increased uncertainty, which ultimately feeds Argentina’s risk thermometer: the dollar-peso exchange rate.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IMF TEAM IN TOWN

IMF vows not to put 'pressure' on Argentina over loan

07-10-2020 00:52 Kristalina Georgieva says IMF has "no intention of putting pressure on Argentina at this time," as negotiators from Fund arrive in Buenos Aires for talks.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Supreme suspense in court

03-10-2020 09:49 These are busy days for the Supreme Court, which is caught in the middle of the fierce political polarisation that has dominated Argentine politics since the rise of Kirchnerismo in 2003.

by Martín Gambarotta

News of macri

Guzmán discusses debt with Pope Francis at the Vatican

‘Dollar futures’: Case against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dismissed

Government to be plaintiff in IMF debt probe against ex-president Macri

‘Imbeciles,’ restrictions and elections

Martín Soria: ‘The manipulation of justice by the Macri family is nothing new’

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

Pay no more revisited

Francis Fukuyama: ‘There’s similarities between populism of Trump and Kirchnerism’

Mauricio and Cristina take centre-stage

Nation pauses to remember victims of military dictatorship

Government wants Macri at forefront of election campaign

Declare me innocent, or else

Macri returns, but is unable to turn the page

Luis Naidenoff: ‘Formosa is a model of oppression, domination and patronage’

Macri returns with book, offers rallying cry for opposition

Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors

Diego Santilli: ‘I’d like Horacio Rodríguez Larreta as our presidential candidate’

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

State of the nation

Fernández reiterates call for judicial reform in speech to Congress

CFK asks Supreme Court not to transfer illegal espionage case

Press freedom row erupts as journalist told to turn over audio recordings

Guzmán’s first mistake

Take me to your leader

What we learned this week: January 23 to 30

Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden

Amnesty gathers 250,000 signatures for legal abortion in Argentina

Fernández de Kirchner slams courts in write-up of government's first year

Robin Hood or the politics of envy?

City mayor rails against 'political attack' as tensions over funding soar

The life, death and philosophy of Diego Maradona

Macri, Aguard, Srur face probe over ARA San Juan submarine tragedy

Without environmental guarantees, EU-Mercosur trade deal faces uncertain future

What we learned this week: November 14 to 21

Allies not speaking to each other

Cristina, Macri and Alberto - all of them took on debt

What we learned this week: November 7 to 14

On the verge of another nervous breakdown?

Families of ARA San Juan crew file lawsuit against Macri

The week: All eyes on America, with Argentina no exception

Witching hours, from Guernica to Washington DC

Unity, in whatever form

Peronism tries to strike back

Anti-Corruption Office withdraws as plaintiff in cases involving former officials

Macri rides protest wave

Enough with the bickering – Alberto and Mauricio should meet

Macri: Peronism has been 'kidnapped' by CFK for more than a decade

Venezuela: Argentina's old/new problem

IMF vows not to put 'pressure' on Argentina over loan

Supreme suspense in court

Argentina breaks daily Covid record: 27,000 Covid-19 in 24 hours

Specialist architects putting Argentine wine on another map

Bernard Madoff, mastermind of giant Ponzi scheme, dies at 82

Guzmán discusses debt with Pope Francis at the Vatican

Castillo and Fujimori, rivals vying for Peru's presidency

Agustina Macri y Bernardita Barreiro formalizaron su relación y viajaron a Madrid

La UOM cerró un aumento del 35%: qué sectores lograron definir las paritarias 2021

Cacerolazo en la casa de Cristina Kirchner, con pedidos para que vaya presa

Aníbal Fernández le respondió a Edi Zunino: "La libertad de expresión puede ser restringida en pos del bien público"

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