News of ministry

The capitulation of Martín Guzmán and the struggle of Sergio Massa

09-07-2022 07:30 After a weekend of fury, a newly reconfigured power structure has been put in place that promises to keep us on our toes, with the vice-president continuing to gain territory.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Overnight 20% price jump supercharges inflation crisis

08-07-2022 11:15 Before the peso plunges even further and before retailers can jack up prices further, Argentines are rushing out to buy their essentials as soon as possible. 

Stiglitz: Frente de Todos divisions made Guzmán’s work impossible

06-07-2022 16:34 Economist and 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics winner Joseph Stiglitz blames coalition tensions for Martín Guzmán's departure from office.

Argentina's bonds, currency plunge on Batakis' first day in office

05-07-2022 17:04 Argentina’s global bonds fell the most since they were issued nearly two years ago as Silvina Batakis assumes office.

Analysts: Argentina's IMF deal at risk with new economy minister

04-07-2022 15:08 Analysts say Argentina's US$44-billion programme with the International Monetary Fund may be in jeopardy after President Alberto Fernández chose leftist economist Silvina Batakis as the country's new economy minister.

Argentina’s black market peso sinks on economy minister shake-up

04-07-2022 14:16 Argentina’s black market exchange rate tumbled on Monday after left-leaning economist Silvina Batakis was appointed as the new economy minister.

Argentines seek hedging in crypto after minister resigns

02-07-2022 22:59 Moves on crypto markets could indicate unease over the growing rift within the ruling coalition and concern over the government’s ability to tackle rising inflation and other economic challenges.   

Guzmán resigns as coalition divisions grow

02-07-2022 22:55 Shake-up raises doubts over whether Argentina can comply with a US$44-billion IMF programme, whose goals and objectives for the second half are seen by private economists view as too challenging to reach. 

Argentina eases 60% of June debt burden in local swap

22-06-2022 23:12 Economy Ministry exchanges 358 billion pesos (US$2.9 billion) in local securities due at the end of the month for new notes maturing later this year; Move reduces pressure on government to reach key rollover tender next week.

Argentina raises benchmark rate to 52% as inflation stays hot

16-06-2022 16:54 Central Bank raises benchmark interest rate for the sixth time this year as the government struggles to cool inflation expectations. 

The near in blood, the nearer bloody

09-06-2022 23:06 No economic policy in Argentina seems as dangerous as its total subordination to politics – which is what has happened with Matías Kulfas.

by Michael Soltys

The hand that moves the pen

06-06-2022 16:38 At the YPF event at Tecnópolis fronted by President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, it was very clear that progress in mending the rift within the government was conspicuous by its absence.

by Nelson Castro

Felipe Solá: ‘Cristina is dogmatic in her words but pragmatic in her actions’

27-05-2022 09:16 Former governor of Buenos Aires Province addresses his ouster as foreign minister, Peronist unity and his relationships with Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua to attend allied, regional summit

24-05-2022 16:00 The leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua will gather in Havana Friday with allied counterparts, the Cuban Foreign ministry said.

Demonstrators set up camp in capital, demanding greater social support

31-03-2022 23:44 Protesters spark traffic chaos in the capital by setting up a huge encampment on Avenida de Julio.

Foreign to the Ministry

25-03-2022 11:48 Caf is to international relations what decaf is to coffee.

by Michael Soltys

Argentina asks UK for explanations over movement of nuclear weapons in 1982

04-03-2022 22:34 Argentina’s government asks the United Kingdom for explanations regarding the alleged movement and transfer of nuclear weapons to the South Atlantic during the 1982 armed conflict over the Malvinas.

Five Argentine couples escape Ukraine with surrogate babies

04-03-2022 00:09 Five Argentine couples who were in Ukraine to fetch babies born from surrogate mothers have managed to leave the nation with their newborns, the Foreign Ministry in Buenos Aires confirmed.

Argentina’s Central Bank raises key rate to 42.5%

18-02-2022 03:00 Second rate hike this year; IMF staff have called for interest rates in Argentina to exceed annual inflation.

Argentina hopes EU will recognise Malvinas sovereignty dispute

07-02-2022 16:17 Argentina hopes the European Union (EU) will recognise the existence of its sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the disputed Malvinas Islands, says government official.