News of plan

Mightier than the dollar

24-07-2021 00:34 The successive fates of the austral and convertibility would suggest that Argentina’s currency is like Icarus – the closer it flies to the sun, the harder the economy crashes.

by Michael Soltys

As I see it

Asking for the impossible

19-06-2021 09:53 There can be little doubt that those who suspect that Alberto Fernández and Martín Guzmán do not have anything approaching an economic plan are right.

by James Neilson

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Six sovereign defaults in 13 months roil Latin American markets

13-05-2021 10:21 Sovereign bond defaults have piled up at a dizzying clip in Latin America since the coronavirus pandemic began.

HUMANITARIAN MISSION

Argentina, UK agree new mission to identify graves of Malvinas soldiers

20-03-2021 07:55 Two countries sign agreement asking Red Cross to lead second humanitarian mission to disputed islands to identify remains of Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin Cemetery.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Vaccine delays force government onto defensive, Fernández preaches caution

20-03-2021 07:18 President Fernández admits Argentina has received only 6% of the vaccines it has ordered, as another shipment of 330,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine lands at Ezeiza.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Vizzotti: 1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine due ‘in next few days’

22-02-2021 21:39 Argentina hopes to receive one million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine against Covid-19 "in the next few days," Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said Monday.

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

ACCUSED OF WRONGDOING

Domestic worker scandal puts pressure on INADI chief Donda

05-01-2021 23:10 Victoria Donda, head of the government’s anti-discrimination agency INADI, faces allegations she irregularly employed a maid for several years and then sought to solve problem by offering her employee a social plan or a state job.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Porteños flock to public hearings to oppose Costa Salguero plan

19-12-2020 09:44 More than 7,000 citizens sign up to air views on controversial sale and re-zoning of City-owned land in Costa Salguero.

by Federico Poore

SHALE PLAY

Vaca Muerta gets US$5.1-billion lifeline

24-10-2020 08:48 New subsidy programme hopes to lure US$5 billion of investments and a dozen drill rigs, says Energy Secretary Darío Martinez.

IMF MISSION TEAM DEPARTS

IMF predicts 11.8% GDP slump, says talks will start in November

17-10-2020 10:18 IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva says Argentina needs “a credible and comprehensive economic agenda that balances supporting the economy and people in this difficult time.”

56th IDEA colloquium

Fernández rules out devaluation, bank-deposit freeze at IDEA

17-10-2020 10:13 Peronist leader sticks to his guns over government policies, telling business leaders that his government is “convinced that this is the path.”

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

Energy

Fernández unveils plan to boost production at Vaca Muerta

17-10-2020 08:05 President Alberto Fernández says Argentina wants energy firms to invest some US$5 billion to boost hydrocarbon production and generate jobs in the country’s prized Vaca Muerta shale deposits.

IMF CREDIT-LINE

IMF: Argentina has not yet requested new financing programme

15-08-2020 11:00 President Fernández says in interview that he will not allow Fund to impose austerity measures as part of a new financing programme.

CRISIS AHEAD?

Debt deal sealed, but Argentina’s economic woes remain

08-08-2020 09:36 Experts say deal with bondholders ‘takes pressure off’ the government, but warn renegotiating terms of US$44-billion loan with IMF is now the urgent concern.

COPING WITH THE PANDEMIC

Pandemic exacerbates challenges facing Argentina’s disabled community

08-08-2020 08:54 For those living with disabilities, the virus crisis has posed a unique threat to their ability to access basic healthcare, education and to their own individual autonomy.

by Jennifer Heiman

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Feud with BlackRock escalates as debt talks get heated

16-05-2020 10:53 The govenrment’s debt restructuring talks with foreign creditors are getting heated, and one Wall Street firm – BlackRock Inc – is a big part of the reason why.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Majority of foreign creditors reject government’s debt swap proposal

09-05-2020 07:46 Round one of Argentina’s debt restructuring battle over as deadline passes with no deal; Government to release details of how bondholders responded tomorrow.

coronavirus pandemic

`If this thing boomerangs...' – Countries fear second wave of infections

07-05-2020 12:59 As Europe and the US loosen their lockdowns against the coronavirus, health experts are expressing growing dread over what they say is an all-but-certain second wave of deaths and infections that could force governments to clamp back down.

Bloomberg

Unofficial exchange rate slumps as printing presses warm up

14-04-2020 15:51 Argentina's unofficial exchange rate dropped on Monday after President Alberto Fernandez indicated the country may be preparing to turn on the printing presses to revive the economy.

BLOOMBERG

Suspension of local debt payments shows not all bondholders are equal

06-04-2020 16:11 Plan to stop payments on some dollar-denominated debt burns investors who put their faith in domestic bonds, improves outlook for holders of international notes.

Coronavirus pandemic

Huge queues outside banks as they open doors during lockdown

03-04-2020 20:23 For the first time since the nationwide lockdown, retired Argentines and receiving social security payments left their homes in droves as banks reopened their branches.

Pregnancies at risk

Virus disrupts pregnancy plans, raises anxiety and questions

31-03-2020 19:06 Many pregnant women fear giving birth with no loved ones by their side in the United States. Others worry about getting sick with Covid-19 and not being able to hold their newborns, adding to the overall anxiety and uncertainty.

Venezuela in crisis

US outlines plan for Venezuela transition, sanctions relief

31-03-2020 17:12 Trump administration leaves Guaidó in limbo, as it indicates Washington is prepared to lift sanctions in support of a new transitional government – but only if both Maduro and opposition leader step aside.

Economic indicators

Data shows businesses in Argentina cutting jobs amid crisis

09-03-2020 08:00 Argentina lost 28,500 private sector jobs in December, the worst monthly decline in four years, according to government data released on Thursday.

FEderal justice plan

Fernández confirms justice reform bill, says system ‘needs a revision’

28-02-2020 13:57 President confirmed on Friday in a radio interview that he will provide outline of his reform package in speech to Congress on Sunday.

WOMEN RIGHTS

'Soon' – Fernández vows to present abortion legalisation

21-02-2020 13:42 Health Minister, Ginés González García, declares that President Fernández will send an abortion reform bill to Congress "soon," but underlines that the Peronist leader will determine its timetable.

PEACE PLAN

Palestinians protest against Trump's Mideast peace plan

29-01-2020 15:53 US president's controversial peace plan ignites contrasted reactions in the Middle East and the rest of the world. Some European and Israeli representatives welcome the initiative, while Palestinian figures have vehemently rejected it.

TRUMP PEACE PLAN

Trump unveils long-awaited Middle-East peace plan

28-01-2020 15:59 US president unveils long delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan at White House flanked by Netanyahu. But angry Palestinian leaders, none of whom were present in Washington, dismiss it as biased.

DEBT TALKS

Fernández: 'A country in debt loses its sovereignty'

27-01-2020 13:20 Argentina needs to define how it will deal with bulging US$335-billion debt pile, says president, as Economy Minister Martin Guzmán heads to the United States.

NEW ERA IN ARGENTINA

Kicillof in the land of overkill

11-01-2020 08:41 The next 180 days will not be a honeymoon. But they will not be the instant marital hell for the new government that the opposition is imagining either.

by Martín Gambarotta

FERNÁNDEZ’S PLAN FOR 2020

Buying time

28-12-2019 08:59 It is difficult to imagine how Alberto Fernández’s pompous rhetoric, and lack of a concrete and structural plan, will “put Argentina back on its feet,” as he promised throughout the campaign.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

DEBT TALKS

Buenos Aires Province may be first test for debt talks

07-12-2019 10:37 Region owes investors US$571 million in January – and it’s unlikely to be able to come up with the cash.

ALBERTO IN OFFICE

Debt relief, social pact key aspects of Alberto Fernández’s economic plans

26-10-2019 09:10 As much as we know about the Frente de Todos hopeful’s approach, should he win election on Sunday.

ELECTION 2019

Alberto is the Enigma

19-10-2019 10:38 Nothing much appears to have changed in the political landscape since the August 11 PASO primaries slapped President Mauricio Macri in the face.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

News of plan

Mightier than the dollar

Asking for the impossible

Six sovereign defaults in 13 months roil Latin American markets

Argentina, UK agree new mission to identify graves of Malvinas soldiers

Vaccine delays force government onto defensive, Fernández preaches caution

Vizzotti: 1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine due ‘in next few days’

Guzmán: ‘Austerity is not the way to go’

Domestic worker scandal puts pressure on INADI chief Donda

Porteños flock to public hearings to oppose Costa Salguero plan

Vaca Muerta gets US$5.1-billion lifeline

IMF predicts 11.8% GDP slump, says talks will start in November

Fernández rules out devaluation, bank-deposit freeze at IDEA

Enough with the bickering – Alberto and Mauricio should meet

Fernández unveils plan to boost production at Vaca Muerta

IMF: Argentina has not yet requested new financing programme

Debt deal sealed, but Argentina’s economic woes remain

Pandemic exacerbates challenges facing Argentina’s disabled community

Feud with BlackRock escalates as debt talks get heated

Majority of foreign creditors reject government’s debt swap proposal

`If this thing boomerangs...' – Countries fear second wave of infections

Unofficial exchange rate slumps as printing presses warm up

Suspension of local debt payments shows not all bondholders are equal

Huge queues outside banks as they open doors during lockdown

Virus disrupts pregnancy plans, raises anxiety and questions

US outlines plan for Venezuela transition, sanctions relief

Data shows businesses in Argentina cutting jobs amid crisis

Fernández confirms justice reform bill, says system ‘needs a revision’

'Soon' – Fernández vows to present abortion legalisation

Palestinians protest against Trump's Mideast peace plan

Trump unveils long-awaited Middle-East peace plan

Fernández: 'A country in debt loses its sovereignty'

Kicillof in the land of overkill

Buying time

Buenos Aires Province may be first test for debt talks

Debt relief, social pact key aspects of Alberto Fernández’s economic plans

Alberto is the Enigma

Aníbal Fernández hints at measures to tackle drug violence surge in Rosario

Exodus of coaches continues as Gago quits Aldovisi

Make way for the shantytown liberals

UN concerned about 'xenophobia' against migrants in Chile

InvestBA helps push Buenos Aires onto international stage

Aníbal Fernández minimizó una denuncia de Jorge Lanata: “Está devaluado”

El dólar blue vuelve a tocar su valor máximo en el año

Cómo fue el "Operativo Cóndor" para izar la bandera argentina en las Islas Malvinas

Murió el ladrón que fue golpeado por un repartidor al que le robó la bicicleta | Perfil

Allanan la Obra Social del Poder Judicial por una denuncia de malversación de fondos