News of programme

Study: Argentines fear economic consequences of Covid more than virus itself

05-04-2021 15:06 New Management & Fit study quizzing 2,200 people finds majority fears economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic more than getting infected by the virus.

INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO

Pedro Cahn: ‘If things get out of hand, more lockdowns may be necessary’

03-04-2021 07:14 Dr Pedro Cahn is the Scientific Director of Fundación Huésped, a major NGO devoted to the fight against HIV/AIDS. During the coronavirus pandemic, he has served as part of an expert committee advising the Presidency and the Health Ministry on how to combat the transmission of Covid-19.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT TALKS

‘Close dialogue’ with Argentina continues, says IMF chief Georgieva

24-03-2021 11:27 IMF managing director shares “good meeting” with Economy Minister Martín Guzmán, says “close dialogue” between parties will continue.

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.

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.

BLOOMBERG

IMF sees upside in delaying Argentina deal after October

11-03-2021 14:08 IMF officials see some benefit in delaying a US$45-billion agreement with Argentina after the October midterms, with talks yielding little progress six months after they began.

Coronavirus vaccines

Fresh Sputnik batch lifts Argentina's vaccine count to four million doses

01-03-2021 22:24 Government has now managed to acquire four million doses of various coronavirus vaccines, lower than its initial target set last year.

CITY GOVERNMENT

Prosecutor to probe City Hall over ‘privatisation’ of vaccine campaign

27-02-2021 08:46 Prosecutor Stornelli seeks probe against City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Health Minister Fernán Quirós. Opposition dismisses claims, says City Hall is “transparent.”

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

‘Held to ransom’: Pfizer demands governments gamble with state assets to secure vaccine deal

27-02-2021 07:41 US pharma giant accused of “bullying” Latin American governments in Covid vaccine negotiations, even asking Argentina and Brazil to put up sovereign assets as guarantees against any future legal costs.

by MADLEN DAVIES, IVÁN RUIZ, JILL LANGOIS & ROSA FURNEAUX, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Coronavirus Pandemic

Government rolls out five-stage plan to vaccinate teachers

24-02-2021 16:36 Government announces that it will vaccinate teachers with the one million Sinopharm doses that are due to arrive from China on Friday. First round of vaccines will be given to over 450,000 teachers working in pre-school, special needs and primary schools.

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.

VIP VACCINE SCANDAL

Survey: 61% distrust government’s Covid-19 vaccination plan

22-02-2021 17:15 Following the controversial "VIP Vaccination" scandal that surfaced at the tail-end of last week, a new Management & Fit survey finds that six out of ten people lack confidence in government's vaccine plan.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Buenos Aires Province begins vaccinating those aged 70+

18-02-2021 13:58 Provincial government begins to give first shots of Sputnik V vaccine to citizens aged over 70, using schools and other sites as temporary vaccination centres.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Vaccine shortage forces Rio to suspend Covid jabs

15-02-2021 16:44 Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro is forced to suspend its vaccination programme due to shortages, fuelling further frustrations with President Jair Bolsonaro's government.

BLOOMBERG

IMF’s woes in Latin America set to grow after Ecuador vote

09-02-2021 17:01 IMF risks having to renegotiate its second multi-billion dollar loan in Latin America in as many years following Ecuador’s presidential election.

BIDEN INAUGURATION

Biden, facing historic challenges, vows to end ‘uncivil war’

23-01-2021 09:32 Trump era finally draws to close as Joseph Biden is sworn-in as 46th president of United States, two weeks after deadly attack on US Capitol.

Coronavirus vaccine

Argentina begins administering second Sputnik V doses

19-01-2021 22:43 The government began administering second doses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine Tuesday after receiving another shipment of 300,000 shots at the weekend.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Officials preach ‘prevention and care’ as fatalities surpass 45,000

16-01-2021 07:15 More than 200,000 citizens now vaccinated against Covid-19, says Health Ministry; Second flight carrying doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine due to arrive in Buenos Aires today.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Devastated by Covid, Latin America is now unprepared for vaccine

10-12-2020 00:58 With eight percent of the globe’s population and 30 percent of its Covid-19 deaths, Latin America is facing the pandemic’s next phase – mass vaccination – with alarm.

HUNT FOR VACCINE

Government wants to begin Covid-19 vaccinations in January

24-11-2020 22:07 Government plans to start its massive vaccination programme in January, as long as the vaccines are ready available, says Health Minister Ginés González García.

IMF TALKS

Government to request Extended Fund Facility programme from IMF

14-11-2020 10:26 Guzmán tells reporters Argentina will seek an Extended Fund Facility programme, a scheme that normally implies a commitment to significant economic reforms.

BLOOMBERG

Oxfam says IMF loans force spending cuts that exacerbate poverty

12-10-2020 12:39 The vast majority of International Monetary Fund loans extended during the Covid-19 pandemic have suggested or demanded spending cuts that would worsen poverty and inequality, charity group Oxfam says.

Nobel prize

World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize

09-10-2020 11:37 The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme on Friday for feeding millions of people from Yemen to North Korea, as the coronavirus pandemic pushes millions more into hunger.

BLOOMBERG – OPINION

Bolsonaro’s addiction to Covid cash could make Brazil go bust

07-10-2020 16:12 Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's populist push already has some investors smelling fiscal disaster.

by Mac Margolis

Bloomberg

Google will pay publishers for news content to avoid regulation

01-10-2020 15:24 Alphabet Inc.’s Google will start paying select media outlets to display curated content on its news app in a concession to the industry which has accused the search engine and other tech giants of unfairly using content for years.

Global pandemic

Antarctica is still free of Covid-19 – but can it stay that way?

13-09-2020 09:01 Antarctica remains the only continent without Covid-19 and a global effort is underway to make sure incoming visitors don't bring the virus with them.

DEBT DEAL DONE

Debt deal done – now Argentina must rebuild confidence in its economy

05-09-2020 10:29 Analysts praise government's debt restructuring deal, but say rebuilding the economy and generating confidence with markets will be a tougher task.

Bloomberg

Argentina won’t seek fresh IMF funding in upcoming talks

27-08-2020 22:48 Argentina's representative to IMF, Sergio Chodos, says country won't seek fresh funding during talks over new financing programme.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Government formally opens debt rescheduling talks with IMF

27-08-2020 02:30 Government formally opens talks with IMF over new terms for repayment of record US$57-billion bailout agreed in 2018 by Macri administration.

ECONOMY DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Argentina eyes new IMF programme in 2020

30-05-2020 10:25 Guzmán said that the new programme would focus on stabilising Argentina’s economy, which has been gripped by recession for two years.

THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

May 23 - May 30: What we learned this week

30-05-2020 09:54 Noticeable stories from the last seven days in Argentina.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING TALKS

Argentina aiming to sign new IMF programme in 2020, says Guzmán

28-05-2020 23:30 "It is something that is going to happen in the course of 2020," says Economy Minister Martín Guzmán.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Fernández revokes Macri decree creating witness protection agency

20-02-2020 16:51 DNU, issued in final days of Macri's time in office, would have seen responsibilities for witness protection taken away from Justice Ministry in favour of a specialist, autonomous agency.

'FOOD EMERGENCY'

Opposition unites to call for 'Food Emergency' session amid more protests

10-09-2019 15:47 Politicians from across the opposition benches agreed Monday to unify their legislative projects on the topic into a single bill.

News of programme

Study: Argentines fear economic consequences of Covid more than virus itself

Pedro Cahn: ‘If things get out of hand, more lockdowns may be necessary’

‘Close dialogue’ with Argentina continues, says IMF chief Georgieva

Vaccine delays force government onto defensive, Fernández preaches caution

Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors

IMF sees upside in delaying Argentina deal after October

Fresh Sputnik batch lifts Argentina's vaccine count to four million doses

Prosecutor to probe City Hall over ‘privatisation’ of vaccine campaign

‘Held to ransom’: Pfizer demands governments gamble with state assets to secure vaccine deal

Government rolls out five-stage plan to vaccinate teachers

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

Survey: 61% distrust government’s Covid-19 vaccination plan

Buenos Aires Province begins vaccinating those aged 70+

Vaccine shortage forces Rio to suspend Covid jabs

IMF’s woes in Latin America set to grow after Ecuador vote

Biden, facing historic challenges, vows to end ‘uncivil war’

Argentina begins administering second Sputnik V doses

Officials preach ‘prevention and care’ as fatalities surpass 45,000

Devastated by Covid, Latin America is now unprepared for vaccine

Government wants to begin Covid-19 vaccinations in January

Government to request Extended Fund Facility programme from IMF

Oxfam says IMF loans force spending cuts that exacerbate poverty

World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize

Bolsonaro’s addiction to Covid cash could make Brazil go bust

Google will pay publishers for news content to avoid regulation

Antarctica is still free of Covid-19 – but can it stay that way?

Debt deal done – now Argentina must rebuild confidence in its economy

Argentina won’t seek fresh IMF funding in upcoming talks

Government formally opens debt rescheduling talks with IMF

Argentina eyes new IMF programme in 2020

May 23 - May 30: What we learned this week

Argentina aiming to sign new IMF programme in 2020, says Guzmán

Fernández revokes Macri decree creating witness protection agency

Opposition unites to call for 'Food Emergency' session amid more protests

Restrictions imposed as second wave slams Argentina

Argentina talks up potential of growing lithium industry

Fernández says more coronavirus vaccines will arrive in ‘mid-April’

Covid-19 second wave arrives with exhausted economy, citizenry

Covid tsunami

Mauro Viale dio positivo de Covid-19 a dos días de recibir la vacuna

Beatriz Sarlo cuenta en PERFIL cómo se vacunó: "Eramos gente que no invocó a ministros o funcionarios"

El PAMI advirtió que no hay más camas de terapia Covid en la Ciudad

Kicillof habilitó la posibilidad de suspender clases presenciales, pero luego ratificaron la presencialidad

El Cristo Redentor de Rio de Janeiro "pierde poder" ante el Cristo Protector, de Rio Grande do Sur