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Argentina 2022 Budget bill assumes an IMF deal, Fernández says

15-09-2021 17:42 First draft of next year's budget bill will be sent to Congress on Wednesday and it assumes the country will reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to refinance its record US$45-billion debt.

Argentina needs 10-year plan for IMF deal, says Vidal

06-09-2021 21:44 Argentina needs a long-term plan to stabilise its battered economy and a decade-long program with the International Monetary Fund can help achieve that goal, says María Eugenia Vidal.

Argentina chides Russia as vaccine delays hurt government

22-07-2021 16:04 Argentina's government complains to Russia over delays in delivering its Sputnik V vaccine, saying the lack of supplies has left country in a “very critical situation.”

Sergio Chodos: ‘The fundamental thing is to get out of excessive debt’

20-07-2021 17:03 IMF Executive Director of the Southern Cone was a key member of the committee accompanying Economy Minister Martín Guzmán at the recent G20 summit. “The meeting with Janet Yellen was very good,” he reveals, regarding the US Treasury Secretary.

by Leandro Dario

Guzmán discusses IMF debt With US Treasury Secretary Yellen during G20 meeting

10-07-2021 18:53 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán says he had a “valuable” discussion about IMF debt with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

New claims of Covid vaccine graft in Brazil

30-06-2021 14:35 Senior Health Ministry official resigns after newspaper publishes fresh allegations of corruption in Brazil's vaccine programme.

Six Latin American, Caribbean heads call for equitable vaccine access

25-05-2021 09:44 Six presidents of Latin American and Caribbean countries call on the international community for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, asking those countries with the most doses to share them. 

Guzmán heads for Moscow after searching for ‘consensus’ on European tour

17-04-2021 09:16 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán heads to Moscow for talks on vaccine production, IMF debt restructuring and deepening strategic ties.

‘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. 

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.

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.”

‘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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.