FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Almirón resigns as Boca Juniors coach after Libertadores final defeat 06-11-2023 13:34 Jorge Almirón has resigned as head coach of Boca Juniors, departing after less than eight months in charge.
Politics Frente de Todos split in Senate: Four senators form new caucus 23-02-2023 00:53 Setback for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the Senate with the fragmentation of the ruling coalition’s caucus. New Unidad Federal bloc formed by Edgardo Kueider, Carlos Espínola, Guillermo Snopek, Eugenia Catalfamo and Alejandra Vigo.
POLITICS Victoria Donda resigns as head of INADI anti-discrimination body 30-12-2022 01:06 Human rights activist and former lawmaker resigns as head of the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism, posting scathing letter that criticises the government.
EXCHANGE MARKET Argentina’s black-market peso slumps to record ahead of holidays 29-12-2022 15:33 Argentina's black market exchange rate plunged to a record low this week, with the blue dollar hitting 357 pesos per greenback.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Carlos Tevez resigns as head coach of Rosario Central 03-11-2022 14:01 Ex-Argentina and Boca star Carlos Tevez says he will step down as head coach of Rosario Central after just five months in charge.
British politics UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office 20-10-2022 09:51 British Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation, just 44 days after taking office; Conservative leader admits she cannot lead party and says her replacement will be chosen by next week.
CURRENCY CONTROLS Qatar and Coldplay: Argentina multiplies its exchange rates 13-10-2022 01:43 The 'dólar Catar' and 'dólar Coldplay' were added to Argentina's exchange control jargon on Wednesday.
NEW MEASURES New taxes slapped on concerts, spending on cards overseas 12-10-2022 16:04 Aiming to "protect reserves for production and job creation,” the National Government introduces new levies to discourage purchases in dollars with debit and credit cards; New measures affect foreign currency purchases in excess of US$300, trips abroad and luxury goods.
BRITISH POLITICS Liz Truss to be next UK PM after winning Conservative Party vote 05-09-2022 08:52 Liz Truss will be the United Kingdom's next prime minister, after winning an internal leadership contest of the ruling Conservative party.
BRITISH POLITICS Navy reservist Penny Mordaunt looks to cap rise through Conservative ranks 14-07-2022 21:43 If she were to win the Tory leadership race and become Britain's next prime minister, it would cap a remarkable rise for Penny Mordaunt.
UK POLITICS Sunak heads race to become UK PM as Tories trim candidates 14-07-2022 13:55 The race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and Britain's prime minister is down to five candidates after the second round of voting among Tory MPs on Thursday.
Another week in Argentina Resignation, transition, succession: Inside Guzmán's last days and Batakis' first 08-07-2022 09:48 The economy minister’s decision to step down, the reaction to it and how the government found a replacement – inside a momentous week in Argentina. by Juan Luis González
OPINION Last supper with Guzmán 08-07-2022 09:38 Guzmán backed the laws which increased taxes but not those increasing spending … to reduce or not to reduce the deficit is the question separating the vice-president and the ex-minister. by Jorge Fontevecchia
UK POLITICS Scandals, resignations finally force Boris Johnson out of Downing Street 07-07-2022 23:26 Tory leader leaves a nation mired in political and economic uncertainty and still showing the strains of his singular though deeply divisive triumph – the UK’s exit from the European Union.
Bye Boris UK PM accused of clinging to power for wedding bash 07-07-2022 17:29 Boris Johnson announced in morning resignation that he would stay until October, critics accuse him of hanging on until his July wedding at prime ministers' country pad Chequers.
BYE BORIS UK PM Boris Johnson steps down as Conservative leader after mass resignations 07-07-2022 08:19 Boris Johnson announces that he will step down after a slew of resignations – but indicates he will stay on as prime minister until a replacement is found.
CABINET CHANGE 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.
FINANCIAL TURBULENCE 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.
NEW MINISTER SWORN-IN Batakis sends message to markets as she’s sworn-in as economy minister 04-07-2022 22:17 Argentina’s new economy minister Silvina Batakis says she believes in “fiscal balance” and says Argentina needs “more exports” and to “revalue our currency.” Vowing to talk to the IMF soon, she says that the government's segmentation plan to alter subsidies for public utilities will continue.
Bloomberg Batakis takes reins of Argentina’s economy as markets tumble 04-07-2022 21:34 Silvina Batakis declares that she "believes in fiscal balance" as she is sworn-in as economy minister.
BLOOMBERG 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.
BLOOMBERG 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.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope Francis denies resignation rumours 04-07-2022 11:03 Argentine pontiff rebuffs suggestions he is preparing to resign, dismissing them as "court gossip."
New minister named Fernández and CFK chose Silvina Batakis as Argentina's new economy minister 03-07-2022 22:55 After lengthy negotiations at the Olivos presidential residence, President Alberto Fernández appoints Silvina Batakis to replace Martín Guzmán, who resigned amid a crisis in the ruling Frente de Todos coalition.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Fernández taps Batakis as economy minister to tackle crisis 03-07-2022 22:38 President Alberto Fernández taps Silvina Batakis as the country’s new economy minister to replace Martīn Guzmán, who resigned his post a day earlier.
ANALYSIS Cristina achieves her goal: sacking Alberto's economic team 03-07-2022 09:41 In recent weeks, the pressure bearing down on Martín Guzmán had intensified – both from the markets and from the Kirchnerite wing of the government.
MARKETS 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.
ANALYSIS 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.
PROFILE Martín Guzmán: the debt negotiator who fell with Argentina's economy 02-07-2022 22:48 A leading disciple of Nobel Prize-winning economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz, 39-year-old Martín Guzmán lacked experience in government when he joined President Alberto Fernández's Cabinet in December 2019.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Economy Minister Martín Guzmán resigns from government 02-07-2022 22:37 Official posts lengthy resignation letter addressed to President Alberto Fernández on social networks; Announcement came as Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was giving speech in Ensenada.
Political dirt The Kulfas saga and the never-ending Néstor Kirchner pipeline 10-06-2022 20:40 Kulfas was a thorny character for the Kirchnerites within the ruling Frente de Todos coalition from day one. One of the few 'Albertistas' in the Cabinet, he is said to have expressed President Fernández’s own view of the economy. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS Feletti resigns as domestic trade secretary, strengthening Guzmán's hand 23-05-2022 17:21 Kirchnerite official steps down as head of Domestic Trade Secretariat, strengthening position of Economy Minister Martín Guzmán.