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New economy minister vows to respect IMF deficit deal

04-08-2022 18:36 Sergio Massa, Argentina’s third new economy minister in a month, promised to reduce public deficit, as agreed with the IMF, after he was sworn into office.

Argentina’s new economy czar sworn in

03-08-2022 17:34 Sergio Massa takes over as the country’s third economy chief in the last month

Argentina Names Third Economy Minister in a Month Amid Crisis

28-07-2022 19:55 Sergio Massa is the new economy minister, in an expanded role. The former lower house speaker takes over from Silvina Batakis, who held office for only three weeks.

Sergio Massa made “super-minister” in cabinet reshuffle

28-07-2022 18:33 The economy, productive development and agriculture, livestock and fishery ministries will be absorbed under one role.

'Green madness' as dollars found at Argentina dump

26-07-2022 14:02 Dollar hoard discovered in local dump. Residents frantically scrabble through trash to try and find the US dollar bills believed to have been discarded inside a cupboard.

IMF sees Argentina committed to programme, with downside risks

26-07-2022 13:27 Officials re-iterate Argentina’s commitment to IMF $44 billion programme, despite economy in deepening crisis and risks on the downside.

Inflation hits 64% year-on-year, analysts fear worse yet to come

14-07-2022 19:05 No respite from price hikes in Argentina: Inflation hit 5.3% in June, increases totalled 36.2% in first half of this year.

Argentines brace for 90% inflation after economy minister’s exit

14-07-2022 09:18 Consulting firms in Buenos Aires are predicting that Argentines face the prospect of 90% inflation by year end.

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

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

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

Internal affairs: Why no-one wants to be loyal to Alberto Fernández

09-06-2022 23:27 One by one, the president is letting go of those officials who defend him. Scenes from a Cabinet in disarray.

by Juan Luis González

Alberto and CFK expose their differences yet again – but with good manners

04-06-2022 10:41 President and the vice-president re-appear together at event marking 100 years of YPF; There were smiles – but also warnings from both sides.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Fernández de Kirchner tells president to embrace 'conflict' and govern

04-06-2022 09:21 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, speaking at an event marking the 100th anniversary of state energy firm YPF, declares that it is impossible to “govern without conflict” in Argentina and calls on President Fernández to embrace the challenge.

Three months of silence: Alberto and Cristina continue their game of musical chairs

02-06-2022 10:55 Argentina’s president and vice-president have not spoken for months – and a proposal about the ruling coalition’s future direction is gaining ground.

by Juan Luis González

With 58% inflation, nobody in Argentina knows the price of anything

31-05-2022 12:47 With inflation at 58% and accelerating, Argentina's economy is an outlier even in a world where prices are taking off almost everywhere.