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Guzmán tells AmCham that Argentina needs ‘common sense,’ not ‘fairy tales’

11-05-2022 01:19 Argentina’s economy minister addresses coalition tensions and inflation at AmCham summit; Opposition leaders Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Patricia Bullrich pitch their visions to business leaders.

‘I’ve got the power!’

07-05-2022 00:19 There’s a civil war raging between President Alberto Fernández and his second-in-command, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner – and said conflict is tearing the ruling coalition apart at the seams.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IMF upgrades Argentina growth projection ahead of Guzmán talks

19-04-2022 16:26 Multilateral lender predicts GDP will improve by 4% in 2022 but sees inflation topping out the year at 48%.

Argentina’s inflation surged to 20-year high in March

13-04-2022 21:07 Consumer prices in Argentina rose 6.7% in March, up 55.1% over past year; Rift between top two political leaders hampers inflation fight.

Argentina to hold talks with Bolivia and Brazil over gas supplies

05-04-2022 16:59 Alberto Fernández will receive his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce on Thursday to begin negotiations over the supply of gas during the cold Winter months.

Argentina receives US$9.7B after IMF board signs off on debt deal

25-03-2022 20:36 IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warns that “risks” lie ahead, concedes “early recalibration” of programme may be necessary.

IMF bill reaches Congress to a backdrop of uncertainty

04-03-2022 23:32 Bill outlining agreement between Argentina and the IMF sent to lower house; Doubts persist over support from Kirchnerite lawmakers in ruling coalition; Opposition says it will wait to hear presentation from Guzmán.

Argentina would receive US$9.8B in first IMF disbursement, says Guzmán

04-03-2022 23:00 Argentina's government will receive about US$9.8 billion in a first disbursement from the International Monetary Fund if its new financing programme is approved, Economy Minister Martín Guzmán said on Friday.

Argentina’s draft IMF agreement heads to Congress

02-03-2022 23:46 Sources close to Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa confirm to local media outlets that a bill outlining Argentina’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund will be sent to Congress this Thursday.

'Stand by me'

25-02-2022 18:00 The lyrics of ‘Stand by me,’ the song made famous​​ by Ben E. King in 1961, sum up the message from Alberto Fernández and Martín Guzmán to the IMF.

by Carlos Fara

Government wants to send IMF deal to Congress before start of March

18-02-2022 01:47 Casa Rosada sources say they hope negotiations with IMF staff over a new financing programme will be completed “in a matter of days.”

IMF board to discuss progress in Argentina programme on Wednesday

15-02-2022 21:30 The International Monetary Fund’s board of directors will meet on Wednesday to discuss the state of negotiations with Argentina.

A conversation with Professor Stiglitz

04-02-2022 23:10 The strong show of political support for Guzmán’s negotiating techniques from one of the world’s most renowned economists is the mirror image of what he’s suffered internally, particularly within the ranks of Frente de Todos.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Guzmán seeks IMF support in Russia

04-02-2022 23:01 Argentina seeks Russian support for inclusion in the distribution of the special drawing rights of developed countries at IMF.

Máximo Kirchner quits Argentina Congress role in IMF protest

01-02-2022 14:21 Argentina’s tentative IMF agreement suffers a setback as Máximo Kirchner, the ruling coalition’s leader in the lower house, resigns in protest over the deal.

Máximo Kirchner resigns lower house post over IMF deal

31-01-2022 21:49 Leader of the ruling coalition’s bloc in the Chamber of Deputies steps down in protest over government's new deal with IMF. President admits in a TV interview that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner "has a different view" to him.

IMF debt deal: The roots of Argentina's economic crisis

28-01-2022 22:05 Argentina, which has been battling a deep economic crisis since 2018, has unveiled a new debt repayment deal with the International Monetary Fund.

Curbing Argentina’s US$11-billion energy bill key for new IMF deal

28-01-2022 19:18 If the IMF deal is to succeed, the government will have to unwind a politically sensitive strategy of spending billions on energy subsidies.

President Fernández announces new IMF debt financing deal

28-01-2022 10:53 "I want to announce that the government of Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund," announces President Alberto Fernández.

Argentina reached an agreement with the IMF, Fernández says

28-01-2022 10:45 Argentina reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund that will allow the country access to new financing, President Alberto Fernández said Friday.