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Nationwide power outage

Macri gov't officials left scratching heads after historic blackout

17-06-2019 09:42 Energy Secretary Gusavo Lopetegui: 'We still have no information about what happened'.

VP candidate

CFK granted permission to visit daughter in Cuba

13-06-2019 15:44 Federal court allows candidate for vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, can travel to Cuba to visit her daughter Florencia.

ELECTION 2019

Cambiemos rebrands as 'Juntos por el cambio' in wake of Macri-Pichetto announcement

12-06-2019 12:55 Following hot on the tails of President Mauricio Macri's announcement that Río Negro Senator Miguel Ángel Pichetto as running-mate in October's election, we now have a name for the ticket: Juntos por el Cambio, or 'Together for the Change.'

Election 2019

Urtubey to contest presidency as his former allies abandon Alternativa Federal

12-06-2019 10:12 The departure of Miguel Angel Pichetto and Sergio Massa from the Alternativa Federal ('Federal Alternative') front leaves Salta Governor Juan Manuel Urtubey contesting the presidency solo.

Election 2019

Wall Street applauds Macri's choice for vice-president

12-06-2019 09:25 Yields on Argentine sovereign debt registered their biggest drop since August 2016, amid optimism that Pichetto, an opposition leader who has previously been critical of the government, will boost Macri's chances with moderate voters at the ballot box.

ELECTION 2019

Macri chooses Miguel Pichetto as vice-presidential running-mate

11-06-2019 16:46 Cambiemos leader confirms he will run for president seconded by Miguel Ángel Pichetto, national senator for Río Negro and leader of the opposition Justicalist Party (PJ) caucus in the upper house.

ELECTION 2019

Morales wins re-election in Jujuy, as three other provinces stay Peronist

10-06-2019 17:55 There was joy for the president in Jujuy this weekend as Governor Gerardo Morales won re-election. But elsewhere, there was the familiar tale of three defeats, with Peronism triumphant in Tucumán, Entre Ríos and Chubut.

COLOMBIAN LEADER VISITS

Macri, flanked by Duque, says mass migration from Venezuela is unsustainable

10-06-2019 16:41 President Mauricio Macri said this afternoon that the current pace of the migratory exodus of Venezuelans from their crisis-stricken nation is unsustainable, as he and Colombian President Iván Duque criticised President Nicolás Maduro.

BLOOMBERG

A common Brazil-Argentina currency? A 'distant mirage' for now

10-06-2019 09:09 Worried about possible noise caused by the discussion, Brazil’s Central Bank issued a statement late at night on Thursday denying there are ongoing plans or even studies for a monetary union with Argentina.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Colombia's Duque searching for trade, investment on trip to Argentina

10-06-2019 00:22 Colombian leader had dinner with President Macri on Sunday night after arriving in Buenos Aires. Monday's activities will be focused on trade and investment opportunities.

BOLSONARO IN B.A.

Protesters take to streets to tell Bolsonaro he's not welcome in Argentina

07-06-2019 19:22 Hours after President Macri had hosted his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, at the Casa Rosada, a crowd dominated by leftists marched on the Plaza de Mayo to express their disapproval of the far-right leader.

by Jonah Shrock

DEAL OR NO DEAL?

EU tells Macri, Bolsonaro: There's still work left to do on Mercosur trade deal

07-06-2019 10:19 EU officials brush off suggestions from presidents of Argentina and Brazil that a sweeping free-trade deal with the European bloc is close to being signed.

ELECTION 2019

Advantage Macri? New poll predicts victory for president in run-off

07-06-2019 07:00 President Mauricio Macri would win a run-off vote against the 'Fernández-Fernández' ticket by a full five percentage points, a new Elypsis poll shows.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Macri, Bolsonaro: Signing of EU-Mercosur free-trade deal is 'imminent'

06-06-2019 15:31 Controversial Brazilian leader visits Argentina for the first time as president, as protesters take to streets. Talks with President Macri focus on Mercosur, boosting respective economies and Venezuela.

IMF BAILOUT

IMF chief: 'We underestimated Argentina's complicated economic situation'

06-06-2019 09:42 Managing Director Christine Lagarde admits inflation is taking "longer than expected" to fall.

FERNÁNDEZ DE KIRCHNER

Widow's or ex-leader's? Government forces CFK to choose her pension

04-06-2019 23:17 The government has decided that ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner must choose which pension she wants to receive.

Provincial elections

Peronists score big in San Juan, Misiones elections

03-06-2019 12:41 Incumbent Governor of San Juan Sergio Uñac calls for primaries race between Alberto Fernández, Sergio Massa and Roberto Lavagna.

Provincial Elections

Macri ally in Corrientes secures comfortable mid-term win

03-06-2019 12:19 Candidates aligned to President Macri's Cambiemos (Let's Change) coalition in San Juan and Misiones provinces suffer heavy defeats.

2019 Elections

'Defend change': Macri launches social media blitz

02-06-2019 08:44 In past elections, Macri's PRO Party has shown a particular savviness with social media in comparison to more traditional parties like the Peronists.

Provincial elections

In Corrientes, Macri crosses fingers for first provincial win

02-06-2019 07:49 So far this electoral year, Cambiemos' candidates have lost gubernatorial races in Córdoba, Río Negro and Neuquén provinces; and primaries races in Chubut, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, Santa Fe and San Juan provinces.

2019 ELECTIONS

UCR votes to remain in Cambiemos despite fierce criticism

28-05-2019 10:44 UCR Radical Party members like Martín Lousteau and Ricardo Alfonsín, with long-held differences with the Macri government, have expressed a desire to see the UCR align with the progressive Socialist and GEN parties behind presidential hopeful Roberto Lavagna.

POLICE BRUTALITY

Demonstrators demand justice in protest against police brutality

24-05-2019 19:46 Public uproar at San Miguel del Monte deaths prompt hundreds of people to stage a march "against the trigger-happy" in the streets of Buenos Aires.

FERANDEZ-FERNANDEZ

CFK to return underground to negotiate candidacies

22-05-2019 17:41 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is expected to spend the coming weeks away from the spotlight to focus on seeking the broadest coalition possible behind her running mate, presidential hopeful Alberto Fernández.

by Rosario Ayerdi

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Government boosted as official data shows inflation slowed to 3.4% in April

15-05-2019 17:31 Rate of price increases slows after accelerations in February and March. INDEC reveals prices have risen by 55.8% over last 12 months.

EX-ECONOMY MINISTER IN UNITED STATES

Professor Kicillof goes to Washington – and trains his fire on Macri adminstration

10-05-2019 21:00 Former economy minister appears at an event hosted by the Wilson Center's Argentina Project think-tank. And, as expected, he delivered a fierce critique of the Mauricio Macri administration's policies.

by Santiago del Carril

POLITICS

Macri and Bolsonaro will work together to modernise Mercosur, boost economies

16-01-2019 17:07 In their first face-to-face meeting as presidents, the leaders agreed to cooperate on a range of key economic issues.

by Anna Laffrey

LAND RIGHTS

Court orders land in Bariloche be transferred to Mapuche indigenous group

05-06-2018 10:01 The government of President Mauricio Macri, which claims ownership of the land currently being used by Argentina's military, has appealed the ruling.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Cabinet Chief Peña to honour fallen British soldiers in London

30-05-2018 16:00 Marcos Peña to attend ceremony paying tribute to slain soldiers at St. Paul's Cathedral as part of whistlestop tour to three nations taking in Cuba, the US and the UK.

IN RECOLETA

New ‘subte’ station opens at Law Faculty amid strikes, litigation

18-05-2018 12:09 The country’s current economic and social climate, as well as strike activity and the litigation that City Hall is pursuing against a group activists, rendered anything but a low-key celebration difficult.

TIME 100 LIST

Time magazine names Macri among world's '100 most influential'

19-04-2018 15:03 President Mauricio Macri has been named by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world.

SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS

US Vice-President Pence confirms he will meet with Macri in Peru

12-04-2018 13:28 US Vice-President, who will stand in for US President Donald Trump at event in Peru, will meet four Latin American leaders during trip.

SPANISH PM RAJOY VISITS BA

Macri says he won't recognise Venezuela election result

10-04-2018 16:18 Argentina will not recognise the result of next month's Venezuelan presidential election, President Mauricio Macri said Tuesday.

NATIONAL STATISTICS BUREAU

INDEC: Poverty level drops to 25.7%

28-03-2018 17:40 President Mauricio Macri hails new data, but says there is still work to do. "It is news that gives us hope, because it confirms that we are on the right track," he said.

by James Grainger

Procurador General de la Nación

Meet Inés Weinberg de Roca: President Macri's pick for attorney general post

22-03-2018 14:09 President confirms he will nominate the chief of Buenos Aires City's highest court for position, which has laid officially vacant since Alejandra Gils Carbó stepped down at the turn of the year.

FINANCE MINISTERS AND CENTRAL BANK CHIEFS

Little mention of trade in statement as G20 officials issue communiqué

20-03-2018 18:27 Treasury Minister Nicolás Dujovne and Central Bank chief Federico Sturzenegger hail productive meetings at joint press conference marking end of key G20 meeting in Buenos Aires.

by James Grainger

MAURICIO MACRI'S BIRTHDAY

Editorial: Twenty green candles on the birthday cake

10-02-2018 08:10 Macri will be facing a special year: Argentina will be chairing the G20, while inflation hits the country and "Cambiemos" need to strengthen up public support.

ECONOMIC QUESTIONS

Baby steps for state reform

03-02-2018 12:36 The tourism deficit is almost entirely the result of local prices, which have induced some four million Argentines to spend minor fortunes in Chile and elsewhere on bargain shopping sprees.

by Michael Soltys

G20 Presidency

Mainstream policy and the fractured being

03-02-2018 11:42 Cambiemos’ top brass is ideologically convinced of the perils of climate change and the unfairness of the global tax system. Yet, Argentina’s biggest bet in its search for an economically viable energy system is Vaca Muerta, the world’s second largest field of shale gas.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ETCHEVEHERE TO RETURN $500,000 BONUS

Macri responds to Triaca scandals by issuing ‘nepotism’ decree

03-02-2018 10:37 President backs off quick labour reform after banning relatives of ministers from being employed by the Executive branch.

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: Public transport, cops and robbers and Pony Brother

03-02-2018 10:03 From new fares on public transportation, to ballet dancers' protest and the president's support for Officer Chocobar.

Lawmakers remain hesitant

Temer pressures Brazilian Congress to approve controversial pension reform bill, points to Macri’s success

26-12-2017 12:23 The centerpiece policy of scaling back pensions has been met with dismay by most Brazilians, but economists have considered it vital to bring the country's deficit under control.

Aguad visits Mar del Plata

Relatives of missing 44 call on Macri to ‘show his face’

01-12-2017 17:16 In crisis mode, Defence Minister Oscar Aguad travelled to Mar del Plata to console the relatives of the 44 missing crew members of the ARA San Juan submarine.

As news of explosion sinks in

Gov't to shake up Navy hierarchy

24-11-2017 09:24 Tensions between Navy chief Admiral Marcelo Srur and Defence Minister Oscar Aguad have reached boiling point with the Mauricio Macri government considering a significant shake up to the Navy's hierarchy.

ELECTION FUNDING

Campaign spending: Cambiemos spent three times more than CFK in BA province

23-11-2017 13:57 President Macri's coalition outspent Unidad Ciudadana three-to-one in Argentina's most crucial district: Buenos Aires province. CFK's new party was uneligible for public campaign funding.

INTO THE WORLD

Macri-led diplomacy and the G20

22-11-2017 16:04 President Macri can present himself on the global scenario as someone adopting an uncommon posture in Argentine diplomacy: one that avoids exaggerating or overacting – but as the country’s presidency of the G20 arrives, many challenges lie ahead.

by Patricio Carmody

CFK: 'Don't be fooled by Macri'

Unions, opposition ready for battle over labour reform

21-11-2017 09:25 Staunch opposition to the government's proposed labour reforms among unionists and opposition political parties is set to open a path for former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to stride back into the Senate.

All provinces sign up except San Luis

Macri strikes major funding deal with provinces

16-11-2017 11:52 The country's governors have committed to dropping court cases against the federal government in exchange for the funding of their deficits and for more stable cash flow from the national coffers.

US$18B hangs in the balance, miners claim

Macri to lead charge on controversial "Glaciers Law" reform

15-11-2017 14:10 Extraction projects have stalled in Andes mountains since 2010 because of restrictions set out in the existing law. Mining leaders and unions want deregulation and greater clarity to encourage investment.

INTO THE WORLD

Argentina’s upcoming challenge: defining the G20 agenda

15-11-2017 14:00 The government needs to carefully manage its own national agenda and balance it against the wishes of the international community. And it should look to obtain the support of the opposition as it develops the agenda for the important global summit, which takes place in Buenos Aires next year.

by Patricio Carmody

Israeli leader visits nation seeking to bolster ties

Netanyahu makes first visit to Argentina by Israeli PM

11-09-2017 20:23 Latin American tour before heading to UN for General Assembly.