News of mauricio macri

BLOOMBERG

Argentina's business elite are desperate to hear an economic plan

Yesterday 14:08 Executives are resigned to the fact that Macri is going to lose the presidential election, so now they just want to know what Alberto Fernández's plan to save the economy looks like.

MALVINAS

Peronism's potential return casts shadow over Malvinas

21-10-2019 16:09 The inhabitants of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands worry that a Peronist victory in this week’s Argentine elections will strain relations between the British territory and Argentina.

Bloomberg

Political risk alive in Latin America as protests spread

21-10-2019 12:25 Countries are largely rejecting the austerity sought by investors and international institutions, leaving leaders with the decision to cut back social spending and risk political unrest or maintain the status quo and jeopardise global investment.

ELECTION 2019

Macri and Fernández trade blows in aggressive second debate

21-10-2019 03:04 More aggressive tone to second and last debate in Buenos Aires, as President Macri links rival to corrupt Kirchnerite officials and Peronist rival hits back, citing president's family. Left-winger Del Caño the pick of other four candidates.

by James Grainger

ELECTION 2019

Macri calls for comeback before huge crowd in Buenos Aires

20-10-2019 08:00 #SíSePuede march draws huge crowds to Obelisk, as president hails "rebellion of the people of peace."

ELECTION 2019

Macri’s longest and largest march – but will it be enough?

20-10-2019 00:42 One week before voters go to the ballot boxes, president tries to appeal to voters’ anger, frustration and dreams all at once.

by Carly Graf

ENVIRONMENT

Environment drops off radar after four years of contradictions

19-10-2019 08:09 Experts say the Macri administration is trying to have it both ways when it comes to environmental policies. And worryingly, the outlook doesn’t look much better under a potential government led by Alberto Fernández.

by Fermin Koop

ELECTION 2019

'Fernández-Fernández' ticket makes rare joint appearance in La Pampa

18-10-2019 07:30 Alberto Fernández and his running-mate, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who head the Frente de Todos ticket, mark Peronist loyalty day with only their third joint appearance of election campaign.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Despite objections, Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council

17-10-2019 16:48 Despite allegations of profound human rights abuses under President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela receives one of two open seats on UN Human Rights Council set aside for Latin America.

San Juan

First charges in ARA San Juan case confound relatives of missing crew

17-10-2019 15:43 Three Navy officials will testify in court next week before Federal Judge Marta Yáñez, though their alleged crimes have not been made public, nor were relatives of the victims notified beforehand.

ELECTION 2019

Embattled farmers eye presidential vote with apprehension

16-10-2019 19:38 Farmers are bracing for the possible return of interventionist policies if the Peronist ticket headed by Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wins the October 27 ballot.

BLOOMBERG

Polls vanish from public conversation in final stretch before election

16-10-2019 08:55 Reputable public opinion surveys have disappeared from nightly news shows and aren’t published on newspapers’ front pages, after pollsters were way off in the August PASO primaries.

ELECTION 2019

CFK slams Macri after he makes shocking sexist remark in interview

15-10-2019 17:58 President sparks outrage online after comparing economic inheritance from Fernández de Kirchner administration to the actions of a wife gone crazy with a husband's credit card.

DIPLOMACY

Argentina formally recognises envoy of Venezuela's Guaidó's as ambassador

15-10-2019 09:38 Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie designates Elisa Trotta as the "maximum authority of Venezuela in Argentina," officially confirming her as ambassador.

ELECTION 2019

Candidates clash over economy, Venezuela in first presidential debate

14-10-2019 01:39 Macri and Fernández clash over economic turmoil, debt and the crisis in Venezuela took in Santa Fe, as the country’s six presidential candidates went face-to-face in the campaign’s first debate.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

Poll concerns for Macri as he prepares to face Fernández in debate

11-10-2019 16:53 New survey indicates Frente de Todos frontrunner has extended lead to more than 20 points since PASO primaries. Sunday’s presidential debate in Santa Fe offers opportunity for Macri to shake-up race.

MALVINAS CONFLICT

British Malvinas war veteran asks Macri to honour Argentine soldiers

11-10-2019 08:00 British veteran asks Macri to "address injustice," a reference to the lack of recognition for Argentine veterans who provided support for soldiers from mainland bases.

#SISEPUEDE TOUR

Macri asks for 'more time' in Salta after primary boost

10-10-2019 20:12 The Juntos por el Cambio leader, seeking re-election, asks voters to back him at the polls on October 27, telling them Argentina’s problems could be solved with “more time.”

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina's external debt equivalent to US$6,310 per person

09-10-2019 17:24 Foreign debt continues to grow, with the total figure now standing at close to US$284 billion, according to INDEC. That works out to around 378,604 pesos per person at the current exchange rate.

AGRO POLICY

Agricultural levy on exports will remain if I'm elected, says Fernández

07-10-2019 10:43 Existing retentions on grain exports "are unfortunate," Fernández said in an interview over the weekend, but he indicated they would remain should he win election.

ELECTION 2019

Poverty rate casts shadow over Macri's re-election hopes

04-10-2019 12:22 As INDEC reveals 35.4% of Argentines are living in poverty, President Mauricio Macri is struggling to address another problem casting a shadow over his re-election hopes.

UNIONS AND LABOUR

With Fernández present, Yasky's CTA approves reunification talks with CGT

04-10-2019 08:58 Presidential frontrunner Alberto Fernández attends meeting in Lanús, at which CTA members vote to back opposition and open talks with CGT with view to reunification, nearly three decades on from split.

by Aurelio Tomás

ELECTION 2019

Macri's latest campaign promise: Children will learn English from kindergarten age

03-10-2019 16:32 President's latest campaign promises are to connect all state schools to Internet and to ensure Argentine children learn English from kindergarten age.

PROVINCIAL RELATIONS

Supreme Court rules for provinces in row over tax, IVA cuts

02-10-2019 16:42 In a blow to the Macri administration, Justices rule that national government's post-PASO measures should not be funded by co-participatory funds.

GENDER VIOLENCE

Macri promises new gender violence measures as femicides mount up

02-10-2019 14:33 President vows "concrete measures" as part of re-election campaign. Announcement comes a day after MuMalá feminist organisation reveals there has been a femicide every 32 hours in Argentina since the turn of the year.

BLOOMBERG

Energy companies would likely bear cost of Fernández’s utilities shift

01-10-2019 16:29 Energy companies would likely be made to pay for Alberto Fernández’s move to slow hikes in electricity and natural gas prices.

ELECTION 2019

Before large crowd of supporters, Macri vows to turn around presidential race

30-09-2019 10:20 “This election can be turned around,” president tells crowd of thousands who descended on the Barrancas de Belgrano neighbourhood of the capital on Saturday for the first '#SiSePuede' rally.

BLOOMBERG

Alberto Fernández aiming for higher tax take from wealthy individuals

30-09-2019 07:00 “Companies pay taxes, not individual persons. They do not pay for their wealth. And that must be changed,” Fernández said. “So what we have to do is focus on those taxpayers and ask them to help."

Predicting the future

What will Macri be like when he leads the opposition?

28-09-2019 04:29 Will Macri’s real contribution to the country be the construction of a reasonable opposition?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Election 2019

The waiting game

28-09-2019 04:09 Executives in the private sector can barge their way into meetings and demand solutions. But politicians looking like lame ducks are waved back to the waiting room.

by Martín Gambarotta

Campaign watch

The IMF jumps ship – Argentina is officially on its own

28-09-2019 03:59 Timing is everything in diplomacy and business... Lipton’s carefully chosen words sounded like a bureaucratic version of revenge on a silver platter.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

argentina

What we learned this week: September 22 to 27

28-09-2019 03:55 Key stories from the last seven days.

EDITORIAL

Macri, Manhattan, Mendoza and Messi

28-09-2019 03:47 It is not the aim of this editorial to go into the intricacies of Mendoza local politics (whose importance should never be underestimated) nor to eye the opinion polls (whose credibility was badly tarnished by last month’s PASO primaries) but rather to view tomorrow’s race in the context of this year’s provincial voting.

ARGENTINA & THE IMF

New IMF chief meets briefly with Finance Minister Lacunza

26-09-2019 09:29 "I look forward to working with the authorities when I assume my duties on October 1. Argentina is an important member of the IMF and we want it to do well," Kristalina Georgieva posts on Twitter after meeting Finance Minister Hernán Lacunza.

BLOOMBERG

IMF’s Lipton says relationship with Argentina ‘may have to wait’

25-09-2019 15:27 "Argentina’s situation right now is extremely complex," Acting IMF head tells Bloomberg.

BLOOMBERG

Lagarde: IMF did 'best we could' given Argentina's 'difficult situation'

25-09-2019 12:55 Former IMF managing director and soon-to-be European Central Bank chief says the IMF is often unfairly blamed when things go awry.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Macri defends multilateralism before world leaders at UN

24-09-2019 22:41 President reiterates Malvinas sovereignty demand and calls on members of the international community to tackle ongoing crisis in Venezuela and help Argentina bring perpetrators of AMIA bombing to justice

IMF CREDIT-LINE

IMF: We will continue to support Argentina in its 'difficult situation'

24-09-2019 20:31 IMF acting chief David Lipton said he had "a constructive meeting" with President Mauricio Macri, Finance Minister Hernán Lacunza and Central Bank Governor Guido Sandleris in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Bloomberg

Juan Luis Manzur: Argentina needs a mature relationship with IMF

23-09-2019 15:48 Tucumán Governor Juan Luis Manzur says presidential hopeful Alberto Fernández is "a man of dialogue and consensus" who will honour Argentina's debt obligations.

BLOOMBERG

Hernán Lacunza: Government's debt plan needs approval from opposition

20-09-2019 16:49 Government sent a bill to Congress late Thursday to kick start talks around extending maturities on local law bonds to alleviate fears of a looming default.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Fears for Cambiemos as polls show Lammens taking Rodríguez Larreta to run-off

20-09-2019 16:22 Two new surveys indicate City mayor will fail to break past 50-percent threshold required to win outright in first round round.

IMF BAIL-OUT

Lagarde: Argentina crisis would have been much worse without IMF

20-09-2019 16:08 Crisis would have been much worse had the International Monetary Fund not stepped in with a massive rescue programme, outgoing IMF chief declares in interview.

ELECTION 2019

Macri announces '#SíSePuede' march in bid to boost re-election campaign

19-09-2019 20:41 President announces 'La Marcha del #SíSePuede,' a series of 30 events in 30 cities across the country for supporters in bid to build momentum ahead of crucial October 27 vote.

ECONOMIC MEASURES

Government rises petrol prices in wake of Saudi Arabia attack

18-09-2019 22:27 Four-percent increase in the price of petrol authorised, a month after Macri administration ordered them frozen for 90 days.

CHUBUT PROVINCE

Unrest in Chubut grows as recession, debt squeezes oil-rich province

18-09-2019 13:00 Chubut is drowning in a sea of debt, with the provincial government facing difficulties in paying salaries in full and on time to teachers, medical doctors, court employees, office clerks, pensioners and security forces.

DIPLOMACY

Alberto Fernández renews contact with key foreign embassiess

17-09-2019 17:30 Frente de Todos presidential frontrunner and his team of advisers look to renew contact with key foreign embassies and diplomats, including the United States, the United Kingdom and members of the European Union.

by Aurelio Tomás

BUDGET PROPOSAL

Lacunza admits economic results have been 'lower than expected'

16-09-2019 17:35 Addressing Congress, where he was presenting the government's draft 2020 Budget proposal, the new minister put the record down to a "combination of inheritance, miscoordination and external factors."

WHAT NOW?

Back in black

14-09-2019 00:52 It’s obvious that the president’s economic philosophy is as far possible from currency controls and interventionism of financial markets as possible.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

AS I SEE IT

Alberto is already in the hot seat

14-09-2019 00:44 In Argentina, politics and economics parted company at least half a century ago. This is why her performance in the latter department has long been worse than that of just about any other non-Communist country in the world.

by James Neilson

FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Low-profile flow of funds: Inter-American Development Bank and Argentina

14-09-2019 00:41 The world’s biggest regional development bank, the BID is unusually homogenous for an international organisation with only four official languages and four presidents over its six decades.

by Michael Soltys