News of administration

Trans workers breaking barriers in Brazil

22-07-2021 09:58 A growing number of training programmes aimed specifically at transgender people are helping workers break through barriers in Brazil.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Domingo Cavallo: ‘It'd be good if the government had a bad election’

17-07-2021 09:18 Economist, former government minister and ex-Central Bank chief warns that Argentina’s economy is “very badly oriented” and calls for a “major reorganisation.”

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Crisis in Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro says Mexico to host talks with opposition

13-07-2021 09:35 Venezuelan leader says Mexico will host talks between his government and the opposition, but insists he will only take part if international sanctions are lifted. Little comment on latest arrest of another opposition leader, Freddy Guevara.

LGBT+ RIGHTS

Argentina’s Senate approves transgender job quota law

28-06-2021 16:11 Senate backs sweeping legislation that reserves one percent of all public sector jobs for members of the trans community.

COURTS

Interpol issues red notice for arrest of 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón

09-06-2021 16:25 Ex-Macri administration official and alleged ‘judicial operator,’ accused of "extortion and illicit association,” has been living in Uruguay since the end of 2020. Rodríguez Simón has requested asylum due to political “persecution.”

COURTS

Judge issues arrest warrant for ex-Macri government official who fled to Uruguay

19-05-2021 22:11 Judge issues international arrest warrant for Fabián 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón, former Macri government official and alleged "judicial operator" accused of extortion, a fugitive from justice in Uruguay.

COURTS

CFK asks Supreme Court not to transfer illegal espionage case

19-02-2021 12:29 Vice-president's lawyer asks theSupreme Court to keep the illegal espionage case against the preceding Mauricio Macri administration in Lomas de Zamora, instead of the Federal Capital’s Comodoro Py courthouse.

BLOOMBERG

Professionalism returns to the White House with Biden

23-01-2021 09:43 Policy expertise and political savvy are already on display. That’s a welcome contrast to Trump, but no guarantee of success.

UNIQUE HANDOVER IN WASHINGTON

Insurrection, impeachment, infamy, inauguration

23-01-2021 09:11 On a strange, security-heavy inauguration day in Washington, Joe Biden vows to unite a country in the face a series of unprecedented crises.

by Julia Logue

TRANS RIGHTS

Trans footballer Mara Gómez makes history with women's league debut

09-12-2020 09:58 Footballer Mara Gómez makes history, becoming first transgender player to play a match in Argentina's women's championship.

COVID-19 VACCINE

Pfizer applies for vaccine approval in Argentina as government details targets

05-12-2020 08:28 President Alberto Fernández says 300,000 could be vaccinated using Russian vaccine in next few weeks, followed by 10 million more by end of February.

Trans rights

Argentina's Army must comply with 1% quota for trans individuals

24-11-2020 09:10 Argentina's Army has been included on a list of official bodies that must comply with new legislation guaranteeing the incorporation of transvestites, transsexuals and transgender people into the workplace, according to press reports.

TRANS RIGHTS

Argentina establishes 1% quota for trans workers in civil service jobs

04-09-2020 16:40 One percent of state jobs must be reserved for transgender people, according to a decree published yesterday in the Official Gazette.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Controversial judge sends Dujovne to trial before stepping down

01-08-2020 09:32 Federal judge Rodolfo Canicoba Corral ends long court career in explosive style, sending former economy minister Nicolás Dujovne to trial on charges of malfeasance and abuse of authority.

JUDICIAL CONTROVERSY

Council of Magistrates votes to review transfer of 10 key Macri-era judges

01-08-2020 09:27 Opposition criticises move, alleging Kirchnerite-led incursion into the judicial branch.

Causa peajes

Judge sends two ex-Macri administration officials to trial

21-07-2020 21:50 Charges against former National Highways director Javier Iguacel and ex-Treasury prosecutor Bernardo Saravia Frías relate to presumed irregularities in the awarding of highway toll concessions.

ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE CLAIMS

22 arrests in illegal espionage probe, including ex-Macri official

02-07-2020 02:47 Susana Martinengo, co-ordinator of presidential documentation during the 2015-2019 Macri presidency, and 21 others detained on charges of illegal espionage against various political leaders.

Trump's immigration plan

Trump promises US immigration ban as virus roils world economy

21-04-2020 14:13 Donald Trump has vowed to temporarily ban immigration to the United States to combat the "invisible enemy" of coronavirus, claiming it would save US jobs as the world economy plunges into meltdown.

Cross Kirchnerite

Boudou: ‘Macri's was the most corrupt government in history’

10-03-2020 21:57 Jailed former vice-president Amado Boudou renews talk of 'lawfare,' criticises farming sector strike and alleges Mauricio Macri persecuted his opponents to cover up corrupt exploits.

CORONAVIRUS & CHINA

Outrage over China's handling of heroic doctor's death

07-02-2020 13:07 A Chinese doctor who was punished after raising alarm about China's new coronavirus died from the pathogen on February 7, sparking an outpouring of grief and anger on social media against the government.

NEW ERA IN ARGENTINA

A little less conversation, a little more action please

25-01-2020 11:01 The connective strings of the Albertista narrative up until now have relied on two major concepts: blame Macri and the neoliberal gorrillas, and “Peronist optimism.”

by Agustino Fontevecchia

FERNÁNDEZ'S FIRST MONTH

Fernández walks tightrope as he celebrates first month in office

09-01-2020 20:00 A month into his presidency, Peronist leader has embarked on an ambitious and risky juggling act in a bid to drag Argentina out of its worst economic crisis in almost 20 years.

CAPITAL CONTROLS

‘Strict’ foreign-exchange controls to stay in place, says Kulfas

05-01-2020 08:26 “In the current context, strict exchange rate regulations are inevitable,” says production minister

Ley de Solidaridad

Cafiero: Government will approve emergency economic measures today

23-12-2019 17:23 "The enactment will be today," says Cabinet Chief.

INTERVIEW

Argentina is in 'virtual default,' declares President Fernández

23-12-2019 08:53 "It is not the same as 2001, but it is similar," Fernández said in an interview with TV programme La Cornice. "Today we are in virtual default."

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Fernández secures sweeping powers to conduct debt talks

22-12-2019 22:29 President will now have more authority to negotiate with creditors, raise worker salaries and hike taxes. Government secured passage with concessions including lower export taxes on oil, gas and mining, and tax relief for small farmers.

Ley de Solidaridad

Fernández's economic emergency law wins approval in Senate

21-12-2019 09:13 Sweeping legislative package will include imposing tax increases on sectors of the upper and middle classes, as well as providing tax incentives for production and tax benefits to the most impoverished.

EMERGENCY BILL

Senate set to approve Fernández’s emergency bill

21-12-2019 08:20 After a marathon session, lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies approve new president’s legislative project, sending bill to Senate.

ECONOMIC MEASURES

Government announces new tax hikes, sends 'emergency bill' to Congress

18-12-2019 01:00 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán confirms trailed measures designed to boost growth, including higher export levies, 30% tax on foreign currency purchases, freeze on public utility prices, and bonus for pensioners

NEW CABINET

Meet Martín Guzmán, Argentina's next economy minister

09-12-2019 14:07 New economy minister, who is close to Nobel-Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, is seen as a critic of the International Monetary Fund.

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.

POVERTY

UCA predicts poverty rate will reach '39% or 40%' by end of 2019

01-10-2019 13:34 Head of Catholic University's influential Social Debt Observatory issues warning after INDEC data published Monday showed 35.4% of Argentines are considered poor.

News of administration

Trans workers breaking barriers in Brazil

Domingo Cavallo: ‘It'd be good if the government had a bad election’

Venezuela's Maduro says Mexico to host talks with opposition

Argentina’s Senate approves transgender job quota law

Interpol issues red notice for arrest of 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón

Judge issues arrest warrant for ex-Macri government official who fled to Uruguay

CFK asks Supreme Court not to transfer illegal espionage case

Professionalism returns to the White House with Biden

Insurrection, impeachment, infamy, inauguration

Trans footballer Mara Gómez makes history with women's league debut

Pfizer applies for vaccine approval in Argentina as government details targets

Argentina's Army must comply with 1% quota for trans individuals

Argentina establishes 1% quota for trans workers in civil service jobs

Controversial judge sends Dujovne to trial before stepping down

Council of Magistrates votes to review transfer of 10 key Macri-era judges

Judge sends two ex-Macri administration officials to trial

22 arrests in illegal espionage probe, including ex-Macri official

Trump promises US immigration ban as virus roils world economy

Boudou: ‘Macri's was the most corrupt government in history’

Outrage over China's handling of heroic doctor's death

A little less conversation, a little more action please

Fernández walks tightrope as he celebrates first month in office

‘Strict’ foreign-exchange controls to stay in place, says Kulfas

Cafiero: Government will approve emergency economic measures today

Argentina is in 'virtual default,' declares President Fernández

Fernández secures sweeping powers to conduct debt talks

Fernández's economic emergency law wins approval in Senate

Senate set to approve Fernández’s emergency bill

Government announces new tax hikes, sends 'emergency bill' to Congress

Meet Martín Guzmán, Argentina's next economy minister

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

UCA predicts poverty rate will reach '39% or 40%' by end of 2019

Crisis grips Argentina's government, exposing split in ruling coalition

Cabinet revolt puts Fernández in political crisis

Milei wins 13% of vote in City PASO, taking Avanza Libertad into third

Argentina 2022 Budget bill assumes an IMF deal, Fernández says

Remains of six fallen Argentine soldiers identified at Darwin Cemetery

Alberto Fernández no rompe y arranca una negociación con un "reparto equitativo de pérdidas"

Encontraron sin vida a Nicolás Nardelli, uno de los dueños de Vicentín, de 37 años

Y Cristina le dijo: "Tu ciclo está terminado"

Jorge Asís: "El desencanto de Cristina con Guzmán tiene mucho que ver con el fracaso electoral"

La curiosa compra de Martín Guzmán 48 horas antes de las PASO