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Fresh Sputnik batch lifts Argentina's vaccine count to four million doses

Today 22:24 Government has now managed to acquire four million doses of various coronavirus vaccines, lower than its initial target set last year.

state of the nation address

Fernández reiterates call for judicial reform in speech to Congress

Today 17:15 President Alberto Fernández reiterates his call for broad judicial reform and warns IMF he won't accept a "recessive adjustment" as he delivers speech opening new congressional sessions.

VIP VACCINE SCANDAL

Thousands take to streets to protest 'VIP vaccinations' scandal

Yesterdat 08:59 Anti-government demonstrators rally in cities across the country in protest at the 'VIP vaccines' scandal; President Fernández condemns small group of protesters who attach mock body bags to the gates of the Casa Rosada.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Lázaro Báez gets 12 years, but no immediate return to jail

27-02-2021 08:28 Iconic Kirchnerite businessman sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for money-laundering an estimated US$55 million between 2010 and 2013.

THE WEEK

There's no jab against ego tripping

27-02-2021 07:29 Cutting corners, contacting cronies for dodgy favours and jumping lines is almost a national sport in Argentina.

by Martín Gambarotta

VIP VACCINE SCANDAL

Government struggles to contain ‘VIP vaccine’ scandal

27-02-2021 07:06 Opposition leaders pile on pressure over “vaccinations of privilege,” accusing ruling Peronist coalition of seeking to “vaccinate a Kirchnerite oligarchy.”

IMF DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Government considers using new IMF reserves for loan payment

26-02-2021 16:58 Argentina is considering using new reserves to be issued by the International Monetary Fund to make a payment due to the lender in September, according to a person with direct knowledge.

K-Money trail

Lázaro Báez sentenced to 12 years in jail for money-laundering

24-02-2021 17:49 Businessman Lázaro Báez, at the centre of a corruption probe involving ex-presidents Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Néstor Kirchner, was sentenced to 12 years in jail Wednesday on money-laundering charges

Alberto in Mexico

Fernández, López Obrador demand fairer access to Covid-19 vaccines

23-02-2021 16:49 Alberto Fernández and Andrés Manuel López Obrador call for fairer distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in Latin America and across the world, with both in agreement that rich nations are monopolising jabs.

'VIP vaccination' scandal

President fights back as 'VIP vaccine' scandal grows

23-02-2021 14:09 Peronist leader says that while he rejects the “irregular” vaccinations, it had already cost the resignation of his health minister Ginés González García and did not amount to a crime.

VIP VACCINE SCANDAL

Government releases list of vaccine recipients as scandal grows

22-02-2021 23:38 Pressure grows on Alberto Fernández administration over ‘VIP vaccination’ scandal. Casa Rosada releases a list of Peronist leaders, officials and their family members who received Sputnik jab.

VIP VACCINE SCANDAL

Survey: 61% distrust government’s Covid-19 vaccination plan

22-02-2021 17:15 Following the controversial "VIP Vaccination" scandal that surfaced at the tail-end of last week, a new Management & Fit survey finds that six out of ten people lack confidence in government's vaccine plan.

ALBERTO IN MEXICO

President arrives in Mexico for talks on business, vaccines

22-02-2021 14:05 Alberto Fernández landed in Mexico City today for an official visit geared towards “strengthening commercial ties” between two countries. President set to meet Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador, billionaire businessman Carlos Slim and visit an AstraZeneca vaccine laboratory.

VIP VACCINE SCANDAL

Fernández slams 'unforgivable' vaccine line-jump scandal

22-02-2021 13:09 President Alberto Fernández, delivering his first comments on the so-called 'VIP vaccination' scandal, said Sunday that the actions of his health minister had been "unforgivable."

VIP VACCINE SCANDAL

Vizzotti sworn in as health minister amid 'VIP vaccine' scandal

21-02-2021 08:40 Carla Vizzotti sworn in as Argentina's new health minister, following the resignation of her predecessor Ginés González García.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Bondholders: ‘Argentina desperately needs agreement with the IMF’

20-02-2021 08:18 Private bondholders group, who previously agreed to restructuring, accuse government of dragging its feet in talks with IMF to “continue its unsustainable policies even longer."

POLITICAL ECONOMY

The anchor: Guzmán’s second mistake?

20-02-2021 07:12 The Fernández administration has doubled down on an economic strategy that appears aimed at winning this year’s midterm elections. Whether or not Economy Minister Martín Guzmán agrees with the plan is debatable.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

EDITORIAL

Menem: A man of his times – and ours

20-02-2021 06:08 Despite his passing, Carlos Menem’s spirit remains very much around, in both the current government and the country as a whole.

VIP VACCINE SCANDAL

VIP vaccine scandal: President asks health minister to resign

19-02-2021 20:56 President Alberto Fernández asks Health Minister Ginés González García to resign post amid claims government supporters exploited contacts to jump vaccination queue.

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.

AGRICULTURE

Tensions with producers lowered after talks with agricultural leaders

13-02-2021 10:19 President agrees not to set further quotas or hike taxes, provided agreement is reached to keep prices down.

bilateral relations

Fernández to visit AMLO in Mexico later this month

09-02-2021 21:44 President Fernández will travel to Mexico to visit counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador this month.

IMF DEBT TALKS

IMF official: Argentina deal by May is an ambitious timeline

08-02-2021 22:11 IMF Western Hemisphere Director Alejandro Werner says May target for new financing programme is "clearly ambitious," though not "unviable."

AGRICULTURE

Fernández threatens to raise taxes on farm exports

08-02-2021 11:24 If the farm industry continues to sell food at home for the same prices at which it exports, the government will take matters into its own hands, warns Peronist leader.

EDITORIAL

Not so much how to win as when?

06-02-2021 10:32 The current combination of capital controls, price freezes, overpriced bonds, etc. might suffice for the next eight months without bursting, but not for a further two years.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Alberto Fernández and Vladimir Putin share call

06-02-2021 10:16 President Alberto Fernández spoke Tuesday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, with the latter saying that production of the Sputnik V vaccine had been stepped up in order to meet Argentina’s requirements.

DIPLOMACY

Fernández, Macron on same page regarding Covid-19 vaccines

06-02-2021 10:12 Argentine and French leaders call for Covid-19 vaccines to be treated as ‘universal good,’ free from intellectual property restrictions.

DIPLOMACY

Envoy: Argentina to develop ‘strategic coordination’ with Russia

06-02-2021 10:08 Eduardo Zuain, deputy foreign minister during Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s second term in power, eyes closer ties between two nations.

AS I SEE IT

Weighed down by an entitlement culture

06-02-2021 09:50 Will Argentina be able to prosper in the brave new world that is coming our way? Not unless she manages to change lanes in the near future. As things stand, this is most unlikely to happen.

by James Neilson

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Argentina better prepared for Covid-19 second wave, says official

06-02-2021 08:32 Health Minister Ginés González García says Argentina has signed contracts for the provision for 62 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines – but provides little information on delivery dates.

CORONAVIRUS VACCINE

Local labs in talks to produce Sputnik V vaccine

06-02-2021 08:24 Government’s decision to go all-in on Russia's Sputnik V vaccine pays off, as analysis published in 'The Lancet' concludes jab is 91.6% effective.

AS I SEE IT

Take me to your leader

30-01-2021 09:26 Argentines tend to be more prone than others to put their faith in individuals rather than in ideologies or “doctrines,” as Radicals like to call them.

by James Neilson

PRESIDENT VISITS CHILE

Fernández calls for closer ties during visit to Chile

30-01-2021 08:51 President flies to Santiago for two-day visit, taking in meetings with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, a host of opposition politicians and businessmen.

CORONAVIRUS VACCINE

Fernández tells Davos Covid-19 vaccines are ‘global public good’

30-01-2021 08:44 President uses speech at World Economic Forum to call for ‘fair’ distribution of vaccines to all nations.

PRAISE AT DAVOS

Oxfam hails Argentina’s ‘wealth tax’ as law takes effect

30-01-2021 08:21 Charity calls on other nation states to raise taxes on their richest citizens, citing government’s new law as an example.

EDITORIAL

Vaccination versus immunity to change

30-01-2021 08:04 The error-strewn launch of vaccination campaigns marks a new phase in the pandemic and with it some subtle changes in perspective.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Consumers predict inflation will hit 45% this year

30-01-2021 08:00 New survey reveals consumers expect prices to soar over next year; International Monetary Fund cuts Argentina’s growth forecast for 2021, predicting 4.5% rise in GDP this year.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

No change except classes: Social distancing to be extended until March 1

30-01-2021 07:50 DISPO measures to be extended for all of February, with decree altered to allow for return of face-to-face classes at schools nationwide.

INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO

Marcela Losardo: 'Alberto Fernández has been preparing all his life for this job'

30-01-2021 07:46 Throughout the last 40 years, nobody has spent more time close to the president than his Justice Minister Marcela Losardo, his chief confidante.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

TAMING INFLATION

Alberto’s 21st-century agenda?

30-01-2021 07:18 In order to imagine an avant garde agenda worthy of the 21st century, Argentina needs to fix its 20th-century problems.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Aborto Legal

Judge in Chaco moves to block application of abortion law

29-01-2021 15:29 Argentina's landmark and recently approved abortion law faced its first setback on Thursday in the northern province of Chaco, after a judge moved to suspend its application.

'Wealth tax'

Government's 'wealth tax' levy for virus relief takes effect

29-01-2021 15:27 One-off tax on Argentina's richest citizens to help pay for medical supplies and relief for small businesses battered by the global coronavirus pandemic entered into force on Friday.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Authorities crack down on illegal parties amid struggle against Covid-19

27-01-2021 10:24 With summer in full swing, officials have ramped up their efforts to stop illegal parties across Buenos Aires Province, breaking up two large gatherings over the weekend.

Covid-19 vaccine

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner latest to receive Russian vaccine

25-01-2021 15:16 Vice-president becomes latest high-profile politician to receive Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19.

YPF: CHANGE AT HELM

Nielsen departs troubled YPF, replaced by CFK ally

23-01-2021 10:08 Pablo González, seen as an ally of Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to assume leadership of state energy company.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Pandemic costs sent primary fiscal gap to 6.5% of GDP

23-01-2021 09:59 Fiscal deficit skyrocketed last year to highest since 1993, as the pandemic forced increase in social spending.

US-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Argentina greets Biden’s inauguration with mixed messages

23-01-2021 08:46 President Alberto Fernández on Thursday sent his new United States colleague Joe Biden a congratulatory letter which contrasted in both cordiality and length with a terse Foreign Ministry statement the previous day.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden

23-01-2021 08:31 One actor could tilt the scales, though: Pope Francis. Biden is the second Catholic president of the US, preceded by John F. Kennedy. How much will the Peronist leader of the Holy See nudge Biden our way?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT TALKS

President Fernández holds talks with IMF chief Georgieva

22-01-2021 02:25 The government is hoping to renegotiate repayments on a US$44-billion loan granted to the Mauricio Macri administration by the Fund in 2018.