News of frente de todos

Batakis sends message to markets as she’s sworn-in as economy minister

Yesterdat 22:17 Argentina’s new economy minister Silvina Batakis says she believes in “fiscal balance” and says Argentina needs “more exports” and to “revalue our currency.” Vowing to talk to the IMF soon, she says that the government's segmentation plan to alter subsidies for public utilities will continue.

Bloomberg

Batakis takes reins of Argentina’s economy as markets tumble

Yesterdat 21:34 Silvina Batakis declares that she "believes in fiscal balance" as she is sworn-in as economy minister.

BLOOMBERG

Analysts: Argentina's IMF deal at risk with new economy minister

Yesterdat 15:08 Analysts say Argentina's US$44-billion programme with the International Monetary Fund may be in jeopardy after President Alberto Fernández chose leftist economist Silvina Batakis as the country's new economy minister.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s black market peso sinks on economy minister shake-up

Yesterdat 14:16 Argentina’s black market exchange rate tumbled on Monday after left-leaning economist Silvina Batakis was appointed as the new economy minister.

New minister named

Fernández and CFK chose Silvina Batakis as Argentina's new economy minister

03-07-2022 22:55 After lengthy negotiations at the Olivos presidential residence, President Alberto Fernández appoints Silvina Batakis to replace Martín Guzmán, who resigned amid a crisis in the ruling Frente de Todos coalition.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Fernández taps Batakis as economy minister to tackle crisis

03-07-2022 22:38 President Alberto Fernández taps Silvina Batakis as the country’s new economy minister to replace Martīn Guzmán, who resigned his post a day earlier.

ANALYSIS

Cristina achieves her goal: sacking Alberto's economic team

03-07-2022 09:41 In recent weeks, the pressure bearing down on Martín Guzmán had intensified – both from the markets and from the Kirchnerite wing of the government.

MARKETS

Argentines seek hedging in crypto after minister resigns

02-07-2022 22:59 Moves on crypto markets could indicate unease over the growing rift within the ruling coalition and concern over the government’s ability to tackle rising inflation and other economic challenges.

ANALYSIS

Guzmán resigns as coalition divisions grow

02-07-2022 22:55 Shake-up raises doubts over whether Argentina can comply with a US$44-billion IMF programme, whose goals and objectives for the second half are seen by private economists view as too challenging to reach.

PROFILE

Martín Guzmán: the debt negotiator who fell with Argentina's economy

02-07-2022 22:48 A leading disciple of Nobel Prize-winning economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz, 39-year-old Martín Guzmán lacked experience in government when he joined President Alberto Fernández's Cabinet in December 2019.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Economy Minister Martín Guzmán resigns from government

02-07-2022 22:37 Official posts lengthy resignation letter addressed to President Alberto Fernández on social networks; Announcement came as Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was giving speech in Ensenada.

POLITICS

The Last Albertistas

01-07-2022 09:55 Who are President Alberto Fernández's last remaining soldiers in the Cabinet?

by Rodis Recalt

Political economy

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s ‘stupid state,’ piqueteros and inflation

24-06-2022 10:53 A lot of what Argentina’s vice-president says appears sound, but when put in context, it becomes nothing more than a series of half-truths.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Political dirt

The Kulfas saga and the never-ending Néstor Kirchner pipeline

10-06-2022 20:40 Kulfas was a thorny character for the Kirchnerites within the ruling Frente de Todos coalition from day one. One of the few 'Albertistas' in the Cabinet, he is said to have expressed President Fernández’s own view of the economy.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro: ‘Talking of candidacies today is a lack of respect to society’

10-06-2022 17:00 Interior Minister Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro on running for the Presidency, stuttering and bullying and the future of La Cámpora and Frente de Todos.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

FRENTE DE TODOS

Internal affairs: Why no-one wants to be loyal to Alberto Fernández

09-06-2022 23:27 One by one, the president is letting go of those officials who defend him. Scenes from a Cabinet in disarray.

by Juan Luis González

And that reminds me…

The near in blood, the nearer bloody

09-06-2022 23:06 No economic policy in Argentina seems as dangerous as its total subordination to politics – which is what has happened with Matías Kulfas.

by Michael Soltys

POLITICS & POLICY

Argentina pushes bill to tax ‘unexpected’ profits amid disputes

07-06-2022 08:05 President unveils legislation to slap a 15 percent tax on companies’ extraordinary profits, a move seen as appeasing the most radical left-wing members of his divided coalition.

POLITICS

Fernández, Guzmán seek special tax on Ukraine war windfall profits

06-06-2022 21:34 Reacting to tensions in the ruling coalition, President Alberto Fernández vows to move ahead with windfall profits tax and tells Congress it has the “obligation to support” the bill.

Frente de Todos

Fernández sacks Kulfas over 'off-the-record' briefing against vice-president

04-06-2022 20:49 Alberto Fernández sides with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and sacks one of his key officials, Productive Development Minister Matias Kulfas.

Reunion at Technopolis

Alberto and CFK expose their differences yet again – but with good manners

04-06-2022 10:41 President and the vice-president re-appear together at event marking 100 years of YPF; There were smiles – but also warnings from both sides.

by Rosario Ayerdi

POLITICS

Fernández de Kirchner tells president to embrace 'conflict' and govern

04-06-2022 09:21 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, speaking at an event marking the 100th anniversary of state energy firm YPF, declares that it is impossible to “govern without conflict” in Argentina and calls on President Fernández to embrace the challenge.

POLITICS

Of white collar criminals and pissing off Peronists: the Macri card

03-06-2022 10:50 Once again we are witnessing the presidential campaign strategies in full swing.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Argentina formalises debt repayment deferment with Paris Club

31-05-2022 13:07 President Alberto Fernández's government reaches a deal with the Paris Club to postpone payments on more than US$2 billion of debt for more than two years.

EDITORIAL

Back(s) to the future in the present (very) tense

28-05-2022 01:41 Instead of seeking any consensus to confront this impending national emergency, the political spectrum is increasingly fragmented at various levels.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Felipe Solá: ‘Cristina is dogmatic in her words but pragmatic in her actions’

27-05-2022 09:16 Former governor of Buenos Aires Province addresses his ouster as foreign minister, Peronist unity and his relationships with Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ECONOMY & POLITICS

Government to raise income tax floor following pressure from Massa

26-05-2022 23:31 The government will raise the income tax floor for all employees in the fourth category, with both the Christmas and mid-year bonuses exempt from taxation, according to reports.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Price control chief quits in latest sign of infighting

24-05-2022 09:41 Resignation of Domestic Trade Secretary Roberto Feletti is the latest sign of infighting over the government’s economic strategy as annual inflation approaches 60 percent.

POLITICS

Feletti resigns as domestic trade secretary, strengthening Guzmán's hand

23-05-2022 17:21 Kirchnerite official steps down as head of Domestic Trade Secretariat, strengthening position of Economy Minister Martín Guzmán.

EDITORIAL

April showers without May flowers

14-05-2022 00:01 Far from leaving his problems at home, while in Europe President Fernández took them on with a vigour almost never seen when staring him in the face at home.

economy

Kirchnerites told to resign if they won’t approve gas, electricity hikes

13-05-2022 00:06 Challenging critical Kirchnerite voices, sources close to the Presidency said this week that any public official that opposes rises in utility prices “will not be able to continue in the government.”

EDITORIAL

Are two heads always better than one?

07-05-2022 00:23 Blame lies not only with a self-destructive government whose two wings are more interested in flapping against each other than in taking flight but also with a distinct lack of clear, constructive and convincing alternatives from any other political sector.

POLITICS

‘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

ANALYSIS

Vice-President Fernández de Kirchner slams government over economy

07-05-2022 00:08 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner lambasted her own government’s management of the economy Friday, fuelling already high tensions with President Alberto Fernández.

EDITORIAL

Divide and rule (but not rule of law)

23-04-2022 00:01 A separation of powers still nominally exists but all three branches of government now respond to partisan battle lines.

COURTS & JUDICIARY

CFK’s battle against Judiciary escalates amid Magistrates Council row

22-04-2022 23:51 Conflict erupts after Supreme Court orders restoration of Council of Magistrates, body that oversees hiring and firing of judges; Vice-President Fernández de Kirchner reacts by splitting Senate caucus as ruling coalition eyes expansion for nation’s top court.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Guzmán tells IMF: ‘We will prioritise social spending’

22-04-2022 23:34 Economy minister meets with International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, tells her Argentina’s government has complied with targets laid out in US$44.5-billion debt restructuring deal.

ANALYSIS: EXPERT VIEW

Economists weigh in on government’s new bonus and windfall tax

21-04-2022 14:54 Experts critique new tax announced by President Alberto Fernández and Economy Minister Martín Guzmán and highlight reasons for new bonus payment.

POLITICS

Rumours of imminent Cabinet reshuffle grow stronger

14-04-2022 15:56 After a week full of intrigue, calls for a Cabinet reshuffle are being stepped up. Rumours swirl that changes are being lined up for after Easter, with the names of Roberto Feletti and Matías Kulfas resounding the most among those in the know.

by Juan Luis González

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

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.

PRICE HIKES

Inflation fears grow as Feletti takes aim at Guzmán

08-04-2022 23:51 Report by UMET university warns that prices rose 6.8% in March, with hikes affecting lower-income workers the most.

POLITICS & THE COURTS

Council of Magistrates reform bill clears Senate

08-04-2022 23:47 Government advances with Council of the Magistrates reform, leaving out the Supreme Court.

Politics

The ‘war’ against inflation – an Argentine classic

08-04-2022 23:30 Inflation has now become the key battleground for an embattled government that was naïve enough to declare a war against it as the world observes the brutal showdown between Russia and Ukraine.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

As I see it

Stumbling into the dark

08-04-2022 23:27 Unless the politicians who are currently in opposition come up with a realistic recovery plan and acquire the power and authority to carry it through, the future could be far worse than even the most pessimistic dare to imagine.

by James Neilson

POLITICS

Argentina’s ‘war against inflation’ provokes unrest in ruling coalition

05-04-2022 12:26 Officials in the ruling Frente de Todos coalition disagree on the best strategy for tackling this crucial battle.

by Rosario Ayerdi

POLITICS

War of the Roses: an inevitable divorce for Alberto & Cristina?

01-04-2022 21:47 Plenty of scenarios have been circulating over the past several weeks as the ruling Frente de Todos coalition endures an internal civil war between Kirchneristas and Albertistas.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

As I see it

Lingering outside the cemetery

01-04-2022 19:24 For a politician like Sergio Massa, the government is merely a vehicle he boarded because he thought it would take him towards his chosen destination.

by James Neilson

RULING COALITION

Frente de Todos senators eye bill to tax undeclared assets held overseas

28-03-2022 22:02 Ruling coalition senators propose new bill that would tax the undeclared assets of citizens held overseas and use them to pay off IMF debt.

EDITORIAL

Remembering back to the future

25-03-2022 20:55 All the political jockeying, shows of force and crisis scenarios should not distract us from what Memory Day is all about.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Sergio Massa: ‘I stopped basing my politics on articles or opinion polls a long time ago’

25-03-2022 12:00 Lower House speaker on tensions in the ruling coalition, the approval of the IMF debt deal and whether he’ll run for the Presidency in 2023.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

News of frente de todos

Batakis sends message to markets as she’s sworn-in as economy minister

Batakis takes reins of Argentina’s economy as markets tumble

Analysts: Argentina's IMF deal at risk with new economy minister

Argentina’s black market peso sinks on economy minister shake-up

Fernández and CFK chose Silvina Batakis as Argentina's new economy minister

Fernández taps Batakis as economy minister to tackle crisis

Cristina achieves her goal: sacking Alberto's economic team

Argentines seek hedging in crypto after minister resigns

Guzmán resigns as coalition divisions grow

Martín Guzmán: the debt negotiator who fell with Argentina's economy

Economy Minister Martín Guzmán resigns from government

The Last Albertistas

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s ‘stupid state,’ piqueteros and inflation

The Kulfas saga and the never-ending Néstor Kirchner pipeline

Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro: ‘Talking of candidacies today is a lack of respect to society’

Internal affairs: Why no-one wants to be loyal to Alberto Fernández

The near in blood, the nearer bloody

Argentina pushes bill to tax ‘unexpected’ profits amid disputes

Fernández, Guzmán seek special tax on Ukraine war windfall profits

Fernández sacks Kulfas over 'off-the-record' briefing against vice-president

Alberto and CFK expose their differences yet again – but with good manners

Fernández de Kirchner tells president to embrace 'conflict' and govern

Of white collar criminals and pissing off Peronists: the Macri card

Argentina formalises debt repayment deferment with Paris Club

Back(s) to the future in the present (very) tense

Felipe Solá: ‘Cristina is dogmatic in her words but pragmatic in her actions’

Government to raise income tax floor following pressure from Massa

Price control chief quits in latest sign of infighting

Feletti resigns as domestic trade secretary, strengthening Guzmán's hand

April showers without May flowers

Kirchnerites told to resign if they won’t approve gas, electricity hikes

Are two heads always better than one?

‘I’ve got the power!’

Vice-President Fernández de Kirchner slams government over economy

Divide and rule (but not rule of law)

CFK’s battle against Judiciary escalates amid Magistrates Council row

Guzmán tells IMF: ‘We will prioritise social spending’

Economists weigh in on government’s new bonus and windfall tax

Rumours of imminent Cabinet reshuffle grow stronger

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

Inflation fears grow as Feletti takes aim at Guzmán

Council of Magistrates reform bill clears Senate

The ‘war’ against inflation – an Argentine classic

Stumbling into the dark

Argentina’s ‘war against inflation’ provokes unrest in ruling coalition

War of the Roses: an inevitable divorce for Alberto & Cristina?

Lingering outside the cemetery

Frente de Todos senators eye bill to tax undeclared assets held overseas

Remembering back to the future

Sergio Massa: ‘I stopped basing my politics on articles or opinion polls a long time ago’

Markets react negatively to change of economy minister

Batakis takes reins of Argentina’s economy as markets tumble

Batakis sends message to markets as she’s sworn-in as economy minister

Analysts: Argentina's IMF deal at risk with new economy minister

Argentina’s black market peso sinks on economy minister shake-up

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El gobierno británico prohibió el ingreso a una región de las Islas Malvinas: las razones

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