News of kulfas

Government mulling oil price controls to tap Vaca Muerta, says Kulfas

10-04-2021 08:57 Argentina’s government is pushing for long-term oil price controls to boost Vaca Muerta production.

Argentine banks ask for some relief after worst year since 2007

27-03-2021 08:34 After posting their worst returns in 13 years, nation’s banks are blaming part of their losses on government’s pandemic measures and asking the Central Bank for help.

Bloomberg

Argentina expands tech companies’ incentives amid recovery push

10-10-2020 20:35 Government expands benefits to its burgeoning tech sector in an effort to boost much-needed foreign investment and exports.

PERIODISMO PURO / INTERVIEW

Matías Kulfas: 'We believe in an active state, which complements the market'

29-08-2020 08:36 Argentina’s Productive Development Minister on post-pandemic Argentina, the state’s role in the economy and balancing public accounts.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

OFFICIAL IN, OFFICIAL OUT

Neuquén lawmaker Darío Martínez appointed new energy secretary

24-08-2020 09:29 Sergio Lanziani relived of position as energy secretary after just eight months in office.

MINISTRY POSITIONS

Production in a context of reduction

02-05-2020 10:58 Although always working with centre-left administrations, Kulfas has no political militancy or factional loyalty with his presence in the Cabinet entirely due to his personal links to President Fernández, as a leading member of his Grupo Callao think tank.

by Michael Soltys

BLOOMBERG

Monetary stimulus goes straight back to Central Bank

08-04-2020 16:28 Money Central Bank is pumping into the moribund economy to provide cheap credit is finding its way straight back to its own coffers. Monetary base has increased by 619 billion pesos, or 34%, in the past 30 days.

'TARIFAS'

Government likely to increase utility rates in June, says Cafiero

20-02-2020 16:16 Government will unfreeze public services rates starting from June, but increases will only hit “the sectors that can support them,” says Cabinet chief.

DEBT TALKS

IMF mission team keeps low profile during time in Argentina

18-02-2020 13:59 Officials from the International Monetary Fund depart Buenos Aires on Wednesday, after meeting with a host of ministers from the Argentine government.

ECONOMIC CRISIS

Kulfas: there is no ‘magic way’ to recovery on a very short term

03-02-2020 13:52 The Minister of Productive Development and prolific author, Matías Kulfas, affirmed that there is no magic trick to reactivate the Argentine economy in the very short term. Thus, economic recovery should be expected over a much longer horizon as the government tries to curb the recession.

FUEL PRICES

Government extends fuel price freeze until end of February

30-01-2020 13:38 Fernández administration to retain restrictions until the end of February in order to curb inflation.

MYSTERY ENVELOPE

Envelope with US$10,000 in cash found in Production Ministry office

24-01-2020 12:49 Ministry, headed by Matías Kulfas, files criminal complaint after discovery of hidden envelope stuffed with thousands of dollars inside office allegedly equipped with fingerprint-proof lock.

ECONOMIC MEASURES

Kulfas praises businesses as government re-launches Precios Cuidados

08-01-2020 17:46 Government re-launches price-controls scheme with a list of 310 items, which includes "leading brand" products "at reasonable prices," according to officials.

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

New Cabinet

The chosen ones: Who's who in Alberto Fernández's Cabinet

10-12-2019 00:45 President-elect unveiled his team at press conference on Friday in Puerto Madero. Here's a guide to who's who in the incoming administration.

TEAM FERNÁNDEZ

Argentina’s next economic team: Who’s on Fernández’s radar for top posts

02-11-2019 11:09 Faced with a crippling economic crisis, Frente de Todos president-elect is eyeing up options for his cabinet.

BLOOMBERG

Bond investors keen to hear from Alberto Fernández's economic advisors

27-08-2019 12:24 Money managers including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and others have made contact with advisers to Alberto Fernández, with some pleasantly surprised by what they've heard.