News of meeting

Massa heads to US for talks with IMF on loans

21-08-2023 08:40 Sergio Massa will travel to the United States on Monday for talks with the International Monetary Fund on the country’s refinancing disbursements amid the peso’s devaluation.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández showers praise on ‘friend’ Lula during bilateral meet

27-06-2023 15:08 Brazilian president decorated his Argentine colleague with the Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul during meeting at the Itamaraty Foreign Ministry in Brasília.

Bloomberg

Government hauls in oil firms for meeting amid dollar shortage

24-05-2023 10:43 Officials set to meet with oil firms to discuss how imports must be financed amid a severe shortage of dollars.

Alberto in Brazil

Brazil to finance Argentina’s imports to relieve pressure on reserves

04-05-2023 01:14 Lula assures that he is seeking solutions to sustain Brazilian exports to Argentina and that he will be lobbying the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "to remove the knife from Argentina’s throat."

Foreign relations

Lula says he’s started talks with BRICS bank to help Argentina

03-05-2023 08:16 Lula offers strong support for Alberto Fernández after four-hour meeting in Brasília, confirming talks on financing for Brazilian exports and declaring that International Monetary Fund needs to "remove its knife from Argentina's neck."

Bilateral relations

Biden's envoy arrives with messages of support for Argentina

15-04-2023 13:48 IMF support, macroeconomic support and planes – US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman’s visit to Argentina came with clear messages. "There is a programme between Argentina and the IMF and what they are negotiating is something that the United States supports," she told reporters.

Bilateral relations

Biden, Fernández call for 'economic integration' in White House meet

29-03-2023 23:26 US President Joe Biden hails an "enormous opportunity" to increase "economic integration" with Argentina as he hosts President Alberto Fernández at White House.

BILATERAL MEET

‘Satisfied’ Fernández flies home with Biden's vow of support

29-03-2023 23:23 A long-awaited meeting between Argentina’s Peronist leader and US President Joe Biden finally took place this week, with both sides emerging subsequently to talk up bilateral relations and opportunities in the coming years.

ALBERTO IN WASHINGTON

Inside the bilateral: What did Alberto and Joe say to each other?

29-03-2023 21:54 President Alberto Fernández’s delegation spent more than an hour and a half in the White House; Seeking support in its discussions with the IMF, US President Joe Biden remarked on the heavy economic inheritance both leaders received upon taking office.

by Rosario Ayerdi, from Washington

BILATERAL MEETING

Fernández asks Biden for IMF support in White House meeting

29-03-2023 17:28 Argentina's president hosted by United States leader at the West Wing in Washington; Alberto Fernández asks for US support with the International Monetary Fund and condemns war in Ukraine.

by Rosario Ayerdi, from Washington

BILATERAL MEET

Alberto Fernández lands in New York ahead of Biden bilateral

27-03-2023 10:59 President Alberto Fernández lands in New York ahead of bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden; Economy Minister Sergio Massa travelling to Washington on Tuesday to join delegation.

by Rosario Ayerdi, from New York

BILATERAL MEET

Biden to meet with Alberto Fernández during democracy summit

26-03-2023 13:09 US President Joe Biden will host President Alberto Fernández in Washington next week after a planned meeting was postponed last year, White House confirms.

BRAZIL ELECTION 2022

Fernández flies to São Paulo to congratulate Lula on election win

31-10-2022 11:10 President Alberto Fernández heads to São Paulo for a meeting with Brazil's new president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

POLITICS

No approach yet but long-shot CFK-Macri summit still a possibility

20-09-2022 15:20 Argentina’s Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner recognises that were she to sit down with anybody from the opposition, it would be with the ex-president, whom she considers is the true boss of Juntos por el Cambio. Mauricio Macri would agree to the meeting but believes that Cristina must make the invitation.

ECONOMY MINISTER IN WASHINGTON

IMF chief praises Massa's 'stabilising plan,' talks over review continue

12-09-2022 22:03 Argentina and the IMF to continue talks over latest disbursement of funds, says multilateral lender’s chief after high-level talks with Sergio Massa.

ECONOMY MINISTER IN WASHINGTON

New economy chief wins IMF praise on first trip

12-09-2022 20:59 IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praises "strong steps" Economy Minister Sergio Massa has taken to stabilise the economy following meeting in Washington.

PAPAL MEETING

Inter-faith group of religious leaders meets Pope Francis at Vatican

10-09-2022 10:58 Co-founders of the nation’s first Jewish-Muslim brotherhood, Imam Marwan Gill and radio host Miguel Steuermann, have private audience with Pope Francis to strengthen interfaith relationship.

by Sam Forster

ECONOMY MINISTER ABROAD

In Washington, Massa secures loan boost from World Bank, IDB

09-09-2022 09:42 Argentine delegation meets with officials from the Joe Biden administration and secures vital funding from Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank in lead-up to talks with IMF.

POLITICS – OPINION

Massa: imagination in power

03-09-2022 13:53 Trips and cuts: Argentina’s new Economy Minister sees his visit to the United States as a milestone of his stewardship.

by Roberto García

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Bilateral meeting between Fernández and Biden set for September

19-08-2022 14:31 Argentina’s Ambassador in Washington Jorge Argüello talks up "good" relationship between the two presidents ahead of face-to-face meeting next month.

US Presidency

Biden’s positive Covid test may derail meeting with Alberto Fernández

21-07-2022 16:24 The White House announced this morning that President Joe Biden is isolating after testing positive with Covid-19, likely affecting Argentine President Alberto Fernández’s Washington visit, planned for 26 July.

by Isobel McGrigor

INSIDE TRACK

Soap opera over? The private meeting between Alberto, Cristina and Massa

07-07-2022 23:29 On Wednesday, July 6, at 8pm, president, vice-president and lower house speaker sat down for their first face-to-face meeting of the year so far.

by Rosario Ayerdi

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Fernández vows to comply with IMF objectives as crisis talk grows

01-07-2022 11:33 Peronist leader says Argentina is committed to reducing fiscal deficit and boosting Central Bank reserves, despite renewed talk of financial crisis.

REPORT FROM BAVARIA

Fernández highlights Malvinas claim in meeting with Boris Johnson

27-06-2022 15:07 Argentina’s president discusses sovereignty dispute with British prime minister on sidelines of G7 summit; Johnson responds that “issue was resolved 40 years ago.”

by Rosario Ayerdi

Alberto in Europe

Fernandez relays Latin America's ‘concern’ over Ukraine war to Macron

13-05-2022 10:45 President Alberto Fernández ends his brief tour of Europe with a warm meeting with France’s newly re-elected leader Emmanuel Macron. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and global fall-out tops the agenda.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s US$44-billion debt plan remains unchanged despite shocks, IMF says

26-04-2022 17:19 Targets in recently minted US$44-billion agreement will remain unchanged even as some assumptions of the programme may be revised, says IMF Western Hemisphere Director Ilan Goldfajn.

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.

Ex-Presidents meet

Macri meets with Donald Trump in Florida

07-04-2022 17:55 Former presidents of Argentina and the United States meet at ex-reality TV star's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.

IMF DEBT DEAL

IMF board to discuss progress in Argentina programme on Wednesday

15-02-2022 21:30 The International Monetary Fund’s board of directors will meet on Wednesday to discuss the state of negotiations with Argentina.

PRESIDENT IN RUSSIA

Guzmán seeks IMF support in Russia

04-02-2022 23:01 Argentina seeks Russian support for inclusion in the distribution of the special drawing rights of developed countries at IMF.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Government and opposition at loggerheads over IMF deal

18-01-2022 16:57 Meeting between government and opposition to discuss talks to restructure multi-billion-dollar debt with the International Monetary Fund fall through, casting doubt over bipartisan support for deal.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Argentina's opposition refuses to attend meeting on IMF talks

04-01-2022 14:28 Leaders from Argentina’s top opposition bloc indicated that they won’t be attending the government’s meeting at the presidential palace on Wednesday to discuss the state of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.