News of negotiations

Felipe Solá: Brazil's 'hostile attitude has killed debate within Mercosur'

22-07-2021 22:01 Argentina’s foreign minister slams Brazilian government during visit to Rio to mark 30th anniversary of nuclear accord between two nations.

Nuclear tensions

Pause in Iran nuclear talks 'uncomfortable,' says IAEA chief Grossi

20-07-2021 11:45 Stalling of negotiations on Iranian nuclear programme until a new government takes office in Tehran puts the teams of inspectors in an "uncomfortable situation," IAEA chief Rafael Grossi.

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.

MERCOSUR IN DISARRAY

Cracks emerge in Mercosur trade bloc as Uruguay looks to go it alone

09-07-2021 03:18 Deep cracks emerge in Mercosur trade bloc, as Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou says he wants to negotiate trade deals without approval from other member nations.

IMF DEBT TALKS

IMF sees US$45-billion deal with Argentina pushed into 2022

19-06-2021 09:20 International Monetary Fund privately estimates that any deal with Argentina will be pushed into 2022 as President Fernández has little incentive to quickly agree a new financing programme.

ISRAELI POLITICS

'New day': New government in Israel as Netanyahu is unseated

14-06-2021 10:50 Motley alliance of Israeli political parties end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rein as prime minister, as parliament voted in a new government led by his former ally, right-wing Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett.

ISRAELI POLITICS

Unlikely alliance forms Israeli government to oust Netanyahu

03-06-2021 21:26 Israel could be nearing the end of an era, after an unlikely alliance of parties from across the political spectrum agree to form a government to unseat veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

ISRAELI POLITICS

Israel's Lapid says 'obstacles' remain in bid to oust Netanyahu

31-05-2021 10:57 Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid on Monday said "many obstacles" remain before a diverse coalition can be built to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: April 10 to 17

17-04-2021 09:21 The pick of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

MINISTER ON TOUR

Guzmán heads for Moscow after searching for ‘consensus’ on European tour

17-04-2021 09:16 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán heads to Moscow for talks on vaccine production, IMF debt restructuring and deepening strategic ties.

IMF DEBT TALKS

IMF official says timing of new debt deal depends on Argentina

17-04-2021 09:11 IMF Western Hemisphere Director Alejandro Werner says a lot of “advanced work” on a new financing programme for Argentina has been completed. But the timing of a new deal depends on the Alberto Fernández administration, he adds.

GUZMÁN IN EUROPE

Guzmán discusses debt with Pope Francis at the Vatican

14-04-2021 12:33 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday, the latest stop on his European tour seeking support for Argentina's IMF debt talks.

THE WEEK

Pay no more revisited

27-03-2021 08:18 The urgent question is whether CFK and Guzmán are on the same team and executing some kind of coordinated play to eventually force a deal with the IMF.

by Martín Gambarotta

OLD HABITS DIE HARD

Mauricio and Cristina take centre-stage

27-03-2021 07:38 Both former presidents are both playing their games and talking to their people. The problem is we’re stuck in the middle.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ECONOMY MINISTER

Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors

18-03-2021 13:00 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán flies to New York for talks with investors. He is due to meet with IMF staff, including Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, next week.

BLOOMBERG

IMF sees upside in delaying Argentina deal after October

11-03-2021 14:08 IMF officials see some benefit in delaying a US$45-billion agreement with Argentina after the October midterms, with talks yielding little progress six months after they began.

ANALYSIS

Fernández conditions IMF talks with lines from Instituto Patria

06-03-2021 09:15 Argentina’s Peronist leader has delivered the International Monetary Fund a clear message, echoing the lines of a Kirchnerite think-tank and modifying Economy Minister Martín Guzmán’s plans to seal a debt restructuring deal by May.

MERCOSUR BLOC

Brazil again pushes for loosening of Mercosur trade deal rules

27-02-2021 08:21 Bolsonaro set to visit Buenos Aires for trade bloc’s next summit; Brazilian foreign minister accuses ‘interest groups’ using the environment as ‘pretext’ to block ratification of EU-Mercosur deal.

AND THAT REMINDS ME

Suicide pacts are also consensus

13-02-2021 09:14 Consensus might sometimes push the right buttons but there is no guarantee and it is not a virtue in itself.

by Michael Soltys

BLOOMBERG

IMF’s woes in Latin America set to grow after Ecuador vote

09-02-2021 17:01 IMF risks having to renegotiate its second multi-billion dollar loan in Latin America in as many years following Ecuador’s presidential election.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Guzmán plans Washington trip to ramp up IMF talks

04-02-2021 15:40 Economy minister likely to travel to United States before end of February; IMF spokesperson says Fund is working “hard” to reach an agreement with Argentina.

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.

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.

MALVINAS ISLANDS

Filmus renews Malvinas claim with eye trained on Brexit fallout

09-01-2021 09:10 Government official says sovereignty claim over disputed islands is once again “state policy” under President Alberto Fernández

COVID-19 VACCINES

China offers to ‘boost cooperation' with Argentina on vaccines

06-01-2021 16:54 Xi Jinping says his country is "ready to work" with Argentina to boost cooperation and advance development of vaccines against coronavirus, as talks to acquire doses of Chinese shots continue.

BREXIT

UK-EU agree historic post-Brexit trade deal

26-12-2020 10:20 Britain and the European Union struck a post-Brexit trade deal on Christmas Eve that they hope will cushion the economic blow of the UK’s imminent departure from the bloc after months of tortuous negotiations.

COVID -19 VACCINE

Covid vaccinations set to start after Sputnik touches down

26-12-2020 08:54 Government hails ‘mission to Moscow’ and says mass immunisation plan is imminent, as Aerolíneas Argentinas plane completes round-trip to Russia, bringing home 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

IMF MISSION TEAM DEPARTS

IMF predicts 11.8% GDP slump, says talks will start in November

17-10-2020 10:18 IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva says Argentina needs “a credible and comprehensive economic agenda that balances supporting the economy and people in this difficult time.”

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

EU parks trade deal with Mercosur over environmental concerns

17-10-2020 09:56 More than 15 months ago, then-president Mauricio Macri hailed the sealing of the Mercosur bloc’s historic trade agreement with the European Union. Today, as European nations express environmental concerns, ratification isn’t even close to starting.

by Fermin Koop

Human rights

UN extends Venezuela human rights violations probe

07-10-2020 18:05 UN Human Rights Council slams "widespread" political persecution in Venezuela and votes to extend its fact-finding mission for another two years, a decision that sparks immediate repercussions in Argentina.

EDITORIAL

Debt deal – more relief than belief

08-08-2020 09:22 The quality of this haircut falling on interest rates way above recent levels rather than capital deserves praise, as does abandonment of the absurd three-year grace period exempting this administration from any payment.

DEBT DEAL

Inside the frenetic days that changed Argentina’s debt talks

08-08-2020 09:15 After many months of tension, talks that dragged on for eight months, half-a-dozen deadline extensions, multiple proposals, and tens of hours of online negotiations, a deal has been reached.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Guzmán hints at deadline extension for debt talks with creditors

01-08-2020 09:42 Economy minister says government is “assessing all options,” with talks at an impasse as August 4 deadline nears.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING TALKS

Markets rally on hopes debt talks are ‘too close to fail’

25-07-2020 09:32 Three largest creditor groups join forces in negotiations, rejecting government's "final" offer and submitting their own counter proposal.

THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: July 18th - July 25th

25-07-2020 09:23 Stories that caught our eye in Argentina from the last seven days.

PROFILE

Guzmán takes on Wall Street

25-07-2020 08:01 Argentina’s Stiglitz-groomed debt chief has taken on a task many would have turned down. And as talks with bondholders enter a crucial stage, the stakes are higher than ever.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Government offers bond exchange, sends debt bill to Congress

18-07-2020 09:50 Guzmán says Argentina is not seeking a "confrontational" relationship with foreign creditors and says onus is now on them to make a deal.

expropriation of Vicentin

Vicentin, Santa Fe government agrees to find ‘consensual solution’ to crisis

18-07-2020 09:45 Officials mulling over a mixed state-private model for soy giant, according to reports, as provincial government proposes triumvirate of leaders to manage firm through bankruptcy proceedings.

PERIODISMO PURO / INTERVIEW

Hernán Lacunza: ‘We can’t reset the economy every four years, as we’ve been doing since 1945’

18-07-2020 08:30 Former finance minister Hernán Lacunza on Argentina’s debt restructuring efforts, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, inflation and more.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

FOREIGN POLICY

Government calls for 'inclusive, transparent and credible' elections in Venezuela

16-07-2020 02:24 Argentina shifts stance on Venezuela, expressing "deep concern" over alleged human rights violations in troubled nation and calling for "inclusive, transparent and credible" elections.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Casa Rosada dismisses rumours of Guzman’s departure

04-07-2020 09:06 BlackRock, other creditors, big businessmen and ministers are questioning the economy minister’s approach to debt restructuring talks, but Guzmán retains the confidence of Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: June 27 to July 4

04-07-2020 08:40 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

What’s the hold-up? Four sticking points in Argentina’s debt talks

27-06-2020 08:59 Four issues are keeping the government and its creditors apart ahead of the July 24 deadline for an accord.

THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: June 13 to June 20

20-06-2020 09:55 Some of the most important stories in Argentina from the last seven days.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Government puts on brave face as it extends debt deadline by five weeks

20-06-2020 08:53 After a troubling week for debt talks, President Fernández now says there’s no rush to seal a deal, saying that “negotiations are progressing in fits and starts.”

DEBT RESTRUCTURING TALKS

Government defaults on bond payments, deadline dance continues

23-05-2020 07:47 Four years after returning to the capital markets, Argentina’s defaults for the ninth time in history. Government and creditors continue negotiating, as Economy Ministry extends deadline for talks until June 2.

ARGENTINA'S DEBT WOES

Debt-xit time

09-05-2020 10:01 The incessant prodding for a laxer quarantine, trumpeted by part of the mainstream media, is peppered by the pot-banging cacerolazo protests.

by Martín Gambarotta

EDITORIAL

Debt be not proud

09-05-2020 08:32 All too many people seem to think that there is nothing to lose with default, given the absence of any overseas credit or investment, but even in these desperate times anything would be better.

MERCOSUR

More flexible trade rules await Mercosur after Argentina pullout

02-05-2020 08:46 Customs union or free-trade zone? ‘Big changes; could be on way for the Mercosur after government decides to walk away from future trade talks.

by Fermin Koop

Bloomberg

Pandemic to disrupt US$160 billion of debt talks – including Argentina's

23-03-2020 07:00 Coronavirus crisis threatens to complicate matters for several of the world’s most indebted nations, potentially disrupting the restructuring of some US$160 billion in international bonds.

News of negotiations

Felipe Solá: Brazil's 'hostile attitude has killed debate within Mercosur'

Pause in Iran nuclear talks 'uncomfortable,' says IAEA chief Grossi

Venezuela's Maduro says Mexico to host talks with opposition

Cracks emerge in Mercosur trade bloc as Uruguay looks to go it alone

IMF sees US$45-billion deal with Argentina pushed into 2022

'New day': New government in Israel as Netanyahu is unseated

Unlikely alliance forms Israeli government to oust Netanyahu

Israel's Lapid says 'obstacles' remain in bid to oust Netanyahu

What we learned this week: April 10 to 17

Guzmán heads for Moscow after searching for ‘consensus’ on European tour

IMF official says timing of new debt deal depends on Argentina

Guzmán discusses debt with Pope Francis at the Vatican

Pay no more revisited

Mauricio and Cristina take centre-stage

Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors

IMF sees upside in delaying Argentina deal after October

Fernández conditions IMF talks with lines from Instituto Patria

Brazil again pushes for loosening of Mercosur trade deal rules

Suicide pacts are also consensus

IMF’s woes in Latin America set to grow after Ecuador vote

Guzmán plans Washington trip to ramp up IMF talks

Vaccination versus immunity to change

Nielsen departs troubled YPF, replaced by CFK ally

Filmus renews Malvinas claim with eye trained on Brexit fallout

China offers to ‘boost cooperation' with Argentina on vaccines

UK-EU agree historic post-Brexit trade deal

Covid vaccinations set to start after Sputnik touches down

IMF predicts 11.8% GDP slump, says talks will start in November

EU parks trade deal with Mercosur over environmental concerns

UN extends Venezuela human rights violations probe

Debt deal – more relief than belief

Inside the frenetic days that changed Argentina’s debt talks

Guzmán hints at deadline extension for debt talks with creditors

Markets rally on hopes debt talks are ‘too close to fail’

What we learned this week: July 18th - July 25th

Guzmán takes on Wall Street

Government offers bond exchange, sends debt bill to Congress

Vicentin, Santa Fe government agrees to find ‘consensual solution’ to crisis

Hernán Lacunza: ‘We can’t reset the economy every four years, as we’ve been doing since 1945’

Government calls for 'inclusive, transparent and credible' elections in Venezuela

Casa Rosada dismisses rumours of Guzman’s departure

What we learned this week: June 27 to July 4

What’s the hold-up? Four sticking points in Argentina’s debt talks

What we learned this week: June 13 to June 20

Government puts on brave face as it extends debt deadline by five weeks

Government defaults on bond payments, deadline dance continues

Debt-xit time

Debt be not proud

More flexible trade rules await Mercosur after Argentina pullout

Pandemic to disrupt US$160 billion of debt talks – including Argentina's

Barcelona: Messi to leave club due to 'financial and structural obstacles'

Argentina to combine Sputnik V with Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines

Porno-politics and Argentina’s digital rumour mill

Seven threats to Argentina's national security

Venezuela to slash six zeroes from its currency

Denunciaron penalmente a Florencia Peña por las visitas a la Quinta de Olivos

Pablo Echarri intendente: el kirchnerismo lo espera con brazos abiertos

Quién es la tiktoker cuyo video se viralizó luego de manifestar su "asco" al Pro

La historia de poliamor de dos mujeres y un hombre que sacude a Mendoza

Usuarios de Cablevisión podrán denunciar a la empresa por incumplimiento de su servicio