POLITICS Government offers food bonus to destitute as price crisis bites 20-10-2022 23:32 Sergio Massa, Fernanda Raverta confirm adults without income will be eligible for 45,000-peso bonus to help meet nutritional needs amid deepening inflation crisis.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Guy Standing: ‘A basic income is a right of every individual in every society’ 19-08-2022 16:29 British labour economist and University of London professor on unconditional basic income, the poverty trap and the ‘precariat.’ by Jorge Fontevecchia
IMF DEBT Argentina's government pays IMF US$370 million in debt interest 04-02-2022 23:20 Argentina on Friday paid US$370 million to the IMF as interest on a US$44-billion debt that was rescheduled late last month, officials said.
IMF DEBT TALKS Key week for IMF talks: Argentina due to pay US$731 million on Friday 24-01-2022 14:59 With talks failing to make serious headway, Argentina's government must now decide whether it will make a payment on the principal worth US$731 million this Friday.
IMF DEBT TALKS Argentina will make US$1.8-billion payment to IMF this month 30-11-2021 22:31 Argentina will make a US$1.8-billion payment to Fund on December 18, confirms International Economic Relations Secretary Cecilia Todesca.
VICE-PRESIDENT LETTER Fernández de Kirchner: Argentina faces 'historic moment of extreme gravity' 28-11-2021 22:46 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner says Argentina is going through "a historic moment of extreme gravity" and warns a deal with the IMF will define "the future development" of the nation.
IMF DEBT Argentina makes US$390-million interest payment to IMF 05-11-2021 01:53 Argentina made a payment of US$390 million Monday to the International Monetary Fund for interest on a US$44-billion loan it is seeking to renegotiate, the government said.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentines are desperate for dollars as bets on devaluation soar 21-10-2021 14:31 Argentine investors are growing increasingly pessimistic on the peso, betting it’s inevitable the government will be forced to speed up devaluation after November elections.
IMF DEBT TALKS Argentina made US$1.9-billion IMF payment amid election fallout 22-09-2021 14:26 Argentina transferred the International Monetary Fund US$1.88 billion Wednesday, complying with the first principal payment of record bailout.
DEBT SWAP DEAL Buenos Aires Province scares creditors into accepting bond restructuring 31-08-2021 15:41 La Plata announced Monday that it had managed to restructure almost all its US$7.1 billion of defaulted debt, swapping it for new securities valued at just over 50 cents on the dollar. But some creditors say in practical terms they had no other choice than to accept the deal.
Bloomberg Creditors now split over Buenos Aires Province's restructuring offer 22-07-2021 15:54 Buenos Aires Province's creditors are now divided over a US$7.1-billion debt restructuring proposal, signalling that Argentina’s largest province still has work to do to emerge from default.
Bloomberg Buenos Aires Province reaches debt accord with key holders 21-07-2021 11:52 Buenos Aires Province and creditors reach initial agreement to restructure US$7.1 billion of overseas debt, paving the way for region to emerge from default.
ONE-OFF BONUS 83% of pensioners to receive 5,00-peso payment in August 13-07-2021 21:54 ANSES chief Fernanda Raverta announces that more than six million retirees and pensioners will receive a one-off payment next month to compensate for drop in purchasing power.
Bloomberg Buenos Aires Province's creditors raise lawsuit stakes, add trustee to case 02-07-2021 16:34 Buenos Aires Province's creditors have stepped up their lawsuit against the region after talks failed last month to restructure US$7.1-billion in foreign debt.
DEBT RESTRUCTURING Buenos Aires Province creditors to review latest debt proposal 02-06-2021 16:32 Provincial government sends revised debt restructuring proposal to major creditors.
PRESIDENT IN EUROPE Fernández kicks off Europe trip as Paris Club debt payment nears 10-05-2021 10:04 Argentina has reportedly asked the Paris Club to allow it to delay upcoming US$2.4-billion payment, due at the end of May, until it has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
Bloomberg Buenos Aires Province wants to resume talks with bondholders 26-04-2021 16:34 Five weeks after being sued by creditors in a New York court, Buenos Aires Province says it is ready to return to the negotiating table.