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NEW ERA IN ARGENTINA

Alberto’s ‘Robin Hood’ approach offers clues for the future

11-01-2020 10:16 On debt, the government hopes to get a grace period of four years in an ideal scenario, but given the ambiguous willingness that IMF staffers and creditors seem to be showing, it is likely to get closer to two – if things go relatively well.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

TRUMP IMPEACHMENT

Trump wins Putin's backing as he's impeached for abuse of power

19-12-2019 07:53 By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president became just the third occupant of the White House in US history to be impeached.

NEW ERA IN ARGENTINA

Newly inaugurated Fernández off to frantic start

14-12-2019 09:26 Peronist leader’s first few days as head of state have moved at a frenetic pace, as Argentina’s new president offers the first real indications about what his administration’s priorities will be.

Bloomberg

Fernández will continue teaching law class at UBA

13-12-2019 18:29 One class of Argentine law students will have a special professor next semester: the President of the Republic.

TRANSITION 2019

Fernández eyes up diplomatic appointments, with Scioli set for Brazil

27-11-2019 17:52 Former presidential candidate and Buenos Aires Province governor – who famously lost to President Macri in the 2015 election – set to head to Brasilia in diplomatic shake-up.

MACRI'S NEXT MOVE?

Macri ponders post-presidential role as global anti-populist leader

20-11-2019 22:02 Argentina's outgoing leader is not just convinced he has a role to play as opposition leader, he's also looking farther afield.

by Gabriel Ziblat

FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Putting Bolivia’s power vacuum in context

16-11-2019 12:32 It is this column’s contention that Evo Morales was the greatest president in Bolivian history, but yet he crossed the line long before the forces toppling him.

by Michael Soltys

IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS

Trump to face limits of his power in impeachment hearings

13-11-2019 12:22 House of Representatives launches first public hearing of Donald Trump’s impeachment investigation, an extraordinary process to determine whether the 45th president of the United States should be removed from office.

TRANSITION 2019

Fernández struggles to counter narrative that Cristina will be in charge

11-11-2019 16:43 Alberto Fernández is Argentina's next president. But before even taking charge he is battling claims that he is just a puppet for ex-president Cristina Kirchner.

SUPREME COURT

Ex-Colombia president Álvaro Uribe questioned on witness tampering

08-10-2019 13:32 Colombia's powerful former president appears before Supreme Court for questioning in a case involving alleged witness tampering.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Markets: Dead-cat bounce finally arrives for Argentine markets

15-08-2019 15:08 After a brutal three-day sell-off that saw average yields spike to 21% and an implied probability of default gauge surge above 80% percent, investors finally found prices cheap enough to begin taking risk in the battered credit.

THE IMF AND GRADUALISM

IMF stands firm behind Argentina as Macri looks to regain economic mojo

23-06-2018 10:21 As the government receives the first disbursement of a US$50-billion credit line, has Argentina lost its economic mojo?

by Federico Poore

HISTORIC HANDOVER IN HAVANA

Cuba’s 'lost generation' takes power

20-04-2018 15:35 The April 19 hand-off was the centrepiece of a broader transition to a group of leaders from the lost generation, who face an unprecedented test of their ability to guide a nation that has followed the same commandantes for 60 years.

INTO THE WORLD

Inclusivity at the heart of Argentina's G20 leadership

10-04-2018 13:31 Given the exclusive nature of the G20 membership, it is also worthwhile highlighting the effort that the Argentine team is making to listen to nations that are not represented in this group.

by Patricio Carmody