Presidency of Mauricio Macri
Argentina: Polls closed, political upheaval expected
According to AP findings, the elections could lead to a political upheaval in Argentina, as according to the polls, the country's Peronist center-left are ready to return to power under Alberto Fernndez, while it is expected that due to "a bruising economic crisis", significantly less support will be given to the incumbent Conservative President Mauricio Macri.
Argentina returns to currency controls as debt crisis spirals
Argentina's government authorized currency controls on Sept. 1in an about-face by President Mauricio Macri, who had previously lifted many protectionist practices of his predecessor, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
IMF meets Argentina’s top financial officials
Top Argentine finance officials met with a team from the International Monetary Fund on Aug. 24, the Treasury Ministry said, while tens of thousands of supporters of President Mauricio Macri gathered just outside the presidential palace, waving national flags and cheering.
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Argentina, IMF agree accelerated loan payout
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri said on Aug. 29 that the International Monetary Fund has agreed to accelerate funding in support of his government's austerity program, but the move did little to calm the market as the country's currency came under renewed pressure.
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Serbia-Argentina political ties "at extremely high level"
Bilateral political relations between Serbia and Argentina are "at an extremely high level."
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic and Vice President of Argentina Gabriela Michetti assessed this in Buenos Aires, the Serbian government announced on Tuesday.
The Ruling Coalition in Argentina Won the Parliamentary Elections
The ruling coalition of center-right President Mauricio Macri won most votes in Argentina's parliamentary elections according to the forecast, the France press reported.
The data of TN America show that the ruling Cambemos Coalition ("For Change") wins nationally and will increase its representation in the two Chambers of Parliament.
Argentina: 400,000 March in Solidarity With Striking Teachers
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Some 400,000 people took to the streets and shut down the center of Buenos Aires through a massive demonstration in support of striking public school teachers and against the policies of President Mauricio Macri.
Argentina: Biggest Work Stoppage Looms for Macri As Teachers Plan Strike
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Mauricio Macri has come back from his trip to Spain to news that teachers nationwide, accompanied by large sectors of the General Confederation of Labor of the Republic of Argentina (CGT), are planning a strike for March 6 and 7 in the largest work stoppage since Macri assumed the presidency in December of 2015.
President: Signing of EU-Mercosur Agreement to Have Great Benefits for Bulgaria
During the week, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev was on a five-day official visit to Latin America, meeting both his Brazilian and Argentinian counterparts, namely Dilma Rousseff and Mauricio Macri.
The relations between the EU and Mercosur were in the focus of the talks held by Plevneliev with the political leaders and business representatives of Brazil and Argentina.
Bulgarian President Embarks on Five-Day Official Visit to Brazil, Argentina
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will be on a five-day official visit to Brazil and Argentina from Monday to Friday.