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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 11:15 UTC

Tag: Sergio Massa

  • Tuesday, April 30th 2024 - 20:32 UTC

    Transport strike to paralyze Argentina in repudiation of taxation reforms

    Between 8 am and 11 am on May 6, simultaneous workers assemblies will be held, thus affecting the transport services, Schmid explained

    As President Javier Milei's chainsaw economic policies begin to take shape following the approval at the Lower House of a series of reforms, many of the sectors to be affected by these changes announced Tuesday in Buenos Aires a nationwide air, land, and maritime transport strike for May 6.

  • Thursday, April 25th 2024 - 22:24 UTC

    CFK announces her return to the limelight since leaving office

    It will be a good time to review the useless suffering to which the Argentine people are being subjected, CFK explained

    Just one day after being labeled a “political corpse,” former Argentine President (2008-2015) Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) announced her return into the limelight this coming Saturday when she will attend the opening of a gymnasium in the town of Quilmes on the outskirts of Buenos Aires which will be named after her late husband and also former head of State (2003-2008) Néstor Kirchner.

  • Friday, December 15th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

    Argentine granted CAF loan to face IMF maturities

    Milei did ask for the release of a US$ 6 billion swap agreed upon with former Economy Minister Massa

    The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei has been granted a loan of nearly US$ 1 billion by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) to face maturities with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) later this month.

  • Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

    Paraguayan and Bolivian bananas return to Argentina

    Massa ordered the payment of bananas to be prioritized, Fanego explained

    Banana producers in Paraguay and Bolivia have agreed to resume shipments to Argentina after the outgoing administration of President Alberto Fernández authorized the use of foreign currency to pay for those imports.

  • Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

    JxC wins Pinamar mayoral elections by just one vote

    Ibarguren is Pinamar's current Secretary of Tourism and Economic Development

    After Sunday's loss of Unión por la Patria (UP) of Economy Minister Sergio Massa to La Libertad Avanza's Javier Milei in Argentina's presidential runoff elections, the country's ruling party was delivered yet another blow this week when manual counting handed the post of Mayor of the exclusive beach resort of Pinamar in the Province of Buenos Aires to the Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) candidate by just one vote over his UP rival.

  • Tuesday, November 21st 2023 - 08:00 UTC

    Massa stays in office for “an orderly transition” but no Milei-Alberto meeting yet

    Until Dec. 10, President Fernández and Massa are responsible for the Argentine people, Milei's camp stressed

    After it was reported in the wee hours of Monday that Sergio Massa would be seeking a leave of absence as Argentina's Economy Minister following his defeat at Sunday's presidential runoff, he announced during Monday's national holiday that he would be staying on his job until Javier Milei's inauguration.

  • Monday, November 20th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

    Javier Milei to become Argentina's next president

    Sergio Massa acknowledged defeat from the campaign bunker in front of hundreds of long faces

    The ruling party's presidential candidate and current Minister of Economy of Argentina, Sergio Massa, acknowledged on Sunday the victory of his libertarian and far-right contender, Javier Milei, in the second round of elections in the country. The candidate of Libertad Avanza surpassed Massa in the ballotage by almost 11 points. The support received in the interior of the country, especially in Córdoba and Mendoza, was decisive, it was reported.

  • Monday, November 20th 2023 - 09:36 UTC

    Leaders and diplomats congratulate Milei on his win

    “Brazil will always be available to work together with our Argentine brothers,” said Lula

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay were among those Sunday who congratulated Javier Milei on his victory over Sergio Massa at the runoff elections in Argentina. Also joining the celebrations were Uruguayan Vice President Beatriz Argimón and US Ambassador to Buenos Aires Marc Stanley.

  • Monday, November 20th 2023 - 08:16 UTC

    Massa acknowledges defeat, seeks leave as economy minister

    Massa took over the Economy Ministry in August 2022 amid a strong crisis

    After acknowledging defeat and warning in a public speech that starting Monday “the responsibility of giving certainty on the economic performance” of Argentine would be up to President-elect Javier Milei, it became known in Buenos Aires that Sergio Massa would take a leave of absence as economy minister, allegedly to allow for a smoother transition.

  • Saturday, November 18th 2023 - 10:57 UTC

    No favorite between Milei and Massa ahead of runoff

    Whoever wins on Sunday will succeed Alberto Fernández for the 2023-2027 term

    One day before the runoff election between Economy Minister Sergio Massa and Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei, most opinion polls do not agree on who is more likely to become Argentina's next president. The only consensus seems to hinge on the role of undecided voters who make up their minds at the last minute. In addition, many are already certain they will cast a blank ballot in a country where such an act is mandatory.

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