Macri's measures: Argentina's new President drops currency controls
In this edition of 'People & Profit', Argentina's new president Mauricio Macri unleashes a wave of reforms to kick-start the economy. Will they work for Argentinians? Also, Blue Christmas in...
View ArticleExclusive interview: "We have always had close cultural ties between Buenos...
France24's exclusive interview with newly elected President of the Republic of Argentina, Mauricio Macri covers the issue of the Falkland Islands, an upcoming meeting with the Pope and the imminent...
View ArticleArgentina’s president 'hopes for new chapter in the world'
FRANCE 24 spoke with the new Argentinean President Mauricio Macri in Buenos Aires, during François Hollande’s state visit to the country.
View ArticleMacri brings big changes to Argentina in his first three months
A deal to end a 14-year legal battle with some of Argentina's creditors was approved by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday - a symbol of the change that's come to the country since President...
View ArticleMessi, Platini, Macri, Putin and Iceland PM embroiled in Panama Papers...
Live from the newsroom, France 24's Oliver Farry provides an overview of stories making international newspaper headlines.
View ArticleCameron, Argentine president caught up in Panama Papers scandal
The storm unleashed by the so-called Panama Papers continued to swirl Thursday as British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted benefiting from his father's offshore trust and prosecutors opened an...
View ArticleArgentina makes triumphant return to bond markets
Argentina has returned to the international borrowing markets with a bang, receiving more than $65 billion in offers for bonds worth $15 billion. The country had been locked out of the markets since...
View ArticlePresident Mauricio Macri’s clean break with Argentina’s ‘Kirchnerite’ past
Since Mauricio Macri took office last December, a lot has changed in Argentina. In just a few months, the new president has made a clean break with the country's Kirchnerite past and populist...
View ArticleRising floodwaters in France mean serious economic consequences
The floods sweeping across the Paris region have displaced thousands of people, and forced businesses and museums to close their doors. We look at the economic consequences of the rising waters. Also,...
View ArticleDiplomats from G20 countries in fraught discussions over final summit statement
Diplomats from the Group of 20 countries were haggling hard over a final summit statement Friday, with deep divisions over what language to use on the Paris climate accord and the WTO, say two European...
View ArticleVenezuela’s Guaido visits Argentina and Paraguay in bid to drum up support
Venezuela’s self-declared President Juan Guaido visited Paraguay and Argentina on Friday to shore up Latin American support for a transitional government in the crisis-stricken nation.
View ArticleArgentina's former leader Fernandez announces vice presidential bid
Argentina's former President Cristina Fernández announced on Saturday her candidacy for vice president in October's general elections, a surprising move that now puts a more moderate challenger at the...
View ArticleArgentine president Macri faces criticism after massive 14-hour power failure
The huge blackout in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay over the weekend raised serious questions about the vulnerability of the power grid in South America and brought criticism down on Argentina's leader.
View ArticleMacri promises investigation of blackout causes
President Mauricio Macri promised a thorough investigation into the cause of what he called an unprecedented outage.
View ArticleArgentines head to polls in high-stakes presidential primary race
Argentines have their first chance on Sunday to head to the ballot boxes in a high-stakes presidential primary race in which they must choose between staying the course of painful austerity measures or...
View ArticleOpposition scores win in Argentina primaries amid voter anger over austerity
A ticket involving former President Cristina Fernández emerged as the strongest vote-getter in Argentina's primary elections Sunday, indicating conservative President Mauricio Macri will face an uphill...
View ArticleArgentina’s president announces salary hikes and relief plan after poll setback
Argentine President Mauricio Macri said on Wednesday he will cut income taxes for workers and increase subsidies for social services following two days of economic turmoil triggered by an election...
View ArticleArgentine lawmakers approve emergency food bill amid economic crisis
Argentine lawmakers on Thursday unanimously approved a draft emergency food law to free up resources for social programs amid a worsening economic crisis. Soaring inflation and rising poverty have...
View ArticleHow Macri has failed to turn Argentina's economy around
As Argentinians prepare to cast their ballots on Sunday to elect their president, the country is yet again bogged down in an economic crisis. The peso has been devalued, inflation is spiralling and...
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