Argentina is 'not untouchable' in the face of global crisis, CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner warned that in the face of the complicated situation of the global economy, Argentina “is neither untouchable nor invulnerable,” but highlighted that had the crisis hit the country in a different time “it would have obliterated it.”

“We are concerned about what is going in the world. This doesn’t mean we have to be ecstatic about our situation nor feel invulnerable or untouchable, but we must admit that had this crisis hit the country in a different time, it would have obliterated it,” she said as she spoke at the opening ceremony of the new educational branch of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce (CAC) in downtown Buenos Aires. 

Fernández de Kirchner also assured that Argentina “stands before a historic opportunity to begin a process of definitive development.”

The President was joined by Economy Minister Amado Boudou, CAC president Carlo de la Vega and the secretary general of the Retail Store Workers’ Union, Armando Cavalieri.