05/10/2011 | Argentina

'Only economic growth' will allow health coverage for all Argentines, CFK says

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner attended to the opening ceremony of the “Principe de Asturias” Hospital in the town of Villa Libertador, Córdoba in which both the governor and governor-elect were absent due to a trip abroad.

12/10/2012 | Argentina

'Argentina doesn't owe a dollar to the IMF'

Argentina's Ambassador in the United States, Jorge Argüello, stated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will have to redefine itself after "having abandoned its original role" for which it was created for.

11/08/2011 | Argentina

López Murphy: 'crisis won't have a deep impact in Argentina'

Economist Ricardo López Murphy assured that the economic crisis in the United States was generated because it “underestimated the magnitude of the lack of balance” and added that the “crisis will have a slight impact in Argentina's local consumption,” during the Ámbito de Debate TV show.

09/09/2011 | Argentina

China vice president highlights Argentina's 'economic and social advances'

China vice president, Xi Jinping highlighted today the “economic and social advances that Argentina has made under Cristina Fernández’s government,” during his meeting with Foreign minister Héctor Timerman.

14/09/2011 | Argentina

Binner blasts Duhalde, affirming 'links with Menem and public funds distribution'

Presidential candidate for the Progressive Front (FAP), Hermes Binner, blasted his competitor Eduardo Duhalde, by stating that the former caretaker president “had something to do with the economic policies made by Domingo Cavallo, and the distribution of public funds.”

28/11/2011 | World

US, EU agree to develop joint plan to foster growth

The United States and European Union agreed to develop a plan to capitalize on already strong economic ties to create more jobs and fuel economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic.

06/04/2012 | World

Pope urges families to persevere in economic crisis

16/02/2011 | World

Fed only sees slight drop in US jobless rate in 2011

US Federal Reserve officials are increasingly confident of the economic recovery but remain unsatisfied with the healing of the job market, which they expect to remain between 8.8 percent and 9 percent in 2011, minutes of their January meeting released showed.

02/11/2011 | World

'Economic activity will improve gradually over time,' Bernanke says

At a mid-afternoon news conference, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke offered a measured assessment of the strains facing the economy.

21/11/2011 | World

Spain new premier refuses to reveal plans

Prime Minister-elect Mariano Rajoy resisted pressure to disclose his plans for rescuing Spain from economic disaster, keeping anxious Spaniards and impatient investors on edge following his election triumph.

31/01/2012 | Latin America

Rousseff vows to maintain economic aid to Cuba

Brazil is willing to keep its commitment to Cuba and maintain its economic cooperation with the island, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday during a two-day visit to Cuba in which she will be focused on trade.

26/02/2012 | Latin America

Colombia's FARC says to cease economic kidnapping, free captives

Colombia's feared FARC rebel group said it would abandon its decades-long policy of economic kidnapping and free all military and police hostages it holds in jungle camps, another sign the drug-funded leftist insurgents may want a move toward peace.

27/07/2012 | Latin America

Brazil's Rousseff pledges more economic stimulus

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said today her government will unveil more measures to stimulate the economy in August and September, including investments in ports, airports, railroads and highways.