Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Buenos Aires Herald

Wednesday
April 29, 2015

Macri's running mate will come from PRO

Buenos Aires City Mayor and presidential hopeful for the PRO party Mauricio Macri has revealed his running mate will be a man from his own political force.

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IMF: Argentina must devalue, cut back to encourage growth

By Liliana Franco
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has repeated its forecast of a 0.3 percent drop in Argentine GDP over the course of 2015, while recommending a devaluation of the peso and austerity measures in order to stimulate growth in the economy.

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Massa, De la Sota present PASO alliance

Lawmaker Sergio Massa and Cordoba governor José Manuel De la Sota have presented the Unidos por una Nueva Argentina (United for a New Argentina) alliance, and agreed to face each other in three debates before the August presidential PASO elections.

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Stiuso closer to international arrest order

The AMIA Special Investigation Unit has asked Interpol to establish the current location of ex-spy chief Antonio 'Jaime' Stiuso, with the aim of bringing him back to Argentina to explain his relationship with late head of the Unit Alberto Nisman.

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AMIA: Timerman claims are 'false, unfunded, slanderous'

The AMIA and DAIA Jewish organizations have rejected Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman’s claims about an alleged effort by both entities to obstruct and “boycott” the investigation into the AMIA bombing.

• Timerman quits AMIA claiming 'boycott'

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Canicoba Corral: Info on Nisman foreign bank account 'difficult' to obtain

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Aníbal Fernández warns 'no plans' to modify income tax floor

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'It'd be good news if gov't rose income tax floor to 22,000 pesos'

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SC chief calls on judges to remain loyal to independence

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Sara Garfunkel set to face off with one of late prosecutor’s bodyguards

Fein expects Alberto Nisman answers in the next two weeks

By Luciana Bertoia

• Judge requests information to US, Uruguay

Berni: "Argentine justice is a joke"

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CFK: S. Court must fight drug trade

• Fernández calls to replace RENAR

Entre Ríos town worried cancer rate is linked to pesticide

Michetti offers Larreta lukewarm endorsement

• Michetti insists future is within PRO

Debt restructuring: Kicillof calls for 'urgent intervention of all countries'

Economy Minister Axel Kicillof addressed a United Nations meeting in New York on the sovereign debt restructuring processes. “An urgent intervention of all countries in plural areas is needed, because this is a problem of the world financial and economic system as a whole.”

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Kicillof denies dumping 'vulture funds' conflict on next gov't

Following his speech to the United Nations today, Economy minister Axel Kicillof rejected the notion that the President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration's aim was to leave the ongoing conflict with holdout investors for another government to resolve.

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Reserves reach US$33.9bn after second YPF injection

The international reserves of the Central Bank have soared up to 33.9 billion dollars, after state-owned petroleum company YPF made a significant desposit into the accounts of the Nación bank to boost entity's funds.

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US dollar edges up to 8.915 pesos; 'blue' closes steady at 12.73 pesos

The official US dollar rate has climbed half a cent and closed at 8.915 pesos in Buenos Aires city banks and foreign exchange agencies. Meanwhile, the so called “blue” dollar that trades in the illegal market closed steady at 12.73 pesos according to ambito.com.

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Boom-time foreigners flee crisis-hit Brazil

Only 34 countries have plans to fight superbugs

Two Elvis jets to stay in Graceland

Virigin mountain wins Tribeca 2015

Boom-time foreigners flee crisis-hit Brazil

Only 34 countries have plans to fight superbugs