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Argentina's Senate approves austerity budget
Nov 15, 2018 15:16Argentina's Senate on Thursday gave final approval to an unpopular austerity budget designed to meet the stiff requirements of a $56 billion International Monetary Fund bailout.
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Argentines protest ahead of likely approval of austerity budget
Nov 15, 2018 07:17As the Argentine Senate opened debate Wednesday on a budget that would convert President Mauricio Macri's austerity deal with the International Monetary Fund into law, protesters comprised of trade unions and leftist groups descended on the Congress building.
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Anti-G20 protesters set US flag on fire in Argentina
Sep 15, 2018 08:12Protesters gathered outside NH Hotel Gran Provincial in the coastal city of Mar del Plata close to Buenos Aires on Friday where they slammed a G20 delegations' meeting and set the US flag on fire.
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IMF, Argentina making ‘progress’ in bailout talks
Sep 05, 2018 08:55The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is making progress with Argentina toward securing a bailout for the crisis-hit Latin American country.
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Argentina, IMF agree accelerated loan payout
Aug 30, 2018 07:32Argentina's President Mauricio Macri says that the International Monetary Fund has agreed to accelerate funding in support of his government's austerity program, but the move did little to calm the market as the country's currency came under renewed pressure.
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Argentine ex-president allows search of properties in corruption case
Aug 22, 2018 10:31Former Argentine president Cristina Fernandez has allowed authorities to search her properties as part of an investigation into a corruption case.
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Argentines march against IMF ahead of Buenos Aires G20 summit
Jul 21, 2018 15:13Thousands of people have rallied in the Argentinean capital Buenos Aires to protest against a visit by head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde.
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Argentines demonstrate against return to IMF loans
May 26, 2018 05:31Argentina's decision to request a "high access stand-by" financing arrangement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to calm volatile financial markets has rocked the South American nation.
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Thousands of Argentine teachers march to demand higher pay
May 24, 2018 12:12Tens of thousands of teachers from across Argentina have marched through the capital, Buenos Aires, demanding higher salaries that would keep pace with the high inflation rate in the Latin American country.
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Venezuela's Maduro receives support from Erdogan, Maradona ahead of vote
May 18, 2018 12:17The chorus of support for Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is gathering more voices, with Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan and Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona expressing their support ahead of this weekend’s presidential election.