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Argentina central bank president quits under pressure from Macri

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina Central Bank President Alejandro Vanoli resigned Wednesday under pressure from President-elect Mauricio Macri, who plans to remove currency controls with reserves standing at a nine-year low.

US-trained bankers tapped for new Argentine Cabinet

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's President-elect Mauricio Macri has named U.S.-educated bankers and executives to key posts in a Cabinet he vows will revive the economy, local news media reported Wednesday.

Macri wins election in Argentina, vows market reforms

His rivals dismissed him as a spoiled elitist, but ex-football executive Mauricio Macri gathered allies from diverse political forces to persuade Argentines to vote him in as their new president Sunday.

Pro-market Macri likely new president of Argentina: exit polls

Exit polls for the presidential elections in Argentina on Sunday showed a likely win for pro-market leader Mauricio Macri, heralding an end to 12 years of leftist government.

Elections in Argentina could bring big economic, political change

Argentines voted Sunday in an unprecedented presidential runoff that could end 12 years of leftist government and see the pro-business opposition seize command of Latin America's third-biggest economy.

Argentina ex-leader on trial for obstructing bombing probe

Argentina's former president Carlos Menem went on trial Thursday with 12 co-accused for allegedly obstructing the investigation into the 1994 suicide bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center that killed 85 people.

Argentina defends legal action over Falklands oil

Argentina on Friday defended its decision to take legal action against companies exploring for oil off the Falkland Islands, the latest twist in a tense sovereignty dispute with Britain.

Argentina to declassify Falklands War files

Speaking on the 33rd anniversary of Argentina's invasion of the disputed South Atlantic islands, which it calls the Malvinas, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner said the defense ministry had 30 days to make all files on the conflict public.

Argentina appeal revives cover-up case against president

Lead prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita argued in his 35-page appeal that Judge Daniel Rafecas was overly hasty in his decision last Thursday to throw out the case against President Cristina Kirchner for allegedly protecting Iranian officials accused of orchestrating a deadly 1994 bombing.

Argentine judge dismisses cover-up case against Kirchner

Prosecutors had sought to relaunch the case against Argentine President Cristina Kirchner that was being brought by their late colleague Alberto Nisman. Nisman died mysteriously last month after accusing Kirchner of protecting Iranians suspected of ordering the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center.
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