Stories that caught our eye: August 21 to 28
A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina. Leer más
On August 21, Congress approved two bills to reform the Central Bank charter and expand the fiscal innocence regime by a vote of 144-102. The Central Bank will no longer be able to finance the Treasury, and the governor and directors will require a two-thirds majority in both houses to be removed. A fiscal union worker, María Soledad Calle, purchased a flat below former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's house, raising concerns about possible misuse of union funds.
Calle also bought half a BMW car and created a financial services company. Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced a mortgage promotion program in the works, which will access money from the Sustainability Guarantee Fund. Peronist leader Sergio Massa returned from Barbados to celebrate his 30th wedding anniversary but faced media and political backlash over his trip costing US$400,000.
The Tierra del Fuego provincial government denounced a British tanker, VS Promise, anchoring in Ushuaia, violating provincial norms. The Argentine administration sought a criminal investigation into the entry, management, and exit of the Eskenazi family in YPF, claiming the acquisition was fraudulent. Former SIDE intelligence agent Raúl Martins returned to Buenos Aires for trial on money-laundering and white slavery charges, swapping places with Mexican Fernando Farías Laguna, who was extradited from Argentina.
City Hall canceled the tender for a gift shop and café in Recoleta Cemetery due to a family dispute and debt.
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