Argentina
Her Excellency Mrs Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of the Argentine Republic
'Countries that used to defend deregulation at any cost are recognizing that there needs to be a larger state presence so this crisis never happens again.'
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Head of State
Born 19 February 1954 in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Kirchner studied law at the National University of La Plata. The minister of finance is Carlos Fernández.
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30/03/2009
La Naciòn reports on the meetings with the Prime Minister and US Vice-President Joe Biden saying that Argentina reached agreement on common positions for the summit with both the US and the UK
Pàgina 12 takes the view that the progressive summit agreed on a greater role of the state as a consequence of the crisis.
Writing in Clàrin, Felipe de la Balze, an economist and international negotiator, predicts the outcome of the summit will be that the US will accept to reduce its deficit even at the cost of a longer recession and the surplus countries will agree to increase their expenditure and contribute substantially to a fund managed by the IMF. He also suggests that China, India and Russia will improve their decision powers in the IMF.
Crìtica publishes a full-page interview with Juan Nascimbene, the young 'global changemaker' invited to address the London summit. He explains why his peers chose him and says: 'The global crisis needs global solidarity. It is time for active cooperation in order to help those in need and strengthen democracy.'
Cronista Comercial publishes an opinion piece by Daniel Mark, a consultant who held positions at the Ministry of Economy with previous governments. He says the world leadership is at a crossroads and says that some problems need immediate solutions in terms of achieving a sustained demand and sorting out liquidity for debtors and financial institutions. He also calls for free trade, which, he says, has been the engine of prosperity in the previous cycle.
In an op-ed in La Nàcion, Roberto Bouzas, an Argentine academic, says the agenda confronted by G-20 is heavy and wonders if it is technically and politically feasible to sort it out at one summit. He doubts it and says that the meeting should prioritise on containing protectionist trends and the banking collapse.
Clarìn offers the views of seven economists and international relations experts on the London Summit. Juan Tokatlian, an International Relations analyst, says that Argentina should go for a low profile and play in sync with Brazil and Mexico. Economist Fernando Navajas argues that Argentina should fight for access to.
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