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Roberto Lavagna - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Roberto Lavagna es un economista y político argentino, ex-ministro de Economía y Producción de este país. Lavagna se hizo cargo del Ministerio de Economía y Producción de la Argentina durante la administración interina del presidente Eduardo Duhalde, en 2002, y es generalmente reconocido como el artífice de la sorprendente recuperación económica argentina. Lavagna fue desplazado del Ministerio por Kirchner el día 28 de noviembre de 2005, después de semanas de rumores que hablaban de su renuncia. es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roberto_Lavagna   (542 words)

Argentine President Ousts the Architect of the Country's Economic Recovery - New York Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Lavagna's departure, but at a news conference of his own a couple of hours later, he made it clear that he had been asked to leave. Lavagna's consulting firm, is closely identified with many policies he has advocated, but is seen as lacking his political influence and independence. Lavagna in place, cementing a partnership that reached its peak in March, when Argentina announced a debt settlement in which its creditors agreed to take as little as 30 cents on the dollar. www.nytimes.com /2005/11/29/business/worldbusiness/29peso.html?ex=1290920400&en=f830c69059d3ccfa&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (767 words)

Argentina ousts architect of its recovery - Business - International Herald Tribune No explanation was given for Lavagna's departure, but he made it clear at a separate news conference that he had been asked to leave. Lavagna's successor is Felisa Miceli, president of the state-run Banco de la Nación and the first woman to hold the economy portfolio. Hoping to gain credibility and avoid market nervousness, he announced before he was sworn in that he intended to keep Lavagna in place, cementing a partnership that reached its peak in March this year, when Argentina announced a debt settlement in which its creditors agreed to take as little as 30 cents on the dollar. www.iht.com /articles/2005/11/29/business/argecon.php   (715 words)

FT.com / World / Americas - Argentina ousts economy minister Lavagna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Roberto Lavagna, the economy minister who has guided Argentina’s rehabilitation in financial markets, was on Monday forced out of his post, casting fresh doubts about the sustainability of the country's economic recovery. Mr Lavagna, who took over stewardship of the economy with Argentina still mired in crisis after its default and devaluation at the end of 2001, was asked to resign by President Néstor Kirchner. Some analysts worry that Mr Lavagna's successor may not be as tough, particularly given mounting pressure from trades unions for wage rises. www.ft.com /cms/s/eef363c8-6037-11da-a3a6-0000779e2340.html   (618 words)

A Conversation with Roberto Lavagna - Council on Foreign Relations LAVAGNA: OK. Maybe the most important reason why, for the first time in 40 years, we were able to have a quite relevant fiscal surplus was the decision, in the middle of a deep crisis, to say no to all the special interests. LAVAGNA: You know, in this case, you have to differentiate between what will be done and what—personally in this case, I think that the rule that all the creditors will be treated in exactly the same way must be changed also in the future. LAVAGNA: You know, Argentina has employed three international, very important banks to assist Argentina for the discussion of the external debt, the part of the debt which is in the international markets, and three banks that will take care of the debt in the hands of people living in Argentina. www.cfr.org /publication/6984/conversation_with_roberto_lavagna.html   (5928 words)

MercoPress - Falklands-Malvinas & South Atlantic News Roberto Lavagna, Argentina’s former Finance minister and the architect of the current recovery since its collapse in 2001 criticized the “left shift” of President Nestor Kirchner’s administration and the growing links of Argentina with Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez which are jeopardizing investment attraction. Mr Lavagna stresses that although investment may have reached historic highs last year, it needs to be 2 to 2.5 percentage points of gross domestic product higher to keep up with economic growth that is expected by some analysts to exceed 8% in 2006 for the fourth consecutive year. Mr Lavagna returned to the limelight of Argentine politics soon after the apparent launch of Mr Kirchner’s own re-election campaign last May 25 with a massive rally in central Buenos Aires. www.falkland-malvinas.com /Detalle.asp?NUM=8125   (837 words)

Daily News - eluniversal.com Argentine former Economy minister Roberto Lavagna rejected the shift in events in his country since President Néstor Kirchner removed him from his position last November. Lavagna's comments were published Monday in the Financial Times newspaper. Lavagna could emerge as the main opposition candidate in next year's presidential elections after being ousted as economy minister. english.eluniversal.com /2006/06/12/en_pol_art_12A721821.shtml   (201 words)

MercoPress - Falklands-Malvinas & South Atlantic News Argentine former Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna who is increasingly been signalled as a possible presidential hopeful, warned Wednesday that President Nestor Kirchner’s administration was increasingly tempted to easily “grant subsidies and investments which are not a priority” for Argentina’s development. Lavagna insisted that the Argentine economy basics are “solid”, he also underlined the need to pay more attention to the “legal institutional structure” and to advance with clear “rules of the game”. Lavagna also criticized what the described as “friends’ capitalism”, because there’s great temptation to manipulate “privatization processes from government”. www.mercopress.com /Detalle.asp?NUM=8084   (848 words)

Kirchner Positions Himself To Do Battle With the IMF Lavagna was the "voice of reason" in the face of this "madness," cried one distraught University of California economist. When Lavagna provocatively used his Nov. 22 address to the 53rd annual convention of the Argentine Construction Chamber to counter this optimistic outlook, with the pointed admonition that "the state's ability to act in certain sectors shouldn't be overestimated," he sealed his fate. Unlike Lavagna, Felisa Miceli agrees completely with Kirchner's strategy for lightening the country's foreign debt load, and believes that the country cannot be "corsetted" by IMF policy. www.larouchepub.com /other/2005/3247kirchner_imf.html   (1341 words)

FT.com / Comment & analysis - Lavagna’s departure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) The unexpected departure this week of Roberto Lavagna, Argentina’s economy minister, has highlighted tensions within the government of President Néstor Kirchner, and raises questions over the sustainability of its conservative fiscal policy. Mr Lavagna’s team restructured defaulted debt so successfully that the country is now in a position to raise fresh finance in dollars at about 9 per cent per year, even though it remains in dispute with holdout creditors. While Mr Kirchner has tended to opt for confrontation, Mr Lavagna urged caution, acting as a bridge between a parochial government and the rest of the world. www.ft.com /cms/s/c10ee3a2-6126-11da-9b07-0000779e2340.html   (519 words)

Radical Civic Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.rutgers.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) The continued dissidence of the Radicales K prompted the intervention of the UCR Provincial Committee of Mendoza on 1 November 2006, due to the public support of President Kirchner by Mendoza's governor, the Radical Julio Cobos. Deputy and UCR National Committee Secretary General Margarita Stolbizer stated that the party is virtually "broken due to the stance of the leaders who support the alliance [with Kirchner]". Roberto Iglesias eventually resigned to the presidency of the party in November 2006 due to differences with Lavagna, having reached the conclusion that an alliance with him would be a mistake, and joined Stolbizer's camp, maintaining that the party should look for its own candidate. en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Radical_Civic_Union   (964 words)

In Argentina, "No Turning Back The Clock" - Money - WYFF4.com | WYFF Roberto Lavagna, Argentina's former ambassador to the European Union, is likely to feel little nostalgia for the Continent when he accompanies President Nestor Kirchner to Europe this week. Lavagna has been Argentina's Economy Minister since April, 2002 -- when he was recalled from his EU post to stabilize Argentina's postcrisis economy. Although Argentina's economy is growing at a torrid 5.5% rate after plunging 10.9% last year, Lavagna and Kirchner still need to address several thorny issues related to the crisis' fallout for the recovery to be sustained. www.wyff4.com /money/2341778/detail.html   (1595 words)

BBC News | BUSINESS | Trade negotiator takes the helm The 60-year-old Lavagna flew back to Buenos Aires on Thursday night from his base in Brussels, where he had been ambassador to the European Union and in charge of Argentina's dealings with the World Trade Organisation. Talking to Dow Jones, Mr Lavagna made it clear he had little time for making anyone's life easier - least of all the financiers who have invested in Argentina, and who have the most to gain from an IMF bailout. Mr Lavagna's reading of the principle of free markets means that this has to change. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/1953019.stm   (832 words)

Hispanic American Center for Economic Research - Kirchner resuffle points to greater isolation Mr Kirchner's expensive campaign in October's mid-term elections put a dent in Mr Lavagna's otherwise impressive record in reining in costs, and spending has risen 24 per cent this year. As for the politics, some observers are worried that Mr Lavagna's departure could presage a more emboldened phase of Mr Kirchner's administration as he attempts to consolidate - and build on - his power base. For all his fights with the IMF, Mr Lavagna won the respect of the international community. www.hacer.org /current/ARG145.php   (733 words)

Global Insight // Our Perspective Despite Lavagna's role in the Argentinean recovery after its worst recession during 2002, the president found few reasons to keep him in his cabinet. It appears that Lavagna's latest declaration on public contracting annoyed President Kirchner and ignited the chain of events that led to his dismissal. We do not expect her to depart radically from Lavagna's economic policies, although her approach will be strictly aligned with President Kirchner's economic ideology—which, by the way, is unclear. www.globalinsight.com /Perspective/PerspectiveDetail2501.htm   (639 words)

Argentina's Lavagna says peso revaluation would be major mistake - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) BUENOS AIRES (AFX) - Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna again rejected calls by international financial institutions, including the IMF, to revalue the peso, saying that this would be the 'worst mistake' Argentina could make. Lavagna said in a speech that Argentina needs a realistic exchange rate to take account of Argentina's productivity and the fact that for years it was hampered by an overvalued peso. This statement supports 'our view that fiscal policy is likely to be tightened after the congressional elections and that the size of the primary surplus will not be a sticking point in the negotiations with the IMF,' CSFB said in a note. www.forbes.com /markets/feeds/afx/2005/08/10/afx2176943.html   (440 words)

Back from the brink - Trade Talk - Roberto Lavagna - Argentina's sixth Economy Minister - Interview Latin Trade - Find ... In April 2002 when Roberto Lavagna became Argentina's sixth Economy Minister in little over 12-months, the country was in social, political and economic turmoil. Even as the gross domestic product plunged 10.9% in 2002, Lavagna and other members of the economic team kept the country from financial chaos. LATIN TRADE contributor Patricia Nazario spoke with Lavagna about the war in Iraq, free trade and other challenges facing the new administration scheduled to take power in late May 2003. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BEK/is_6_11/ai_103459773   (613 words)

americas.org - Kirchner Inches to the Left?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Appointed by interim president Eduardo Duhalde in April 2002, five months after the collapse of Argentina’s economy, Lavagna had maintained conservative fiscal policies while holding off the most drastic demands of foreign creditors and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Argentine stock market reacted to Lavagna’s departure on November 28 by falling 4.49 percent that day in heavy trading. Economy Minister Miceli is considered close to Lavagna and worked in his consulting firm, but she appears to be to his left. www.americas.org /item_23630   (255 words)

Pravda.RU Argentina Close to agreement With IMF After more than ten months of tough negotiations, Argentine Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna, flights to Washington to discuss the final adjustments of the deal with the International credit institution. Lavagna has properly handled negotiation timing with the International Monetary Fund and proved that sometimes, tactics of the weak can defeat the strategy of the strong. The EU intends to allocate EUR 8 million to build a border crossing between the Kaliningrad Region and Lithuania near the town of Chernyshevsky, and EUR 3 million for the construction of a border crossing with Poland near the town of Bagrationovsk. newsfromrussia.com /world/2002/11/01/38993.html   (2563 words)

BBC NEWS | Americas | New Argentine cabinet revealed (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.rutgers.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) The list includes the existing Economy Minister, Roberto Lavagna, who retains his post in recognition of his role in stabilising the national accounts. Four of the 12 ministers come from the outgoing government including the most prominent figure, Roberto Lavagna. Throughout the election campaign, Nestor Kirchner promised to keep him on and continue with the policies widely credited with breaking last year's economic free fall. news.bbc.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /2/hi/americas/3045637.stm   (302 words)

lepetitjournal.com - POLITIQUE - Roberto Lavagna rend son tablier (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.rutgers.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Hier lundi, à 11h30, Roberto Lavagna, ministre de l'Economie, a remis officiellement sa démission au Président Kirchner à la demande du chef de l'Etat. Quelques heures après avoir rendu son tablier, tout à fait décontracté, Roberto Lavagna a tenu une conférence de presse télévisée où il a fait un bref bilan de sa gestion depuis 2002, alors sous la présidence de Eduardo Duhalde. Au ministère de l'Economie Roberto Lavagna est remplacé par Felisa Miceli (52 ans), jusqu'ici présidente du Banco de la Nación Argentine. www.lepetitjournal.com.cob-web.org:8888 /content/view/3090/116   (1248 words)

Roberto Lavagna - Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has now reached one million uploaded files! es: Roberto Lavagna, ex ministro de Economía argentino. This page was last modified 00:10, 27 July 2006. commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Roberto_Lavagna   (57 words)

Argentina's Lavagna calls for completion of utilities contract revision - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) BUENOS AIRES (AFX) - Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna called for a swift completion of the ongoing revision of concession contracts for public services operated by private companies. The Argentine authorities are revising the old contract terms of of the public utility contracts. Lavagna said in an interview with business magazine IDEA that he wishes that the new contact can be formalised as soon as possible so that energy companies can step up their investments and avert new power supply shortages. www.forbes.com /home/feeds/afx/2005/05/26/afx2058408.html   (357 words)

[No title] Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna and the Inter-American Development Bank President Enrique V. Iglesias today signed the documents for a $1.5 billion fast-disbursing emergency loan to that country to support a program for social protection and to reduce the impact of the economic crisis on the poor. Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna and IDB President Enrique V. Iglesias Roberto Lavagna signs the documents for a $1.5 billion fast-disbursing emergency loan www.iadb.org /exr/PRENSA/2003/ARSIGN-e1.htm   (95 words)

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