MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2024, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Argentine embassy in US launches website on the struggle with 'vulture funds']]> The website is called “All about the Argentine Debt Case”, and is divided in several sections. The Argentine Embassy in the United States has launched a website to explain the conflict between Argentina and holdout investors commonly referred to as “vulture funds”. The website explains the origins of the conflict, its history, and provides documents and expert opinions on the subject. Its virtual library has until now over 200 documents and 100 independent sources.

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Sat, 08 Aug 2015 08:54:00 GMT
<![CDATA[New York Court of Appeals delays decision on Argentina's contempt of court]]> Judge Griesa moved against Argentina due to its refusal to pay 1.35 billion dollars plus interest and penalty charges to the hedge funds The New York Court of Appeals has decided to push back its decision on Argentina for another week, as the Cristina Fernandez administration seeks to overturn the contempt ruling imposed by judge Thomas Griesa in the ongoing conflict against holdout investors.

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Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:30:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Argentine argues before NY Appeals court the central bank is not an 'alter ego' of the administration]]> Holdouts said the Argentine Central Bank is liable for embargo due to its links with the President Cristina Fernández administration Lawyers representing the Argentine government and the Central Bank have defended the country's stance on the debt conflict in a hearing with the New York Second Circuit Appeals Court, rejecting the notion that holdout investors could confiscate reserves or assets belonging to the financial entity.

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Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:29:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Argentina will pay 92% of restructured bonds, hopefully 100% of debt, but will not accept extortions]]> “We want to fulfill and honor our debt, and we will do that” said Cristina Fernandez. President Cristina Fernandez pledged on national television late Monday that Argentina will abide and honor its debts, the 92% of those who trusted in the country and hopefully the 100% of creditors, but will not accept 'extortions'.

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Tue, 17 Jun 2014 07:15:00 GMT
<![CDATA[US Supreme Court agrees to consider Argentina litigation case with hedge funds]]> A decision from the Supreme Court is expected by the end of June The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider a dispute over subpoenas in a case stemming from long-running litigation over Argentina's obligations to bond investors in the wake of its default on 100 billion dollars in sovereign debt in 2002.

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Sat, 11 Jan 2014 06:57:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Argentina vs. hedge funds: Appeals court latest ruling opens the way to the US Supreme Court]]> Robert Koenigsberger, managing partner and chief investment officer of Gramercy Funds Management A United States appeals court on Monday declined to reconsider an order requiring Argentina to pay 1.33 billion dollars, ruling in favor of bondholders who refused to participate in two debt restructurings spinning out of the country's 2002 default.

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Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:43:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Argentina formally requests US Supreme Court to review Appeals court favoring holdout hedge funds]]> Minister Lorenzino said Argentina will try to convince courts and creditors to accept the 2005 and 2010 structured debt terms  Argentina’s legal representation in Washington DC yesterday sent a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States’ Supreme Court, requesting Justices to accept its appeal against the Second Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling in favour of holdout hedge funds, which are demanding full repayment for bonds left unpaid by Argentina’s record-breaking 2002 default.

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Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:50:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Argentina defiant of bonds‘case latest ruling: ‘they want to take us back to 2001’]]> Minister Lorenzino said Argentina will continue to pay the restructured bond holders ‘as we have done up until now’ Argentine Economy minister Hernán Lorenzino said that the New York appeals court ruling supporting Judge Thomas Griesa decision in favour of paying the hedge funds the 1.3bn dollars they are demanding, was an "attempt to take the country back to 2001".

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Mon, 26 Aug 2013 03:01:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Argentina/hedge funds dispute: US will not file ‘uninvited’ brief to Supreme Court]]> The US Supreme Court is expected to act on the appeal in late September or early October The Barack Obama administration won’t file a brief next week urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Argentina’s appeal in a clash with implications for tens of billions of dollars in defaulted debt, according to a Justice Department spokesman.

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Sat, 20 Jul 2013 06:03:00 GMT
<![CDATA[As the US before IMF lines up behind Argentina in the litigation with hedge funds]]> IMF fears the negative impact on other sovereign debt restructuring processes For the first time since the litigation of hedge funds against Argentina the International Monetary Fund warned about the ‘risks’ which would entail ratifying Judge Thomas Griesa ruling condemning Argentina to pay over a billion dollars plus interests to the so called ‘vulture funds’.

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Fri, 24 May 2013 07:10:00 GMT