Stories for 2014

Friday, July 4th 2014 - 05:50 UTC
Cobos' party question his military friend visiting the Falklands next to him

Argentina' Radical party national committee (UCR) took distance from the trip to the Falklands/Malvinas of lawmaker Julio Cleto Cobos and underlined that the visit of the former governor from Mendoza province was “something personal” and in no way involves 'institutionally' the party.
Thursday, July 3rd 2014 - 07:02 UTC
Cobos Falklands' trip receives praise: challenge for all Argentina presidential hopefuls

Despite Argentina's news agenda is absorbed by the World Cup, another possible default and the indictment for corruption of Vice-president Amado Boudou, the Argentine media still has time to talk about former vice-president and presidential hopeful Julio Cleto Cobos' current trip to the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, July 3rd 2014 - 06:57 UTC
US bank caught in bonds litigation requests guidance from Judge Griesa

The Bank of New York Mellon, fearful of being sued by Argentine bondholders and unwilling to defy a court order blocking their coupon payments, is seeking guidance from U.S. Judge Thomas Griesa on what to do with the money.
Thursday, July 3rd 2014 - 06:45 UTC
Argentine squid industry concerned with a significant drop in prices

A significant decline in catches of squid (Illex argentinus) in Argentine waters at the end of the season, has forced the return to port of several Argentine flagged jiggers, according to a report this week from the country's Coast Guard station in Mar del Plata.
Thursday, July 3rd 2014 - 06:40 UTC
Brazilian industry contracts for the third month running in May

Brazilian industrial output fell for the third straight month in May despite efforts from government to prop manufacturing through stimulus measures. Industrial production in Brazil fell 0.6% in May from April, and 3.2% from the same month a year ago, and 1.6% in the five months of 2014, government statistics agency IBGE said on Wednesday.
Thursday, July 3rd 2014 - 06:26 UTC
Roubini warns about negative consequences from the Argentine case

The economist famous for predicting the 2008 financial crisis has analyzed Argentina’s current dispute against vulture funds warning “holdouts must not be permitted to block orderly restructurings that benefit debtors and creditors.”
Thursday, July 3rd 2014 - 06:17 UTC
Hedge funds challenge Kicillof to meet them on Thursday in Washington

The NML Capital hedge fund is ready to meet and negotiate directly with Argentine Economy minister Axel Kicillof and is willing to do so on Thursday, according to a top-ranking executive of the hedge fund involved in a long standing litigation with the Argentine government over defaulted debt.
Thursday, July 3rd 2014 - 06:14 UTC
“Greece is not Argentina”, PM Samaras tells the European Parliament

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said “Greece is not Argentina” and pledged his country will avoid Argentina’s fate of staying mired in economic troubles more than a decade after defaulting on debt.
Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 23:51 UTC
Argentina loses trade restrictions case at WTO, says Brazilian financial media

The World Trade Organization has ruled that a swath of import regulations imposed by Argentina violate international trade rules, according to the Buenos Aires media quoting diplomatic sources and Brazil's financial press. The ruling favors 43 countries those two years ago claimed Argentina had imposed trade barriers.
Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 23:37 UTC
Cristina Fernandez suspends all activities because of 'laryngitis'; more time to deal with Boudou's case

Argentine President Cristina Fernández has been forced to call off all official activities following a “pharyngeal laryngitis condition” with the medical team in charge of the head of state’s health deciding on a 24-hour rest at least.