Argentina

• Wednesday, June 18th 2014 - 07:59 UTC

  Argentine industrial and financial community call for 'dialogue' with holdouts

  

  Argentina's industrial union and bank associations expressed their deep concern regarding Monday's US Supreme Court refusal to take the long standing case with the holdout hedge funds, and all called for a solution appealing to dialogue.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2014 - 07:52 UTC

  “Judge Griesa's message is reasonable and conciliatory” argues Lavagna

  

  Argentina's former Economy Minister and architect of the 2005 rescheduling of defaulted debt, Roberto Lavagna called for “calm” and “seriousness” to rethink the country's legal strategy following the setback suffered on Monday when the US Supreme Court decided not to hear its appeal against holdout hedge funds.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2014 - 07:45 UTC

  IMF concerned about 'wider systemic implications' of the US Supreme Court decision on Argentina

  

  The International Monetary Fund is “concerned about wider systemic implications” the ruling by the US Supreme Court could prompt following its decision not to consider Argentina’s appeal aimed at staving off a default.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2014 - 07:37 UTC

  Argentina plans to reopen debt swap program and will request to meet Griesa

  

  Economy Minister Axel Kicillof has announced that the government plans to reopen the debt swap program in the hope of renegotiating bonds held by hedge funds, after the US Supreme Court declined to take Argentina's case against the so-called 'vulture funds'.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2014 - 23:25 UTC

  UK minister arrives in Brazil to cheer for England and promote business and tourism

  

  UK Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities Helen Grant arrives in Sao Paulo on Wednesday to cheer for the English team in the World Cup, and to share experience and promote the values and policies that transform social reality.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2014 - 07:15 UTC

  Argentina will pay 92% of restructured bonds, hopefully 100% of debt, but will not accept extortions

  

  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'.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2014 - 07:06 UTC

  Argentina questions UPM-Botnia's political influence on Uruguayan government

  

  Argentine foreign minister Hector Timerman said that the pulp mill dispute with Uruguay is 'political' and wondered how great is Finland's' Botnia-UPM influence in the country, but at the same time underlined that all chances of dialogue have been 'exhausted'.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2014 - 06:37 UTC

  Argentina pressing Francis over Falklands' dispute, says Vatican expert

  

  Vatican officials are becoming increasingly irritated with the Argentine government after its ambassador to Britain, who is a vocal critic of the UK policy regarding the Falkland Islands, requested a private audience with the Argentine born pontiff, reports a piece by Edward Pentin, published by Newsmax.com.

• Monday, June 16th 2014 - 06:26 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez and Mujica, so close but ever so distant

  

  The lasted chapter of the resurgent diplomatic conflict between Argentina and Uruguay was not addressed during a brief encounter of presidents Cristina Fernandez and Jose Mujica in Bolivia where they attended the G77 plus China summit over the weekend.

• Monday, June 16th 2014 - 05:38 UTC

  Support for Argentina's 'Malvinas question' in the G77 plus China summit

  

  The G77 plus China extraordinary summit which took place in Bolivia over the weekend approved two statements in support of Argentina's position in the 'Malvinas Islands question' and a second referred to the current conflict with holdout hedge funds, a long running litigation that has reached the US Supreme Court. Argentine president Cristina Fernández attended the Santa Cruz de la Sierra event.