Argentina

• Monday, October 29th 2012 - 14:16 UTC

  Mercosur and EU committed to continue advancing in trade and political talks

  

  The Brazilian Foreign ministry revealed in a brief release that during October discussions between Mercosur and the European Union representatives both sides “confirmed their commitment to advance negotiations to achieve a wide ranging, balanced and ambitious agreement”.

• Monday, October 29th 2012 - 13:00 UTC

  Argentina and Iran meet in Geneva to discuss 1994 deadly bombing in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine and Iranian representatives are meeting in Geneva on Monday to discuss a 1994 bombing of a Jewish aid association in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured 300 others, the Argentine Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

• Saturday, October 27th 2012 - 04:23 UTC

  Argentina rejects bonds’ discrimination ruling and will go to US Supreme Court

  

  Argentina downplayed the significance of the US Appeals Court ruling in support of investment funds that were ‘discriminated’ in the payment of their sovereign bonds vis-à-vis those that accepted the restructure of the massive 2002 Argentine default.

• Friday, October 26th 2012 - 20:39 UTC

  US Court rules against Argentina: all bondholders must be treated equally, including hold outs

  

  US appeals court ruled Argentina discriminated against bondholders who refused to take part in massive debt restructurings in 2005 and 2010 by deciding to pay them later than bondholders who agreed to participate.

• Friday, October 26th 2012 - 06:40 UTC

  Argentina admits Libertad is the 29th asset impound case by ‘vulture’ funds

  

  Argentina finally admitted that the retaining of the training frigate ARA Libertad in Ghana is not an isolated case since the so called ‘vulture’ funds have managed to impound a total of 28 assets including the presidential aircraft Tango 01, bank accounts, property and even a satellite.

• Friday, October 26th 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Moody’s lowers Argentina’s foreign currency bonds’ ceiling to b3 from b2

  

  Moody's lowered on Thursday Argentina's foreign-currency bond ceiling to b3 from b2 in line with bonds in local currency on growing concerns of market access for the private sector and local governments.

• Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 23:51 UTC

  GM to invest 450m in Argentina to manufacture a global Chevy vehicle

  

  General Motors (GM) will invest 450m dollars to manufacture a new global Chevy vehicle at its Rosario Automotive Complex in Argentina. The investment will be made between 2013 and 2015 at the Rosario facility, which produced more than 136,000 vehicles in 2011.

• Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 18:51 UTC

  Ghana port authorities want ARA Libertad moved to anchorage; Argentina refuses

  

  Ghanaian officials asked a judge Thursday to order the Argentine navy ship detained in the West African nation over a debt dispute to be moved because it was blocking valuable space at the port of Tema.

• Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 18:39 UTC

  ARA Libertad: Defence minister takes responsibility; Ghana embarrassed with the incident

  

  Argentine Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli took responsibility on Thursday for the fate of the navy training frigate Libertad, which continues to be impounded in Ghana. Meanwhile from Ghana a top official said the country was “embarrassed” with the whole incident.

• Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 06:47 UTC

  ARA Libertad-Romney family link makes Cristina criticize the Republican candidate

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández joined the US presidential campaign harshly criticizing Republican candidate Mitt Romney and stating she is “more alike” the current head of state, Democrat Barack Obama, who is running for re-election.