Argentina is extending its 18.3 billion US dollars bond restructuring at the request of Italian creditors and the country’s financial regulator, Economy Minister Amado Boudou said on Monday.
Some interesting historical data about the Falkland Islands war and Soviet intelligence support to Argentina has emerged from a book by a Russian journalist and researcher, who as the son of a former URSS diplomat expert in trade affairs spent most of his youth in Latinamerica, Cuba, Ecuador and Uruguay.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner promises that ‘there weren't, nor ever will be, barriers’ blocking Brazilian imports’ was received with disbelief by the Brazilian business community.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cancelled his visit to Argentina after city officials in Buenos Aires called off the inauguration of a bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as a result of Armenian efforts, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
Argentine Defence minister Nilda Garré said that four navy patrol vessels will be sent to the “Mar Argentino” (South Atlantic) to show presence and the willingness of Argentina to exercise sovereignty over the (Argentine) Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that there weren't, nor ever will be, barriers blocking Brazilian imports, after holding a meeting in Rio de Janeiro with her Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva, a gathering she classified as more than good.
On an article published Friday in the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Argentine Finance Secretary Hernán Lorenzino warned about the IMF dangerous policies like the ones proposed to help Greece leave its crisis behind.
Argentines are the most anxious people in Latinamerica and rank among the most nervous at world level according to an international opinion poll which reveals that eight out of ten residents in Argentina admit to suffering some sort of anxiety.
US federal appeals court threw out a 2.24 billion US dollars damage award to tens of thousands of investors who held defaulted Argentine sovereign bonds, saying a lower court erred in calculating an inflated sum.
In the midst of the tension between Argentina and Brazil, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will meet Friday with Brazilian President Lula Da Silva after both take part in the 3rd annual United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Summit taking place in Rio do Janeiro.