Argentina

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 03:34 UTC

  European Financial Regulators Clear the Way for Argentina’s Bonds Swap Offer

  

  European financial regulators approved the outlines of the Argentine swap offer on up to 20 billion US dollars in defaulted bonds, putting Argentina a step closer to launching the exchange. The country aims to return to international debt markets by striking a deal with “holdout” creditors who rejected a tough 2005 restructuring of nearly 100 billion US dollars in defaulted debt.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 01:19 UTC

  Argentina Hosting FAO Fisheries Meeting to Upgrade Fish Trade and Conservation

  

  The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Fisheries (COFI) is meeting this week in Buenos Aires to examine technical and economic aspects of the international trade in fish and fishery products.

• Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 06:03 UTC

  US Judge Griesa Denies Request to Suspend Argentina’s Debt Swap

  

  A US judge denied requests by a class of mostly individual bondholders to suspend or disapprove of Argentina's 20 billion US dollars debt swap.

• Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 05:47 UTC

  Argentina Insists that Official Statistical Information is “Trustworthy and Solid”

  

  Argentina’s Deputy Economy Minister Roberto Feletti said the Government “will not accept economic policies to be dictated” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and added that country's statistical information is “trustworthy and solid.”

• Monday, April 26th 2010 - 06:21 UTC

  Pulp Mill Dispute: Protest and Counter Protest on Both Sides of the River Uruguay

  

  Angry protestors from Argentina marched Sunday on to the bridge linking with Uruguay to express their disenchantment with the recent international court judgement on the pulp mill dispute, which confirmed the mill does not pollute and there’s no sufficient evidence for re-location or damages’ compensation as demanded by Argentine environmentalists.

• Monday, April 26th 2010 - 06:12 UTC

  Malvinas and the Bicentennial: the Rule of Law Shadowed by the Logics of Power

  

  In the Malvinas issue, the rule of the law has been shadowed by the logics of power, said Argentine ambassador before United Nations Jorge Arguello during the presentation Sunday of a book titled “The Malvinas question in the Bicentennial”.

• Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 08:20 UTC

  Chile/Argentina Agree on Military Cooperation and a Joint Force for UN Peace Tasks

  

  Chile and Argentina agreed Friday an ample cooperation in military issues including the design and manufacturing of a joint aircraft for their respective air forces and the training of a rapid deployment force in support of United Nations peace missions.

• Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 07:20 UTC

  Argentine Industrial Production Up 10.65 in March Over a Year Ago

  

  Argentine industrial output surprised market expectations in March, powered by an increase in auto production, the latest sign of a strong rebound in Latin America's number three economy.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 07:11 UTC

  Argentina “only” accepts IMF “technical revision” of its economy

  

  Economy Minister Amado Boudou said that the Argentine Government “will not accept any conditions” on its economic policies, allegedly rejecting an eventual revision of its accounts by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 06:52 UTC

  China-Argentina trade differences increase and are openly aired

  

  Production Minister Débora Giorgi came out to stage on Thursday to support Argentina's trading policies after comments made by China's Vice Minister of Commerce JIang Yaoping, who claimed the Argentine Government is increasingly promoting trade protectionism against Chinese products.