Argentina

• Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 07:35 UTC

  Argentina promulgates bill which allows for payment of accord with bondholders

  The Argentine government made official the accord reached with the holdout funds sponsored by a New York federal court, to pay for defaulted bonds in a fifteen year litigation, following the approval of the bill by the Senate. This means Argentina can now look for funds in the international monetary market.

• Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:50 UTC

  Malvinas remain “inexorably Argentine” says Macri on invasion anniversary

  The Malvinas Islands remain “inexorably Argentine” said president Mauricio Macri in a message in the social networks aired following the tribute to the Malvinas war veterans at the cenotaph in central Buenos Aires and later meeting with officers and veterans at the Olivos residence.

• Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:43 UTC

  Cameron open to talk about “Malvinas question” with Macri, says Malcorra

  British PM David Cameron told Argentine president Mauricio Macri that the “Malvinas question will be included” as part of the bilateral talks with Argentina, according to Argentine foreign secretary Susana Malcorra. Apparently before Macri returned to Argentina Friday night from the nuclear security summit in Washington, he held a 'brief encounter' on request from PM Cameron.

• Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:32 UTC

  Falklands hospitality praised by stranded Argentine runners

  Falkland Islands provided twenty five Argentine nationals with humanitarian aid (food, warmth and shelter) following the announcement of a week long delay to their return flight to Chile. The group was made up of marathon runners and associates who came to the Islands on March 19 and participated in the Sunday Standard Chartered bank Stanley Marathon. The competition was won by Argentine athlete Rafael Lencina in record time.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2016 - 08:07 UTC

  Argentina and China reaffirm strategic relation and agree to review contracts

  

  China has agreed to review contracts signed with Argentina, which need modifications, for the sake of transparency, according to Buenos Aires sources, but the overall strategic relation between the two countries and a raft of accords in different fields stands and is expected to continue to grow.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2016 - 07:04 UTC

  How hedge funds held Argentina for ransom

  

  By Martin Guzman and Joseph E. Stiglitz (*) - Perhaps the most complex trial in history between a sovereign nation, Argentina, and its bondholders — including a group of United States-based hedge funds — officially came to an end yesterday (March 31) when the Argentine Senate ratified a settlement.

• Friday, April 1st 2016 - 07:27 UTC

  Argentina's platform claim on Falklands' sovereignty “lapped up” by various respectable media outlets

  

  A Gibraltarian expert on self determination has rubbished Argentine claims that the decision by a UN Commission to extend Argentina's continental shelf to include the waters that surround the Falklands and South Georgia will be key in the dispute with Britain over the Islands.

• Thursday, March 31st 2016 - 22:54 UTC

  Argentine congress overwhelmingly approves deal with creditors to end 15-year conflict

  

  After 13 hours of debate, Argentina's senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a deal with creditors in the US, putting an end to a sovereign bonds' dispute that had lasted 15 years. The deal was reached in late February, and the Lower House passed it earlier this month. The senate began debating on Wednesday morning and on early Thursday passed the measure by 54 votes to 16.

• Thursday, March 31st 2016 - 22:41 UTC

  Controversy in Argentina over Malvinas invasion date: Macri will not attend any of the April 2 anniversary events

  

  Malvinas veterans expressed great displeasure with the official announcement that Argentine president Mauricio Macri will not be attending any of the programmed events in different cities and provinces on the 34th anniversary of the Argentine April 2 invasion of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, according to Buenos Aires media.

• Thursday, March 31st 2016 - 00:46 UTC

  “The Argentines are childish stalkers who menace us Falkland Islanders”

  

  By Lisa Watson (*), published in The Telegraph - Having a neighbor like Argentina is like living next door to your stalker – someone who terrorizes you but then tearfully berates you for rejecting their advances.