Argentina

• Monday, July 14th 2014 - 05:24 UTC

  Russia offers to build (and finance) two new nuclear power plants in Argentina

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on Saturday a nuclear energy cooperation deal with Argentina on the third stop (Cuba, Nicaragua) of a tour to bolster trade ties and strengthen Russia’s influence in Latin America.

• Monday, July 14th 2014 - 05:07 UTC

  Brazilians join Germans in celebrating the World Cup and Argentina's defeat

  

  Brazilians bitter about their team's disastrous World Cup celebrated Argentina's defeat to Germany in the final Sunday by dancing and launching fireworks, relieved that their arch-rivals failed to triumph on their soil.

• Monday, July 14th 2014 - 04:58 UTC

  “Show the world you are better than Messi”, Löw told Götze

  

  “Show the world you are better than Messi and you can decide the World Cup”, German coach Joachim Löw told Mario Götze before sending him to the field, and effectively scoring the only goal of the match that gave Germany its fourth Cup.

• Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 11:21 UTC

  Holdouts claim the Argentine government refuses to negotiate with hedge funds

  

  The holdout hedge fund Elliott Management Corp representative emerged on Friday from five hours of meetings in New York with a court-appointed mediator, claiming the Argentine government still refuses to have negotiation years after its historic default.

• Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 11:00 UTC

  Pollack's hope is that dialogue between holdouts and Argentina will continue

  

  Argentine officials and holdout investors met separately with the New York court-appointed mediator or 'Special Master' for five hours on Friday, presenting their cases in hopes of resolving a litigation on defaulted bonds that has dragged on for years.

• Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 10:24 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez will miss the Maracana final; ten leaders are expected to attend

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will not be attending the Brazil World Cup final in Maracana stadium on Sunday when Argentina clashes with Germany, but will be present for the BRICS-Unasur-Mercosur summit scheduled for next week.

• Saturday, July 12th 2014 - 10:13 UTC

  CFK invites regional presidents to the official dinner for Russia's Putin

  

  President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, invited her peers from Bolivia, Uruguay and Venezuela, Evo Morales, Jose Mujica and Nicolas Maduro respectively to participate in a special dinner after her meeting with the Russian head of state, Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

• Friday, July 11th 2014 - 06:19 UTC

  JP Morgan requests 'clarification' from Judge Griesa to pay Japanese bondholders

  

  JP Morgan bank, the entity responsible for the payment to Argentina's Japanese bondholders has sent a letter to US Federal Judge Thomas Griesa, requesting “a clarification” in order to deliver the funds to the nation's creditors.

• Friday, July 11th 2014 - 06:14 UTC

  Pollack says Argentina, hold-outs and legal representatives will meet on Friday

  

  Special master Daniel Pollack revealed on Thursday he has been talking with holdout funds and Argentine lawyers “on a daily basis”, one day before an Economy Ministry committee travels to New York to meet the mediator in the funds/Argentina litigation case for the second time.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 08:21 UTC

  Kicillof blasts holdouts: “they never negotiated or lent money to Argentina”

  

  Argentine Economy minister Axel Kicillof responded fiercely to criticisms directed at him and the Argentine government by Elliott Management portfolio manager Jay Newman, reminding the representative of the holdout investors that they have never lent a cent to Argentina.