Argentina

Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 06:46 UTC
Argentina's YPF wooing Malaysia Petronas to develop shale deposits

Argentina oil company YPF is courting Malaysia's Petronas as a possible partner to develop the promising Vaca Muerta shale, according to reports. YPF chief executive Miguel Galuccio was in Kuala Lumpur for a meeting on Wednesday with Petronas leader Tan Sri Dato Shamsul Azhar Abbas, the La Nacion newspaper reported.
Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 06:35 UTC
Celac ratifies full support for Argentina's Malvinas “legitimate sovereignty” claim

The Celac summit in Cuba underlined in its final declaration its determination to strengthen the regional space among Latin American and Caribbean countries and at the same time ratified its full support for Argentina's claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 06:17 UTC
Cristina Fernandez again visits hospital: this time to address lumbago symptoms

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez underwent tests for an incident of lumbago or back pain at a Buenos Aires hospital on Wednesday afternoon, according to an official release from the hospital and the Government House Public Communication Office. Early morning the president arrived from Cuba where she attended the Celac summit.
Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 06:01 UTC
Malvinas claim support from Celac, underlined by Argentine president

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez celebrated the advances in integration achieved by Latin America and the Caribbean, and thanked country members for their support in Argentina's claim over the Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands sovereignty.
Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 05:53 UTC
Malvinas Affairs official meets with Decolonization Committee Bureau

Following on an initiative from the standing Bureau of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, Argentina's Secretary Related to Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands Affairs, Daniel Filmus held a meeting with its members on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York.
Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 22:38 UTC
Brazil can't be hostage of Argentina or Venezuela in Mercosur/EU trade negotiations

The Brazilian government is determined to advance with negotiations for a trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union even if it means leaving Argentina for a second phase of the process, according to sources from Itamaraty, the country's foreign ministry, reported in the Rio do Janeiro media.
Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 21:36 UTC
Hedge fund boss Singer rejects as 'bizarre' Argentine bondholders offer

Paul Singer, head of Elliot Management Corp., defined as “bizarre”, the bondholders’ offer to resolve judicially the dispute with Argentina over the debt in default from 2001, during in a letter sent to investors and published by Bloomberg News.
Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 21:00 UTC
New York Times blasts Cristina Fernández: “Argentina on the brink”

The New York Times published on Wednesday a very strong editorial criticizing the misguided policies of the government of President Cristina Fernandez, arguing that once again 'Argentina is on the brink”.
Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 06:51 UTC
Argentine foreign money market operating at 8.015 Pesos to the US dollar

For second day running the Argentine foreign money market reacted with normality with the official rate of the US dollar closing at 8.015 Pesos, while the so called 'reference dollar' for savings traded at 9.62 Pesos and the 'blue' or parallel climbed 35 cents to 12.50 Pesos.
Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 22:44 UTC
Hedge fund CEO says that dispute with Argentina could be settled 'in an afternoon'

Paul Singer, CEO of hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation and who is litigating Argentina demanding full payment of defaulted bonds described Argentina's government policies as 'horrendous' and stated that 'talking' he could settle the dispute 'in an afternoon'.