Tag: Amado Boudou

• Wednesday, November 24th 2010 - 20:21 UTC

  IMF mission arrives in Buenos Aires first week of December

  

  The International Monetary Fund confirmed Argentina’s request for technical assistance on the elaboration of a Consumer Price Index (CPI). In a statement release by Nicolas Eyzaguirre, Director of the Western Hemisphere Department added “we are currently in contact with the authorities on planning the missions”.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 - 19:16 UTC

  Argentina requests IMF technical aid to help with a new prices index

  

  Argentina’s Economy minister Amado Boudou announced Tuesday that the President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration is to request aid from the International Monetary Fund to help with a new price index.

• Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 16:12 UTC

  Argentina sends the Paris Club a possible road map for negotiations

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Amado Boudou confirmed that the ministry sent a letter to the Paris Club in order to initiate negotiations and establish a course of action for the cancellation of debt, although no specific dates were mentioned.

• Friday, November 12th 2010 - 15:43 UTC

  Inflation or no inflation: that is the question for the Argentine government

  

  Fissures inside the Argentine cabinet are surfacing and refer to one of the most irritating issues for the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner: inflation or no inflation.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 - 07:29 UTC

  Argentina’s most populous province ready to return to international bond market

  

  Argentina’s most populous province is preparing a return to international bond markets to benefit from the lowest borrowing costs in two years. Buenos Aires province hired Bank of America and Deutsche Bank AG to arrange investor meetings in Europe and the US as it plans to sell 500 million US dollars in debt.

• Friday, September 10th 2010 - 04:31 UTC

  Kirchner cabinet refutes FT report: no IMF revision of Argentine economy

  

  Argentina is still opposed to having its economy reviewed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), government ministers said on Thursday, refuting recent media reports to the contrary.

• Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 02:57 UTC

  Argentine economic activity expands 11.1% in June over a year ago

  

  Argentina’s economic activity expanded 11.1% last June compared to the same month a year ago, anticipated President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during the celebration of the 126th anniversary of the Rosario Chamber of Commerce.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 01:30 UTC

  Argentina confident it can issue debt in US dollars below 9% interest rate

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Amado Boudou confirmed what newspaper Ámbito Financiero had anticipated a week ago: the plan is to issue debt in US dollars but below the 9% mark, which with the current panorama may allow for an even lower percentage index.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 00:12 UTC

  Argentina puts off plans to float its first international bond since 2001

  

  Argentina is drawing on central bank profits to meet financing needs, putting off plans to sell its first international bond since 2001 as yields tumble. The central bank’s board on July 29 approved a transfer of 3 billion pesos (762 million USD) from the bank’s 23.5 billion pesos in 2009 profits to the government, following a 1.5 billion peso transfer in February, spokesman Fernando Meanos said.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 - 03:55 UTC

  Argentina’s debt-swap acceptance expected to reach 70%

  

  The latest available information on the Argentine debt-swap reported a higher acceptance rate than was anticipated by market analysts reaching 68.3%, which is above the self imposed 60% floor by Argentine authorities. The news was released by Buenos Aires financial daily Ambito Financiero.