Tag: Argentina

Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 08:00 UTC
Kerry wishes the Argentine team 'good luck' in the World Cup

US Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated the people of Argentina on the country’s Independence Day on July 9 and wished the national team good luck in Brazil’s World Cup.
Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 07:07 UTC
Falklands experience, according to former Argentine vice-president Cobos

Fresh back from the Falkland Islands where he spent a week, Argentina's former vice-president and currently lawmaker Julio Cleto Cobos calls for closer links with the Islands, and insists that the “Malvinas Experience” (“Vivir Malvinas”) challenge should not be banned to nobody, rather the contrary.
Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 08:43 UTC
Indicted Boudou will replace Cristina Fernandez on Argentine Independence Day

Controversial vice-president Amado Boudou will fill in for President Cristina Fernández and head Wednesday's Argentine Independence Day celebration in San Miguel de Tucumán. The deputy was entrusted with leading the ceremony following a meeting Monday afternoon at the presidential residence in Olivos, as Cristina continues her recovery from pharyngeal laryngitis.
Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 08:33 UTC
EU holders of restructured Argentine bonds begin court actions in Belgium

Holders of restructured Argentine bonds took to Belgian courts against Euroclear and the Bank of New York last week over their failure to pay out Argentina’s deposit, newspaper Tiempo Argentino (*) reported, citing court documents signed by the funds’ legal counsel.
Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 08:20 UTC
Leading holdout hedge fund willing to give Argentina more time to negotiate

Elliott Management portfolio manager Jay Newman has revealed that the holdout hedge fund would be willing to give the Argentine government more time to negotiate following the nation's reverse in the US Supreme Court, while criticizing Economy minister Axel Kicillof for not meeting with the so-called 'vulture funds'.
Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 08:10 UTC
Kicillof meets Pollack requests 'stay' injunction to pay bondholders

Argentine Economy Minister Axel Kicillof held Monday afternoon a meeting that lasted almost four hours with the Special Master appointed by US Judge Thomas Griesa, Daniel Pollack, and requested that an injunction allowing Argentina to pay bondholders be reinstated while negotiations with holdouts developed.
Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 07:25 UTC
“Without Chile's help, we would have lost the Falklands”, says former RAF intelligence

Chile's support for Britain during the Falklands War has been revealed for the first time by the man who was dispatched, with only hours notice, to secure a South American ally, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph credited to Harriet Alexander.
Monday, July 7th 2014 - 07:26 UTC
Uruguay Vice-president and Latam UN ambassadors claim US justice took sides

Latin American ambassadors to the United Nations (UN) and Uruguay's Vice-president Danilo Astori showed their support to Argentina in its dispute against holdout hedge funds. They agreed that the so-called 'vulture funds' are a risk to debtor nations and that they pose a threat to the region.
Monday, July 7th 2014 - 07:17 UTC
Kicillof formally meets 'Special Master' Pollack, but not holdouts delegates

Economy minister Axel Kicillof is heading the Argentine delegation that on Monday will hold a first formal meeting in New York with “Special Master”, financial expert Daniel Pollack, appointed as mediator by Judge Thomas Griesa in negotiations between the sovereign country and holdout hedge funds, according to a release late Sunday from Buenos Aires.
Monday, July 7th 2014 - 06:50 UTC
World Cup tickets resale and investigation becomes major scandal for FIFA

World football governing body FIFA has revealed that the son of Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Julio Grondona, Humberto, must present a report explaining his actions following a scandal over the resale of tickets at the 2014 World Cup.