BUENOS AIRES (AFP) – Argentina’s Senate passed a tax on about 12,000 of the country’s richest people on Friday (Dec 4), to pay for coronavirus measures including medical supplies and relief for the poor and
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Diego Maradona dead: Argentina legend and one of world’s greatest footballers dies aged 60
The legendary Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, the country’s football association has said. Maradona, who captained Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning team, is widely regarded as one of the greatest
Read moreArgentina's battle-scarred creditors demand tough IMF stance
LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Argentina’s international creditors, scarred by this year’s turbulent debt restructuring, want the new International Monetary Fund programme the country is seeking to come with ultra-rigorous conditions. Argentina and its provinces
Read moreUPDATE 3-Argentina lures wary investors with dollar-linked bond as IMF arrives
(Adds bond auction results, ministry comment) BUENOS AIRES, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Argentina tempted wary investors with a dollar-linked bond on Tuesday, issuing around $1.8 billion of the instrument it hopes will help bolster the
Read moreArgentine leader say new IMF deal must not jeopardize economic recovery
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Argentina will repay the money it owes to the International Monetary Fund under new terms to be negotiated in upcoming talks, but will not agree to terms that jeopardize
Read moreArgentina rushes to produce COVID-19 vaccine
Argentina steps up efforts to find a coronavirus vaccine, as the economy struggles under a months-long lockdown. Argentina is battling a surge in coronavirus cases, with at least 312,000 infections now confirmed and more than
Read moreArgentina debt deal signals upgrades but outlook tough, rating agencies say
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s $65 billion debt restructuring agreement with bondholders will likely lead to credit upgrades but is far from ensuring the country’s longer-term economic future, rating agencies told Reuters on Thursday. After
Read moreEXCLUSIVE-Argentina may delay debt restructuring deadline amid impasse – source
BUENOS AIRES, July 29 (Reuters) – Argentina’s government is considering pushing back a deadline for creditors to respond to its foreign debt restructuring proposal until mid-to-late August, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters
Read moreArgentina's $24 bln Leliq pile pumps up inflation bubble
BUENOS AIRES, July 24 (Reuters) – Argentina’s 1.7 trillion-pesos ($23.7 billion) of short-term ‘Leliq’ notes have helped mop up liquidity in the market and hold back rising prices. Now the central bank faces a painful
Read moreExclusive: Argentina may cede ground on legal terms in debt offer, not on cash flow – sources
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina could cede ground to creditors on key legal terms as it looks to strike a deal to restructure around $65 billion in foreign debt, but the government will not increase
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