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Argentina appeals US$16-billion YPF court ruling

04-07-2025 08:42 Argentina appeals US judge's order to hand over 51% of shares in YPF in expropriation case; Milei points finger at Kicillof, Fernández de Kirchner as fears over ruling impact grow.

'The stressed' – Argentina's ‘Non-poor’ who can’t reach the end of the month

04-07-2025 06:58 The INDEC national statistics bureau does not consider them poor, but millions of Argentina can’t make it to the end of the month; New study by UCA’s poverty watchdog shines light on those living under “economic stress”

by Agustina Bordigoni

Bank of China, JPMorgan among banks in US$2-billion repo

11-06-2025 21:49 Milei administration reaches agreement with seven private banks on a repurchase agreement of US$2 billion.

Argentina bonds rise on new measures to lure dollars

10-06-2025 20:46 Central Bank unveils a slew of measures aimed at helping the nation amass more hard-currency reserves.

Six provinces demand over US$9 billion from national government

26-05-2025 14:58 Provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, La Rioja, Formosa, Santiago del Estero and Santa Fe – mostly all opposition controlled – are demanding US$9.376 billion in outstanding debt from President Javier Milei’s government.

by Gonzalo Martínez

Corporate defaults start piling up as Milei policies kick in

07-05-2025 12:28 As Javier Milei removes the distortions that once characterised Argentina’s economy, companies that bulked up on debt by exploiting exchange rate gaps are hurting.

How many dollars does Luis Caputo need to reach the midterms?

27-03-2025 00:39 The market is spotlighting fresh funds. The blend could be a bargaining-chip for exchange rate intervention. Central Bank reserves back to levels of late 2023.

by Eugenia Muzio

Goldman says end of Argentina FX controls key to reviving IPOs

25-03-2025 12:20 President Milei needs to start getting rid of capital and currency controls to lure equity investors, according to Goldman Sachs.

Adorni says Argentina aiming for new IMF loan deal by end April

05-03-2025 23:43 New deal with IMF "should be completed in the first four months of the year," Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni tells reporters.

Provinces eye debt sales as economic optimism mounts

19-02-2025 15:30 Buenos Aires City— which oversaw a failed debt tender offer toward the end of 2024 — and Córdoba Province are each mulling the sale of around US$500 million of bonds between March and May

Burford open to Argentine bonds for US$16-billion judgement

08-11-2024 19:36 Burford Capital, which won a US$16-billion judgement against Argentina over its nationalisation of energy firm YPF SA more than a decade ago are open to receiving payment in bonds instead of cash.

Argentina’s bonds rally as country seeks US$2.7 billion repo line

25-10-2024 11:29 Argentina’s bond prices increased amid reports that the government is negotiating a $2.7 billion, three-year credit line with banks to cover debt obligations due in January.

Banco de la Nación wants to sell debt after a 30-year hiatus

09-10-2024 12:11 Daniel Tillard, the new head of Argentina’s largest bank, wants state-run Banco de la Nación to re-enter international capital markets for the first time in three decades.

Private estimates: Three million new poor created so far this year

24-09-2024 16:19 Private estimates, published ahead of the INDEC national statistics bureau's latest update, suggest that some three million people have slipped below the poverty line since the turn of the year.

by Gonzalo Martínez

Debt default case: US appeals court delivers new legal setback

22-08-2024 00:43 A United States appeals court on Wednesday upheld a judicial ruling authorising an embargo on US Treasury bonds used by Argentina to guarantee the issuing of debt.

Argentina discusses raising US$1 billion through Santander

07-08-2024 19:34 President Javier Milei’s government in talks with Banco Santander for potential loan ahead of debt payment.

Burford seeks Argentina’s YPF stake to pay US$16-billion award

22-04-2024 20:29 Burford Capital asks US judge to grant it controlling 51% stake in YPF as part of its effort to collect on a US$16-billion court judegment.

La Rioja Province creditors gear up for battle on missed bond payment

09-04-2024 16:47 Creditors of Argentina’s La Rioja Province tapped advisers ahead of potential debt talks as they quibble with officials over more than US$16 million in bond payments. 

Argentina hinders debt swap by not offering puts on peso bonds

12-03-2024 12:23 Central Bank isn’t offering put options for peso bonds the government is selling this week in a record debt swap.

Argentina seeks breathing room with peso swap worth US$65 billion

11-03-2024 11:46 Government starting a record swap of peso-denominated debt Monday in a bid to roll over almost all of its 2024 maturities into the next four years.