Bloomberg Argentina approves Ualá’s purchase of Eurnekian’s Wilobank 10-06-2022 08:30 Argentina’s Central Bank has approved fintech Ualá’s purchase of billionaire Eduardo Eurnekian’s digital bank Wilobank.
BLOOMBERG Hunt for lithium sparks frantic rush into Argentina's mountains 24-05-2022 13:20 Looming shortage of lithium, key for electric vehicles, gives Argentina a chance to become a mining mecca.
FOOTBALL IN SOUTH AMERICA Brazilian football clubs open doors to foreign investors 17-05-2022 10:45 After a century operating as non-profit associations, Brazilian clubs have started transforming their business models.
BLOOMBERG Bond chaos in Argentina sparks traders’ rush to provincial notes 25-04-2022 15:36 Investors are snapping up securities issued by the provinces of Córdoba, Neuquén, Mendoza and Chubut, turning them into the nation’s top performers this month.
BLOOMBERG Ualá founder raises US$30 million for LatAm venture capital fund 18-04-2022 15:13 Founder of Argentine fintech Ualá, Pierpaolo Barbieri, launches venture capital firm with US$30 million from a roster of investors.
BLOOMBERG YPF leads emerging-market bond gains 31-03-2022 13:29 Only 14 months ago YPF was a nightmare for investors. Now, the state-run oil company is producing the best fixed-income returns in all of emerging markets.
BLOOMBERG Argentina’s bonds slump below 30 cents on doubts over IMF deal 21-01-2022 18:18 Argentine bonds are testing new lows as concern grows that the government will struggle to reach a refinancing deal with the International Monetary Fund before large payments come due in March.
Bloomberg Rio Tinto buys US$825-million lithium project in battery push 21-12-2021 18:24 Rio Tinto Group agrees to buy a lithium mine in Argentina for US$825 million as the world’s second-biggest miner accelerates its push into battery materials.
Bloomberg Jujuy Province is in talks for new lithium projects 07-12-2021 08:32 Jujuy Province is in talks with four potential global partners to develop new brine deposits, with at least one interested in electric vehicles.
BLOOMBERG Argentine warrants more than double after ruling favours Aurelius 03-12-2021 01:27 US court rules Argentina will be required to show how it calculated statistics at the centre of a legal battle between the country and hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management LP.
BLOOMBERG Argentine stocks bet on government to suffer setbacks in vote 11-11-2021 15:20 Argentine stocks have posted the world's biggest rally this month as investors increase bets that this weekend's midterm elections will strengthen the power of the opposition.
ECONOMY Argentina bets on natural gas despite climate commitments 01-11-2021 08:00 Alberto Fernández’s government wants to significantly expand Argentina’s pipeline network after sharp growth in natural gas production in Vaca Muerta. by Javier Lewkowicz, Diálogo Chino
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentina investors got election wish, then got hammered anyway 04-10-2021 10:01 Argentina’s primary election went just the way investors wanted, but since then bonds have taken a nose dive.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS The problem with Latin America’s rate hikes: they barely work 09-09-2021 14:25 From Brazil to Mexico, banks tighten faster than global peers; Unstable politics and off-the-books economies limit the impact
BLOOMBERG In oddball Argentina, provinces seen as safer than sovereign 23-08-2021 13:10 Over the past three months, overseas bonds issued by provinces have handily outperformed sovereign counterparts, cementing their status as the preferred choice for investors.
Bloomberg Yields topping 14% lure investors to world’s best utility bond 14-07-2021 10:14 The world’s best performing utility bonds come from an unlikely corner of emerging markets – Argentina.
Bloomberg Provinces prep inflation-linked bonds forbidden by law 21-05-2021 11:57 Provincial governments, desperate for financing and excluded from international debt markets after defaulting on payments of US$13 billion, are looking for new ways to raise funds in the local bond market.
EDITORIAL Method in the madness or madness as method? 27-03-2021 09:01 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner stole the show this week with her explosive dismissal of repaying the International Monetary Fund as “unacceptable” and “impossible” – shooting her mouth again or deliberate sabotage?
ECONOMY MINISTER Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors 18-03-2021 13:00 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán flies to New York for talks with investors. He is due to meet with IMF staff, including Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, next week.
BLOOMBERG As IMF talks bog down, Argentine bonds plunge toward 30 cents 08-03-2021 13:51 Six months after Argentina exited default, its new bonds have sunk to a mere 30 cents on the dollar.
BLOOMBERG Argentina gives Templeton, Pimco chance to trim peso holdings 09-11-2020 18:04 Argentina is giving some of its largest bondholders the chance to trim their holdings in one of the world’s worst-performing currencies, offering to swap their local peso securities for dollar-denominated assets.
BLOOMBERG As devaluation talk swirls, Argentine traders rush into new bond 02-11-2020 19:18 Amid fears of a steep devaluation, traders in Argentina are falling over themselves to snap up local government notes that are linked to the US dollar.
BLOOMBERG Latin America’s winners and losers in US vote: Election guide 27-10-2020 13:45 Firms from Mexico, Brazil and Argentina are some of the Latin American stocks whose outlook is tied in part to the outcome of next Tuesday's US election.
BLOOMBERG Chile investors brace for debate over new constitution 26-10-2020 17:10 Chileans voted overwhelmingly to change their constitution Sunday, triggering a wave of celebrations across the country and ushering in as much as two years of debate over the new charter. Here's what analysts had to say about what comes next.
BLOOMBERG Argentina bond rout blows up the template for debt restructuring 19-10-2020 20:40 Investors are giving up on Argentina, just six weeks after the government pulled off a US$65-billion restructuring.
BLOOMBERG Argentina’s new obsession is watching foreign reserves evaporate 05-10-2020 16:14 At brokerages and banks, the calls come in every day with the same question: How many dollars does the Central Bank actually have?
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Rout in billionaire family's bonds shows no-one trusts Argentina 25-09-2020 11:55 For all of Argentina’s assurances that a round of capital controls announced last week are only temporary, investors are making the opposite bet – and the evidence is there for all to see.
BLOOMBERG YPF leads Argentina corporate bond rout on new forex limits 16-09-2020 23:27 Corporate bonds from Argentina posted their biggest decline in six months on Wednesday as a new round of capital controls and government restrictions on access to dollars threatened to provoke a wave of defaults.
BLOOMBERG Bond traders are already betting on Argentina’s next default 18-08-2020 10:58 In the next few weeks, officials will put the finishing touches on a bond restructuring deal and bring an end to the ninth default in the country’s history. Bond traders are already bracing for the 10th...