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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.