News of securities

Creditors agree to restructuring for Argentina’s Clisa

Yesterday 14:34 Creditors agree to debt rework with Clisa, holding company behind Buenos Aires metro company operators.

Argentina warns of debt woes if US$1.5-billion award not reversed

21-05-2024 14:20 Argentina risks struggling to service some of its debt if it’s forced to pay out US$1.5 billion in damages a UK court awarded to investors last year, lawyers argue.

US COURT RULING

Argentina defeats hedge fund suits over GDP-linked securities

01-04-2024 15:46 Argentina victorious as judge rejects claim by Aurelius Capital Management and other hedge funds seeking payment on securities tied to economic performance.

COURT RULING

Argentina loses US$1.5-billion UK case over GDP-linked bonds

05-04-2023 10:47 Argentina must compensate investors for losses in the country’s growth-linked securities after the nation changed the method of calculating gross domestic product, a London court ruled.

LOCAL DEBT PILE

Argentina sells US$2 billion in peso debt after ordering bond swap

22-03-2023 21:56 Argentina sells close to 417 billion pesos (US$2 billion) in peso-denominated notes and bonds via auction, latest step in managing a massive local debt pile as the government seeks to extend maturities until after October elections.

Central Bank reserves

Government obliges state bodies to convert dollar bonds into pesos

22-03-2023 17:00 State entities are to sell their dollar bonds on the market in return for peso debt bonds issued by the Treasury with the aim of taming surges in the CCL and MEP parallel but legal exchange rates.

MARKETS

Bonds slide after government orders public sector sale

22-03-2023 12:17 Argentina’s sovereign-risk spread over US Treasuries widened as many as 126 basis points on Wednesday to almost 2,500, its widest in four months.