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News Clips 7/22/08 Plane is embargoed over a debt to Buenos Aires province La Nacion 7/22/08 The agenda to avoid a default Ambito Financiero 7/22/08 The economist of the month: the discal situation is more precarious that is believed Ambito Financiero 7/21/08 Grain export fraud in Argentina estimated in 1.76 billion USD MercoPress 7/21/08 Argentina's Fernandez Fires Agriculture Secretary, Clarin Says Bloomberg 7/21/08 Argentine Democrats Strike Back Wall Street Journal 7/20/08 All change in Argentina? Financial Times 7/20/08 Similarities between the country and Congo Elliott Assocates, a common enemy La Nacion 7/20/08 A Fund Promises to Fight to Collect on Argentine Bonds La Nacion 7/19/08 When Mrs. Kirchner's resignation became a real option MercoPress 7/19/08 Short cuts and at heel Diario El Litoral 7/18/08 Argentina's Kirchner Rebuked In Soybean-Tax Defeat Wall Street Journal 7/18/08 Losing friends fast: Argentina's president suffers a painful blow to her credibility The Economist 7/18/08 Argentina blocks farm export tax New York Times 7/18/08 U.S. Creditors and cattlemen demand measures against Argentina La Nacion 7/17/08 Argentina Bonds Climb After Senate Rejects Farm Export Tax Bloomberg 7/17/08 Argentina Rebuffs President on Farm Export Tax New York Times 7/17/08 Argentina's Senate Rejects President's Grain Export Tax Wall Street Journal 7/17/08 Argentine senate rejects farm tariff bill Financial Times 7/17/08 Argentina faces complicated horizon, says Wall Street MercoPress 7/16/08 McDonnell Says FMD Would "Spread Like Wildfire" Northern Ag Network 7/16/08 USCA: House Bill Introduced To Keep U.S. Cattle Industry FMD Free CattleNetwork.com 7/16/08 Rural lawmakers, cattle groups work to block beef imports from Argentina The Hill 7/16/08 Fernandez's Farm Tax Faces Senate Vote That's Too Close to Call Bloomberg 7/16/08 Now Chavez doses out the sale of Argentine bonds Ambito Financiero 7/15/08 I don't see the Kirchners having the courage to admit their mistakes El Cronista 7/15/08 Argentines hold rival marches in farm conflict Reuters 7/15/08 Kirchners Senate block show cracks ahead of crucial vote MercoPress 7/15/08 Argentine Tax Plan Lands a Tough Ally Wall Street Journal 7/14/08 Sowing trouble Financial Times 7/14/08 The Fed to Latin America: Slow Down Wall Street Journal 7/14/08 The US asked how the Central Bank stopped the exit of deposits Clarin 7/14/08 BCRA assistance to the government doubled Ambito Financiero 7/14/08 US not in a recession, officials tell Argentine ministers Agence France-Presse 7/13/08 Argentina May Back 9 Billion-Peso Stimulus Package, Nacion Says Bloomberg 7/11/08 Venezuela to Sell More Argentina Bonds Locally, Universal Says Bloomberg 7/11/08 CFK at Independence Day celebrations Buenos Aires Herald 7/11/08 BCRA will assist the government with US$4.5 billion Ambito Financiero 7/11/08 The government promises to pay the largest debt maturity of the year on time El Cronista 7/11/08 U.S. Lobby Clarin 7/10/08 Latin America's economies: The ghost at the till The Economist 7/10/08 "Keep America FMD-Free" Bill Introduced in Congress United States Cattlemen's Association/The Prairie Star 7/10/08 Venezuela liquidates Argentine Bonds Ambito Financiero 7/10/08 The Paris Club debt is not on the agenda with the U.S. Clarin 7/9/08 Argentine Farmers Renew Protest Ahead of Congress Vote on Taxes Bloomberg 7/9/08 Shannon Says U.S. Willing to Discuss Argentine Paris Club Debt Bloomberg 7/9/08 Argentina to Raise Minimum Income Tax Threshold, Cronista Says Bloomberg 7/9/08 Bullet-train's bank makes insurance against default increase Ambito Financiero 7/9/08 The U.S. is ready to talk about Argentina's debt with the Paris Club Clarin 7/9/08 Shannon comes seeking consensus La Nacion 7/8/08 Ecuador debt markets suffer after resignation Financial Times 7/8/08 June, worst month for Argentine retailers since 2002 crisis MercoPress 7/8/08 Riots in Plaza de Mayo Buenos Aires Herald 7/7/08 A food crisis in farm-rich Argentina Miami Herald 7/7/08 Witness Points to Chavez In Argentina Election Case Washington Post 7/7/08 There still isn't money for the bullet train La Nacion 7/7/08 Fernandez Peso Gambit May Backfire as Argentina Slows Bloomberg 7/7/08 Economy Ministry seeks to arrive at agreement with Paris Club Clarin 7/7/08 Cristina's travails Financial Times 7/6/08 Political turmoil causes 9 billion USD to flee Argentina MercoPress 7/6/08 From debt and mega-subsidies, fiscal problems in 2009 are predicted Perfil 7/6/08 Argentina creditor nation? iECO 7/5/08 Argentina Export Tax Sets Off Political Furor New York Times 7/4/08 Argentina's Leadership Crisis Council on Foreign Relations 7/4/08 Paris Club plan takes shape La Nacion 7/3/08 Bad policies sink Argentina's economy Miami Herald 7/3/08 The farm sector conflict spiked the cost of financing for business and government iECO 7/3/08 Political uncertainty accelerates the need for a tune-up to the plan Clarin 7/3/08 Demands for long-term financing for investments La Nacion 7/3/08 Economy Ministry says paying debt will be an 'easy task' Ambito Financiero 7/2/08 Anxious Argentines tighten their purse strings Reuters 7/2/08 Once a Government Supporter, Rural Argentina Now an Opponent New York Times 7/2/08 For economists, the government is wasting reserves Ambito Financiero 7/1/08 Argentine Farm Strike Hurt Economy, Minister Says Bloomberg 7/1/08 In one year, foreign debt rose 13,6% iECO 6/30/08 Cristina and the Farmers Latin Business Chronicle 6/30/08 Argentine leader's combative style hits popularity Reuters 6/30/08 Consensus time in Argentina? Financial Times 6/30/08 Argentine June Tax Revenue May Show Slower Growth Bloomberg 6/29/08 Lack of confidence: is the crash coming? La Vanguardia 6/29/08 Less credibility, and more crisis La Nacion 6/28/08 Regional bank announces $10 billion fund Associated Press / Washington Post 6/27/08 Echegaray accuses the vulture funds Ambito Financiero 6/27/08 Tariffs divide Argentine ruling party Financial Times 6/27/08 Bond swap in Uruguay to stretch debt terms La Nacion 6/27/08 The final battle for the destination of sliding export taxes Clarin 6/26/08 Gov't exposes 'fake' boycott, farmers point finger at INDEC Buenos Aires Herald 6/26/08 Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner sets his sights on Clarin, sources say Debtwire / Financial Times 6/26/08 The government resigns itself to not emitting debt in the markets La Nacion 6/25/08 Argentina May Foreign Trade Surplus $1 Bln Vs $1.3B Yr-Ago Dow Jones Newswires 6/25/08 Fernandez Eschews Compromise After She Campaigned for Consensus Bloomberg 6/25/08 Inflation demons back to haunt Latin America Reuters 6/25/08 Argentina's foreign debt surpasses US$127 billion, now higher than after 2005 debt swap Associated Press / International Herald Tribune 6/24/08 Cristina among the three worst rated presidents MercoPress 6/24/08 Conflict With Farmers Takes Toll on Argentina New York Times 6/24/08 Watch Out for Sovereign Debt Risk Wall Street Journal 6/24/08 The debt grows: it hits US$127.259 billion Ambito Financiero 6/24/08 US$660M will be emitted in bonds for the bullet train Ambito Financiero 6/23/08 Compromise solution seen likely Buenos Aires Herald 6/23/08 Argentine President Refuses to Suspend New Export Tax Bloomberg 6/23/08 Investment funds in retreat over the conflict with the farm sector Clarin 6/23/08 From Breadbasket to Basket Case Wall Street Journal 6/22/08 The INDEC holds up Paris Club agreement Clarin 6/22/08 Argentina's Fernandez to Meet Farm Strike Leaders, Nacion Says Bloomberg 6/22/08 A new approach in Argentina? Financial Times 6/22/08 Spanish media blasts Kirchners "obscure political methods" MercoPress 6/22/08 The government is studying using reserves to pay debt Perfil 6/20/08 Standoff drags on, paralyzing Argentina Chicago Tribune 6/20/08 Strong pressure to discuss export tariffs in Congress Ambito Financiero 6/19/08 Cristina's climbdown The Economist 6/19/08 Argentina's June Consumer Confidence Declines to Five-Year Low Bloomberg 6/19/08 "To not use the reserves would be absurd," Redrado said El Cronista 6/19/08 Old foes come back to haunt Argentina Buenos Aires Herald 6/19/08 Cristina, worse for the foreign press Ambito Financiero 6/19/08 In Washington, critics of the government add up La Nacion 6/18/08 Is there an export boom? Ambito Financiero 6/17/08 Argentine President Seeks to Quell Criticism New York Times 6/17/08 Worry in the U.S. over the dispute with farmers La Nacion 6/17/08 On Wall Street they believe that Redrado is squandering reserves on bond purchases El Cronista 6/16/08 Citigroup to Settle Argentina Issue Wall Street Journal 6/16/08 Forecasting the "perfect storm" in an unruly Argentina MercoPress 6/16/08 Tensions rise in Argentina over detention Wall Street Journal 6/16/08 Argentine farmers clash with police Financial Times 6/16/08 Argentine Stocks Lose Foreign Buyers at Fastest Rate in 8 Years Bloomberg 6/15/08 Argentine farmers return to barricades New York Times 6/14/08 Argentina faces the new specter of inflation and debt ANSA 6/14/08 Argentina: Public debt 'is the highest since 2001' BBC Brasil 6/13/08 Argentine debt hits 56% of GDP, more than in 2001 Estado de Sao Paulo 6/13/08 Alert over the levels of inflation and foreign debt El Cronista 6/13/08 Argentine debt surge raises spectre of default Financial Times 6/13/08 Grain truckers' road blocks strangling Argentine economy MercoPress 6/13/08 One billion invested by BCRA to maintain bonds Ambito Financiero 6/12/08 Argentine inflation index under fire Financial Times 6/12/08 Argentina's way with sums The Economist 6/12/08 Warning from the Paris Club Ambito Financiero 6/11/08 For Washington, Argentina continues to be a "key country" La Nacion 6/11/08 Shannon said that Argentina is a "key" country for the U.S. Clarin 6/11/08 Truckers block Argentine highways in farm conflict Reuters 6/11/08 JBS Gains After Argentina Reverses Beef Export Bans Bloomberg 6/11/08 Argentina stocks follow region lower, banks hurt Reuters 6/11/08 Argentine consumers' expectations decline to lowest since 2003 MercoPress 6/11/08 Inflation index to be unveiled Financial Times 6/11/08 The Central Bank studies dollar futures operations on Wall Street or in Europe Clarin 6/11/08 Warnings that financing the bullet train will be expensive La Nacion 6/10/08 Back to the Future for Argentina's Economy GTNews 6/10/08 Farm dispute brings Kirchner to the fore Financial Times 6/10/08 Argentina's Consumer Prices in May Rise 0.6 Percent Bloomberg 6/10/08 Chavez Goes Over the Line, and Realizes It New York Times 6/10/08 Farmers' conflict: behind harsh words, dim light of hope MercoPress 6/9/08 Argentine farmers lift strike, but no dialogue on sight MercoPress 6/9/08 A lone hand Buenos Aires Herald 6/9/08 As prices surge, Argentines cry foul over the official figures Financial Times 6/8/08 Farm crisis spooks Argentine Economy Forbes 6/8/08 Debt: US$ 2.778 billion is paid, but it keeps growing Clarin 6/6/08 Barclays Cuts Argentine GDP Forecasts for 2008, 2009 Bloomberg 6/6/08 Argentine stocks drop, but oil firms cushion fall Reuters 6/6/08 Chavez revolution at risk Financial Times 6/6/08 Farm strike in Argentina threatens food supplies, again Agence France-Presse 6/5/08 Argentina's old economic policies adopted by current president Florida Sun Sentinel 6/5/08 Protest in front of the Argentine embassy in Washington Red Liberal de America Latina 6/4/08 Argentina tax revenue hits record high in May Reuters 6/4/08 Promise from Berlusconi to Cristina over the bondholders Ambito Financiero 6/3/08 Timerman didn't ask why his father accepted money from Graiver-Montoneros Urgente 24 6/3/08 Argentine alert as inflation spectre stalks half the world The Telegraph (UK) 6/3/08 Once Again, Argentines Feeling on Edge Strikes, Economic Worries Eating Away at Confidence Washington Post 6/3/08 Inflated reserves? Ambito Financiero 6/2/08 Argentine Farm Leaders May Extend 2-Month Tax Protest 2 Bloomberg 6/2/08 The FARC's Foreign Friends Wall Street Journal 6/1/08 Looking for trouble in Argentina Financial Times 5/31/08 US Bondholders Apply Pressure Clarin 5/30/08 Brazil wins second key investment rating Financial Times 5/30/08 Argentina modifies hated export taxes Associated Press 5/30/08 Farmers Reject Argentina's Bid to End Protests Over Export Tax Bloomberg 5/30/08 Why did the debt increase in 2007? iEco 5/30/08 Argentina Needs Paris Club Pact to Draw Investment, Cobos Says Bloomberg 5/29/08 Argentine government modifies soy export system Reuters 5/29/08 Argentina Deadlock The Economist 5/29/08 Fernandez hits at media as popularity falls Financial Times 5/29/08 Venezuela GDP growth slowest since 2004 Financial Times 5/29/08 Wheat Pares Loss as Argentina Farmer Protests May Curb Exports Bloomberg 5/29/08 Washington perplexed over the situation in Argentina La Nacion 5/28/08 Argentine Farmers Will Renew Protest, Halt Crop Sales Bloomberg 5/28/08 Venezuela will put more cash into financing Argentina than previously expected Infobae 5/27/08 Argentina Farmers Strike: Refusing to Foot the Bill for the Kirchners' Populist Politics The Heritage Foundation 5/27/08 Latin America bank acts on food costs Financial Times 5/27/08 Emerging debt-Bond prices down on inflation, oil concerns Reuters 5/27/08 Argentine farmers revive strike over export tax Reuters 5/27/08 The holdouts reinforce their effort La Nacion 5/27/08 Argentine Dollar Bonds Decline on Threat of Third Farmer Strike Bloomberg 5/27/08 Argentina to Sell $1.36 Billion in Dollar Bonds to Venezuela Bloomberg 5/26/08 Conflicts Hang Over Argentine Leader New York Times 5/23/08 A creditors group asks Cristina Fernández for an economic opening in Argentina EFE 5/23/08 Cristina Kirchner's support plummets 30 points since January Mercopress 5/23/08 Another financial lifeline from Chávez: US$ 1 billion at 13% iECO 5/23/08 Argentina's conflict over tariffs intensifies Financial Times 5/22/08 Argentina's Inflation Bonds Gain as Farmers Resume Talks Bloomberg 5/22/08 Iran and Venezuela to launch joint bank Financial Times 5/22/08 Argentina Permits Up to 100,000 Tons of Wheat Exports to Brazil Bloomberg 5/21/08 Argentine stocks rise for fifth consecutive session Reuters 5/21/08 Soybeans Decline as Argentine Farmers Say to Suspend Strike Bloomberg 5/20/08 Farmers' conflict: renewed dialogue and markets reopen Mercopress 5/20/08 Argentine economy is very solid-economy minister Reuters 5/20/08 Argentine Money Changers Return to Sidewalks, Corners Bloomberg 5/20/08 Argentine Farmers May Suspend Strike to Revive Talks Bloomberg 5/19/08 Argentine farmers hint at end to protest Financial Times 5/19/08 Argentine Farmers Rely on Fernandez's Drop in Polls Bloomberg 5/19/08 Argentine Farm Leaders Consider Strike Halt to Spur Tax Talks Bloomberg 5/19/08 Oxygen arrives from Caracas Ambito Financiero 5/19/08 Rush to Buy Dollars Amid Fear of a Financial Crisis Wall Street Journal 5/18/08 Spain concerned about its business interests in Argentina Mercopress 5/17/08 Bondholders ask Cristina to flee from Chávez La Gaceta 5/17/08 Argentine Banks, Businesses Seek End to Farmers Tax Protests Bloomberg 5/16/08 US bondholders in default insist that it is easier for Argentina to negotiate iEco 5/16/08 Soybeans Rise as Argentine Farmers Extend Strike, Block Exports Reuters 5/16/08 Striking Argentine Farmers Pin Hope on Fernandez's Unpopularity Bloomberg 5/16/08 Bondholders, against Chavez-dependency Ambito Financiero 5/15/08 LatAm economic growth a surprise but so is inflation Reuters 5/14/08 Argentine Farm Strike Means Lengthy Lunches for Grain Traders Bloomberg 5/14/08 Using public resources to pay debt this year La Nacion 5/13/08 Argentine provinces break ranks over farm strike Financial Times 5/13/08 Brazil Joins Front Rank Of New Economic Powers Nation Launches Wealth Fund Wall Street Journal 5/13/08 Venezuela sets June 30 deadline for Sidor takeover Reuters 5/13/08 Argentine Farmers Win Political Support for Repeal of New Tax Bloomberg 5/13/08 Argentina's Inflation-Linked Peso Bonds Decline on Data Concern Bloomberg 5/12/08 Argentina's Diesel Output to Be Cut on Strike, Cronista Says Bloomberg 5/12/08 Argentina's farm battle Financial Times 5/12/08 Argentine Farmers Prepare to Extend Strike, Seek More Support Bloomberg 5/12/08 The Next to Notch an Upgrade? Peru, Russia Could Follow Brazil's Higher Rating Wall Street Journal 5/8/08 Argentine Lending - Who needs credit? The Economist 5/8/08 Argentine farmers announce fresh action Financial Times 5/7/08 Argentina markets slide as farm conflict escalates Reuters 5/7/08 Argentine Dollar Bonds Decline as Farmers Plan to Renew Strike Bloomberg 5/6/08 Argentine Farm Strike Postponed as Government Mulls Tax Plans Bloomberg 5/6/08 Argentine stocks rise on oil prices; bonds fall Reuters 5/5/08 Argentina Reopens Beef Export Registry, Official Gazette Says Bloomberg 5/5/08 Argentine Farmers to Renew Roadblocks, Curb Exports Bloomberg 5/5/08 A little local IMF Financial Times 5/5/08 The Kirchner model is spent La Nacion 5/5/08 Debt also feeds inflation La Nacion 5/5/08 The country's debt surpasses 2001 levels La Nacion 5/2/08 Argentine Farmers Prefer Talk to Roadblocks in Export-Tax Rift Bloomberg 5/2/08 IMF annoyed by Argentina's vote against it Clarin 5/2/08 Seeking to postpone some debt payments La Nacion 5/2/08 Country's bonds remain frozen La Nacion 5/1/08 Cristina in the land of make-believe The Economist 5/1/08 Argentine Bond Freeze Extended by U.S. Judge in Suit (Update1) Bloomberg 5/1/08 Euphoria from bondholders and lawyers that are suing Argentina after the decision by Griesa to freeze bonds iECO 5/1/08 Reversal for the government: US keeps embargoes on Argentine bonds in default Clarin 5/1/08 US: Judge Griesa temporarily freezes US$17 billion in bonds. Reuters 4/30/08 Soybeans Jump on Concern Argentina's Farmers Will Resume Strike Bloomberg 4/30/08 Argentina April tax take above 19 bln pesos-source Reuters 4/30/08 Argentine Bonds Plunge as Default Concerns Mount Bloomberg 4/30/08 They don't recommend to buy from Argentina Ambito Financiero 4/30/08 The laborious fall Ambito Financiero 4/29/08 Argentine farmers press demands on export taxes Reuters 4/29/08 Argentina's country risk reaches highest since June 2005 Mercopress 4/28/08 Argentine Farmers Decide Against Further Roadblocks (Update3) Bloomberg 4/28/08 Argentina: In Distress Latin Business Chronicle 4/28/08 Inflation could cool Argentine economy despite govt Reuters 4/28/08 Argentine Bonds Advance as Lowest Prices Since 2005 Lure Buyers Bloomberg 4/28/08 Argentine Farmers Find Voice; Alfredo De Angeli's Folksy Style Looms Large in Tax Fight Wall Street Journal 4/28/08 Top Official on Economy Steps Down in Argentina New York Times 4/28/08 New Argentine economic minister appointed Financial Times 4/28/08 New minister takes office with credit closed off Ambito Financiero 4/28/08 Argentine Bonds Tumble After Economy Minister Lousteau Resigns Bloomberg 4/25/08 Argentina Tries to Reconcile Exporting Food With Prices at Home Washington Post 4/25/08 S&P revises Argentina outlook to negative vs stable Reuters 4/25/08 FACTBOX: Facts about new Argentine economy minister Reuters 4/25/08 Argentine Economy Minister Martin Lousteau Resigns Bloomberg 4/24/08 Argentina Stks, Bonds, Peso Little Changed As Farm Strike Looms Dow Jones 4/24/08 US willing to help Argentina reach accord with Paris Club Mercopress 4/23/08 Is the Party Over in Argentina? The Market Internalizes the Political Effects of Inconsistent Macro Policies (or vice-versa?) RGE Monitor 4/23/08 Strike fears push Argentine peso to five-year low Reuters 4/23/08 Defendant in Argentina Election Plot Pleads Guilty Bloomberg 4/23/08 Argentina stocks, bonds, peso fall on farm doubts Reuters 4/23/08 Stoke Inflation to Lose Friends, Elections Bloomberg 4/23/08 The bonds frozen by Griesa are not from Argentina Ambito Financiero/Reuters 4/22/08 Argentine Bonds Decline on Concern Farmers to Resume Strike Bloomberg 4/22/08 Where to, Argentina? Washington Times 4/21/08 Argentine Farm Protest May Resume as Tax Talks Yield Little Bloomberg 4/21/08 Emerging debt-Venezuela, Argentina under selling pressure Reuters 4/21/08 King Kirchner Financial Times 4/21/08 Another trial for Cristina: the vulture funds join the embargo for USD 17 billion. Ambito Financiero 4/20/08 Public debt, the same as in 2001 La Nacion 4/18/08 Argentine Bonds Frozen by U.S. Judge in Lawsuit Bloomberg 4/18/08 Argentina Relaxes Restriction on Beef Exports, Farm Group Says Bloomberg 4/18/08 Argentina Bonds Keep Sliding On Inflation Doubt; Peso Weakens Dow Jones 4/18/08 Seeking to launch a formal proposal to negotiate with the Paris Club La Nacion 4/18/08 Griesa decides today if he'll block the mini-swap Ambito Financiero 4/18/08 The bondholders publish an ad that calls Argentina a 'bad friend' INFOBAE/DYN 4/18/08 Attack of the bondholders Ambito Financiero 4/17/08 Chavez accused of oil fund plan for rebels Financial Times 4/17/08 US Bondholders put an ad in the WSJ: "Argentina is a bad friend and a growing threat" Los Andes (Argentina) 4/17/08 Bondholders of the U.S.A. describe to Argentina of "bad friend and growing threat" MDZol (Mendoza, Argentina) 4/16/08 Brazil, Mexico outpacing neighbors -Fitch Reuters 4/16/08 Randazzo Says Argentina Isn't `Pressuring' Farmers (Update1) Bloomberg 4/16/08 Argentine economy grew 8.7 pct in Feb - president Reuters 4/16/08 Cristina meets with IDB head to sign credits for US$ 900 million iECO 4/14/08 Latin America Agenda: Venezuelan inflation Financial Times 4/14/08 The Fund pushes for the country to agree with the Paris Club La Nacion 4/13/08 Lousteau evaluates a new debt swap La Nacion 4/12/08 Washington asks Argentina for help with Venezuela MercoPress 4/12/08 Shannon and Taiana agree to see each other in June La Nacion 4/12/08 U.S. Offers Argentina Support for Paris Club Talks, Nacion Says Bloomberg 4/12/08 Lousteau: the US will help negotiate with the Paris Club La Nacion 4/11/08 Latin American growth set to fall Financial Times 4/11/08 Price boom proves mixed blessing in farming nations Reuters 4/11/08 US Diplomat Mends Fences With Argentina Associated Press 4/11/08 Bush emissary promises help with the Paris Club Ambito Financiero 4/11/08 A key meeting for Lousteau to unblock the negotiations Clarin 4/10/08 Argentina March Inflation Quickened on Farm Strike (Update1) Bloomberg 4/10/08 Reuters U.S. says it wants to improve Venezuela relations 4/10/08 Argentina Econ Min To Meet US Treasury Secretary Friday, Miss Farm Mtg Dow Jones 4/9/08 Argentina Stocks Down As Wall Street Gains Erode; Bonds Up Dow Jones 4/8/08 An Ambassador Born of the 'Dirty Wars' Washington Post 4/8/08 We'll always have the Paris Club Buenos Aires Herald 4/7/08 Argentina Boosts Links with France Prensa Latina 4/7/08 IADB Approved $9 Billion in Loans, Most Since 1999 Bloomberg 4/7/08 Argentina after 8 billion in loans for infrastructure MercoPress 4/7/08 Shannon visits Argentina Financial Times Latin America Agenda 4/7/08 Argentina's Economy Minister Is Under Fire Over Soybean Tax Wall Street Journal 4/6/08 Argentina hopes to boost Paris Club debt talks Reuters 4/3/08 A video on YouTube demands the government pay the external debt Diario Uno 3/25/08 America Movil's Argentine unit to invest $273 mln Reuters 3/25/08 Farm protests challenge Argentine resolve Financial Times 3/24/08 U.S. Cattlemen's Association: Pressure Builds to Stop Argentine Meat Imports CattleNetwork 3/23/08 Cristina's challenges Financial Times 3/23/08 The IDB counsels an arrangement with the Paris Club La Nacion 3/22/08 The IMF questions INDEC: it will say that there are other indicators for inflation Clarin 3/21/08 Senators Wary of USDA Move to Ease Ban on Beef Imports From Argentina CQ Politics 3/21/08 Daniel Peralta: "Kirchner asked me to take care of the funds and spend them well Clarin 3/21/08 From Switzerland to New York, and from there to Buenos Aires Clarin 3/21/08 Argentina Presses U.S. To Open Market To Patagonian Beef, Lamb Inside U.S. Trade 3/20/08 Ecuador's Rating Raised by Moody's Investors Service Bloomberg 3/20/08 Argentina's president retains support after rocky 100 days Financial Times 3/19/08 Travelers II Ambito Financiero 3/19/08 Official gesture of outreach to the United States La Nacion 3/19/08 Travelers I Ambito Financiero 3/19/08 Confirmation that Kirchner will not travel to Washington La Nacion 3/19/08 Argentine Soybean Output May Slip; Protests May Pause (Update3) Bloomberg 3/19/08 Argentina Q4 current account surplus widens Reuters 3/19/08 Big jump in foreign debt in 2007: increased US$ 14.435 billion Clarin 3/19/08 Brazil and Argentina: The tortoise and the hare The Economist 3/18/08 Venezuelans send $19 billion of capital out of country Miami Herald 3/18/08 Fiat Argentina plans $300 million local investment Reuters 3/17/08 New bondholder offensive in the United States La Nacion 3/17/08 Argentina can weather market turmoil -econ min Reuters 3/17/08 Argentine Economy to Expand 7% in 2008, Lousteau Says (Update2) Bloomberg 3/17/08 Argentine opposition leader criticizes Venezuela ties Reuters 3/17/08 Blejer: Argentina is not on the map of investors La Nacion 3/17/08 Nestor Kirchner postpones his trip to the United States INFOBAE 3/15/08 In one year, public debt rose US$ 8.003 billion Clarin 3/13/08 Having to pay US$ 1.350 billion for debt attached to growth Clarin 3/13/08 Rice visits Brazil and Chile but leaves out Argentina MercoPress 3/13/08 Rice Trip to Skip Argentina in Sign of a Growing Rift New York Times 3/13/08 Smiles for the President: reserves surpass US$50 billion. The messenger: Redrado Ambito Financiero 3/12/08 Argentina fining oil firms for fuel shortages Reuters 3/12/08 US teachers march on the Capitol for a solution on unpaid Argentine bonds iECO 3/11/08 Timerman complains to U.S. over beef exports from Patagonia La Nacion 3/10/08 Argentina strives to avert energy crisis New York Times 3/10/08 Investors see Argentina as a serial defaulter Ambito Financiero 3/10/08 Opposition in the U.S. to return of Argentine cuts of meat La Nacion 3/9/08 Argentina's Redrado Says Emerging Markets Bearing Crisis `Well' Bloomberg 3/9/08 Kirchner is considering an invitation to speak before businessmen and financiers in the United States Clarin 3/8/08 De Vido and Lousteau agree on how to finance the bullet train Clarin 3/7/08 Argentina's Way of Putting a Cap on Inflation: High Inflation ruled out by Definition? RGE Monitor 3/7/08 Argentina's Redrado Says Global Slowdown May Curb Oil Prices Bloomberg 3/7/08 Kirchner's plea 'comical if not so sad' says Summers MercoPress 3/6/08 Argentine Mortgage Market Shows Potential, Estol Says (Update1) Bloomberg 3/5/08 CK calls for peace and confirms planned Venezuela trip MercoPress 3/5/08 Bonds to finance bullet train are defined Ambito Financiero 3/4/08 US creditors ask on YouTube that Argentina pay them Los Andes 3/4/08 American Task Force Argentina puts pressure on the Government and publicizes outstanding judicial claims. Find out what they say. Perfil 3/4/08 Bondholders ask Argentina to pay on YouTube Critica 3/4/08 The ATFA creditors request on YouTube that Argentina pays "for the good of its workers" iEco 3/4/08 Argentina Stocks, Bonds End Lower; Peso Firms Slightly Dow Jones 3/4/08 Venezuelan Pleads Guilty in Cash Delivery The New York Times 3/3/08 Argentina's Feb tax collection up 46.8 pct Reuters 3/3/08 Venezuelan Pleads Guilty to Role in Argentine Plot Bloomberg 3/3/08 Argentina, the world's largest exporter of soy flour and soy oil FX Street 3/2/08 The high-speed train fast and very expensive La Nacion 3/2/08 Argentina's inflation controversy Financial Times - Latin American Agenda 3/1/08 Latin America out of U.S. shadow Bloomberg/ Salt Lake Tribune 3/1/08 Argentina's Fernandez Says Poverty Should Be Below 10 Percent Bloomberg 3/1/08 Argentine president lauds 'greatest growth' run in a century Associated Press/ International Herald Tribune 2/29/08 Old moonshine in new bottles Buenos Aires Herald 2/29/08 Rumors and denials on the Lousteau situation Clarin 2/29/08 US highlights its good relations with Argentina Clarin 2/28/08 Should CFK be looking for friends who will choose her enemies? Buenos Aires Herald 2/28/08 Argentina rejects talk that econ minister to quit Reuters 2/27/08 Argentina Blocks Beef Exports as Prices Increase, Clarin Says Bloomberg 2/27/08 Argentina: Martin Lousteau Resigning? RGE Monitor 2/27/08 U.S. Judge Revokes Bail for Man in Argentine Election Plot Case Bloomberg 2/27/08 Argentinean President advocates for Venezuela's incorporation into MERCOSUR Mathaba News Agency 2/26/08 Domestic demand fuels Brazil's growth Financial Times 2/26/08 Cristina, with a spy in the minuet of reconciliation Ambito Financiero 2/25/08 Argentina's Jan trade surplus widens to $1.16 bln Reuters 2/25/08 Argentina's image worsens on Wall Street La Nacion 2/23/08 Brazilian president says to increase debt to stimulate economic growth Xinhua News Agency 2/23/08 Intense agenda for US legislators La Nacion 2/22/08 Brazilian president calls for solidarity with poor countries Xinhua News Agency 2/22/08 US Congress partisan delegation praises Cristina Kirchner Merco Press 2/22/08 Moving closer to the US, with Antonini as a backdrop La Nacion 2/22/08 US Congressmen praise Cristina, but speak of the valise and the bondholders Clarin 2/21/08 The bullet that didn't go through Lousteau Ambito Financiero 2/21/08 Argentina before the Paris Club La Nacion 2/21/08 Fiscal surplus: guaranteeing debt payments Clarin 2/21/08 Strong fiscal surplus bolsters idea of repurchasing debt bonds Clarin 2/21/08 Crunch time for South America's gas supplies Financial Times 2/19/08 Argentine Industry Chamber Proposes Wage Increase of 12 Percent Bloomberg 2/19/08 Argentine January primary budget surplus doubles Reuters 2/18/08 Life after debt in Argentina Miami Herald 2/18/08 U.S. legislators arrive to reopen a dialogue La Nacion 2/17/08 Argentina 2008: Is the (already High) Inflation Rate Accelerating? RGE Monitor 2/17/08 Argentina's inflation arithmetic Financial Times - Latin American Agenda 2/15/08 Wink from the U.S. on negotiating with Paris Club Clarin 2/14/08 Argentine Unions Seek 30% Raises to Pace Inflation Bloomberg 2/14/08 Argentine Party Time The Economist 2/14/08 Paris Club: studying a plan with the U.S. La Nacion 2/14/08 Argentina and the U.S. will together analyze the offers to the Paris Club Clarin 2/14/08 US Asks About Paris Club Debt Ambito Financiero 2/13/08 Onerous cost of the bond invented by Kirchner-Lavagna: $5 billion Ambito Financiero 2/11/08 Argentina Bonds Slide On CPI Data Doubt; Stocks Down; Peso Flat Dow Jones 2/11/08 Argentina's Default Position Congressional Quarterly 2/8/08 INDEC responded, and defended its calculation of inflation Clarin 2/8/08 Consultations on prices and firings at INDEC La Nacion 2/8/08 IMF doubts increase over the veracity of the government's figures La Nacion 2/8/08 The Paris Club and the bondholders, every time further apart Ambito Financiero 2/7/08 Argentina Inflation Report Fuels Dispute Over Data Bloomberg 2/7/08 Argentina Rejects IMF Monitoring Prensa Latina 2/7/08 IMF demands explanations of statistics at INDEC Clarin 2/7/08 Argentina's New President Has a Legacy to Overcome: Her Husband's Washington Post 2/6/08 No' to negotiation with the Paris Club Ambito Financiero 2/6/08 The Washington accord could facilitate some of Cristina's plans Clarin 2/5/08 Chavez's Anti-Semitism The Washington Post 2/5/08 Case against Argentina moves ahead La Nacion 2/4/08 Latin American energy crisis Financial Times 2/4/08 Inflation rears its head and roars Financial Times - Latin American Agenda 2/4/08 Desperado Wall Street Journal 2/2/08 Calls upon the country to change its policies; The bondholders took part in a critical conference which was held in Miami. La Gaceta de Tucuman 2/2/08 Congress may need to intervene on behalf of beef producers The Prairie Star 2/1/08 Argentina, U.S. Discussed Suitcase Scandal, Fernandez Says Bloomberg 2/1/08 Argentina Seen Comfortable for Funds Until 2009 Latin Finance Daily Brief 2/1/08 Ex-Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. asks for pressure on Argentina over the payment of foreign debt EFE 2/1/08 Concern abroad over inflation and the debt La Nacion 1/31/08 Europe blocks Brazilian beef: lost opportunity Ambito Financiero 1/31/08 Argentina's Fernandez Calls Extraordinary Session of Congress Bloomberg 1/31/08 The government waits for the U.S. to confirm an important visitor La Nacion 1/29/08 Argentina Rebel INDEC Staff: Real 2007 CPI At +26.2% Dow Jones 1/29/08 Argentine Union Says Inflation Outpaced Official Data Bloomberg 1/29/08 Argentina expects Chavez's financial aid El Universal 1/29/08 Argentine Inflation Probably Rose to 2-Year High, Cronista Says Bloomberg 1/28/08 In 4 years Kirchner contracted 37.000 new employees MercoPress 1/27/08 Latin America 'falling off the map' in Davos Miami Herald 1/27/08 Public organs and Chavez's dollars: key for paying the debt Clarin 1/26/08 Venezuelan Pleads Guilty in Cover-Up of Suitcase of Cash New York Times 1/25/08 Venezuelan Pleads Guilty to Role in Election Plot Bloomberg 1/24/08 What to do about the demands of the holdouts? Pagina/12 1/24/08 Strange union: U.S. holdouts and ranchers Pagina/12 1/23/08 Argentine Economy Grows at Fastest Rate in a Year Bloomberg 1/23/08 USCA Tackles Argentina Trade Issue Western Livestock Journal 1/23/08 Business & Lobbying: Ranchers battle meat imports The Hill 1/23/08 Washington hopes that Wayne returns to "normal duties" Clarin 1/23/08 "Relations with Argentina are important", says Shannon La Nacion 1/22/08 Venezuela ponders further purchases of Argentinean debt El Universal 1/22/08 U.S. Cattlemen & ATFA Host Joint Press Conference On Argentina CattleNetwork.com 1/22/08 U.S. holdouts and ranchers, united in blocking the reopening of exports of Argentine beef to that country iECO 1/22/08 Bondholders want to block Argentine beef Associated Press/Diario La Estrella 1/22/08 ATFA: Argentina Deserves Better: Q&A with Robert Raben, Executive Director of the American Task Force Argentina (ATFA). Latin Business Chronicle 1/21/08 Argentina's energy problems Financial Times - Latin American Agenda 1/21/08 Argentina's economy expanded 9.6 percent in November from a year earlier FX Street 1/20/08 Hold Chavez accountable for fueling narco-terrorism New York Post 1/20/08 Argentines go back to beef as economy thrives Reuters 1/17/08 Brazil surprises with surge in foreign cash Financial Times 1/17/08 Argentina 2007 trade surplus slips to six-year low Reuters 1/17/08 More lobbying to reopen the debt swap iECO 1/17/08 Bondholders join forces to insist on reopening of the swap El Cronista 1/16/08 Bondholder lobby group gets bigger Tiempos Del Mundo/UPI 1/16/08 Argentina Has First Monthly Budget Deficit Since 2004 Bloomberg 1/16/08 A noisy 24 percent: Creditors regroup to protest against Argentina Perfil (DyN) 1/16/08 More demands for the debt in default Clarin 1/16/08 A U.S. Bondholder Group Adds Allies La Nacion 1/15/08 USCA: Beef trade with Argentina is a bad idea High Plains Journal 1/14/08 Shaky start for Argentina's Fernandez Financial Times 1/14/08 Price controls undermine Argentine ranchers Associates Press/Miami Herald 1/14/08 Argentina Prepares for February Dollar Bond Sale, Cronista Says Bloomberg 1/13/08 Latin America Is Lagging. Someone Tell Its Leaders The Washington Post 1/12/08 Suitcase of Cash Tangles U.S. and 2 Latin Nations in Intrigue The New York Times 1/11/08 U.S. Has 49 Tapes From Argentine Election Plot Probe (Update1) Bloomberg 1/11/08 Urging a dialogue with the U.S. to close a deal with the Paris Club La Nacion 1/10/08 Miners to take legal action against Argentine tax Reuters 1/10/08 Argentina seeks $8 bln in IADB credits Reuters 1/9/08