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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico, Colombia and Spain are more populous.

Headlines Around the Web

Ralph Lauren pays $1.6M over Argentine bribes

Apr 23 - CBC

Ralph Lauren admits bribery at Argentina subsidiary

Apr 23 - CNN Money

Argentina raises fears of default in standoff with U.S. court over US$1.4B owed to bondholders

Apr 02 - Financial Post

Slide Show: 5 Latin American papers’ reactions to Pope Francis

Mar 14 - MarketWatch

Pope Francis biography, key facts, life in Latin America and background

Mar 14 - Politico

Chevron issues ultimatum to Argentina

Mar 14 - Financial Times

PDAC 2013: Working in Argentina keeps you sharp

Mar 06 - Financial Post

Repsol: on the rebound

Mar 01 - Financial Times

Repsol limits damage from YPF seizure

Feb 28 - Financial Times

Chevron hit by Argentine legal quagmire

Feb 14 - Financial Times

Arctic draws oil money with stability, shallow seas

Feb 13 - Financial Post

Chevron loses environment case appeal

Jan 31 - Financial Times

More than just costs are a concern at Barrick Gold’s $8.5B Pascua-Lama megamine

Dec 15 - Financial Post

BNY Mellon joins Argentina spat

Dec 04 - Financial Times

Argentina on the brink as US court orders it to pay $1.3bn debt to 'vulture' funds

Nov 23 - Independent

'Argentina owes this and owes it now': U.S. court orders country to pay bondholders in 'vultures' row

Nov 23 - Financial Post

Argentina faces default risk as court orders $1.3B debt payback

Nov 23 - CBC

Chevron’s LatAm assets face embargoes

Nov 01 - Financial Times

YPF moves towards tie-up with Chevron

Aug 25 - Financial Times

Belize offers 'scalping' on its bond

Aug 22 - Independent

Articles About Argentina

Juventus Step Up Chase For Arsenal €30m Striker Target – Report

By IBTimes UK

Gonzalo Higuain is a target for Juventus, and the Serie A giants are believed to be in talks with the Arsenal striker target over a move from Real Madrid. (11:12 pm)

MORE TOPICS: MANCHESTER UNITED, REAL MADRID

Analysis: Frontier Markets booming but risks mounting

By Reuters

With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to buy illiquid and previously overlooked bonds sold by countries with no capital markets track record. (May 20)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, GENERAL ELECTRIC, BANK OF AMERICA, MERRILL LYNCH, FIXED-INCOME, JAPAN

Analysis - Frontier Markets booming but risks mounting

By Reuters UK

With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to buy illiquid and previously overlooked bonds sold by countries with no capital markets track record. (May 19)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, GENERAL ELECTRIC, BANK OF AMERICA, MERRILL LYNCH, FIXED-INCOME, JAPAN

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Raha Moharakk: Saudi Woman Makes Historic Climb to Mount Everest

By IBTimes IN

The name Raha Moharakk will remain etched in the pages of history forever. By climbing the world's highest peak at the age of 27, she has become a legend. (May 19)

MORE TOPICS: TWITTER, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, LONDON

Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls

By Reuters UK

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger regulation of financial markets. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: FINANCIAL REFORM, GERMANY, EUROPEAN UNION, G20

Jorge Videla
Jorge Videla, Former Argentine Dictator During Dirty War, Dies in Jail

By IBTimes UK

Videla dies while serving life sentence for crimes against humanity during military junta rule. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, SUPREME COURT

Analysis: UK trade may struggle to stand still after EU exit

By Reuters

As British Prime Minister David Cameron struggles to accommodate euroskeptics in his own party, trade experts warn that quitting the European Union would force Britain not just to rework trade relations with the EU, but also with the EU's trade partners and probably the World Trade Organization. (May 16)

MORE TOPICS: WTO, EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA

3D Guns: Your Move, State

By The Daily Reckoning Australia

The US national debate on gun control underwent a kind of paradigm shift when non-profit outfit, Defense Distributed, introduced The Liberator, a fully 3D-printable weapon, to the internet. Many hailed it as a game changer. (May 16)

MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA

A Different Reading of Stock Market History

By The Daily Reckoning Australia

Not much action following the new Dow high. Not much follow-through. But not a big breakdown either. (May 16)

MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA

Gonzalo Higuain
Arsenal Striker Target Handed £22m Price Tag - Report

By IBTimes UK

Arsenal will reportedly have to pay £22m to land Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: REAL MADRID, LONDON