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February 9, 2013
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  • 12/01/2013 | Argentina

    Court ruling allowes tourist to purchase dollars due to lack of reais

    A court in Córdoba province ordered the Banco Nación to sell dollars to a Río Cuarto teacher, after she was authorized by AFIP tax agency to purchase Brazilian reais, but could not do so due to lack of currency.

  • 10/10/2012 | Argentina

    'All bonds under national regulation should be paid in pesos'

    Kirchnerite officials defended the ‘pessification’ of different national payments today, including Chaco Governor Jorge Capitanich and Buenos Aires province deputy-governor Gabriel Mariotto.

  • 17/10/2012 | Argentina

    Chaco to issue bond in pesos to pay off dollar debt

    Chaco province Governor Jorge Capitanich will further advance with the tackling of the province’s dollar debt, by issuing a bond in pesos in order to pay it off.

  • 01/11/2012 | Argentina

    CFK assures Argentina will make bond payments 'in dollars'

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured today that Argentina's dollar-denominated debt bonds are to be “paid in dollars” whilst criticizing a New York appeals court ruling that could force the country to repay creditors who have sued to collect on bonds in default since 2002, in a speech at the Government House today.

  • 14/08/2012 | Argentina

    Civil code reform 'does not ban contracts in dollars,' Lorenzetti

    The bicammeral committe for the reform and unification of the Civil code headed a meeting to debate the Government-sponsored bill which was attended by Supreme Court president Ricardo Lorenzetti and justice Elena Highton de Nolasco.

  • 29/09/2012 | Argentina

    Argentina's current problems are 'much worse than those of 2001,' Cavallo

    Former Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo assured that the country's current problems are much more serious, because nowadays "people are desperate because they want to preserve the value of their savings and the Government does not allow them to do so"

  • 06/10/2012 | Argentina

    'Argentines must save in local currency, like the rest of the world does,' Marcó del Pont

    Central Bank Governor Mercedes Marcó del Pont said today that “we must save in local currency, like the rest of the world does,” as she justified the restrictions for the purchase of foreign currency.

  • 20/07/2012 | Argentina

    Travelling abroad? Check how to get some greens

    By Francisco Galizia
    Planning some pleasured holidays abroad? Well, you’ll definitely need dollars mostly, or whatever currency is valid at your destination. But before stepping in to a bank or a currency exchange agency, there’s a very detailed procedure that you must follow, and here we tell you everything you need to know before packing and crossing the borders.

  • 26/07/2012 | Argentina

    AFIP to punish dollar buyers who lie about travel plans

    AFIP tax agency announced that 20 percent of those who purchased dollars for touristic reasons did not travel abroad and announced that those who do not give back the US currency will be fined and could even have the CUIT tax paying identification number suspended.

  • 08/08/2012 | Argentina

    AFIP tax agency files appeal against ruling authorizing couple to purchase dollars

    AFIP tax agency informed it appealed a ruling by Mar del Plata Federal Judge Alfredo López, who ordered the entity to immediately grant a couple authorization to purchase US$16,000 to buy a home.

  • 05/07/2012 | Argentina

    CB officially bans purchase of dollars for saving purposes

    The Central Bank announced it will officially ban the purchase of dollars for savings, the latest in a series of measures to discourage the buying of greenbacks.

  • 06/07/2012 | Argentina

    Marcó del Pont defends new dollar restrictions

    Following the official new curbs on dollar purchasing for savers, the head of the Central Bank Mercedes Marcó del Pont came on stage to defend the measure.

  • 10/07/2012 | Argentina

    UIA head says dollar restrictions are 'over exaggerated'

    President of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), José de Mendiguren, stated this morning that the restrictions on dollar purchases “are over exaggerated.”

  • 05/06/2012 | Argentina

    Judge backs CB restrictions on dollar withdrawals abroad

    Rosario's Federal Judge Sylvia Aramberri backed the Central Bank's resolution for which all Argentines travelling abroad must have a bank account in dollars in order to withdraw greenback when making purchases in a foreign country; as the magistrate rejected an appeal presented by a group of citizens which considered the measure "inadmissible."

  • 11/06/2012 | Argentina

    'If Gov't lifted currency exchange restrictions, people would flock to buy dollars,' Cavallo

    Former economy minister Domingo Cavallo assured that had the restrictions to buy US currency not been applied by the local Government “people would be flocking to buy dollars.”

  • 15/06/2012 | Argentina

    CFK stresses Argentina’s economic stability, promising future’ during lunch with executives in NY

    “Argentina has a promising future,” President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner told US executives during a lunch today at the Council of the Americas in New York.

  • 29/05/2012 | Argentina

    A traveler’s step-by-step guide to buying dollars

    If you’re planning on going abroad and you need to buy dollars, you must first inform the AFIP revenue office about which kind of travel package you purchased, which currency you used to pay for it, in how many payments you will be paying for it and the CUIT id of your travel agency of choice, among other things.

  • 31/05/2012 | Argentina

    'I save in dollars because I feel it's my right to do so,' Aníbal Fernández

    Victory Front’s Senator Aníbal Fernández came on stage to explain why his savings are in dollars after the government, including him personally, launched not only strong restriction policies on dollar purchases.

  • 01/06/2012 | Argentina

    'Savers should invest in real estate facing dollar restrictions'

    Real estate agent José Azpiroz Costa advised savers to choose to invest their money in properties as restrictions to the purchase to dollars increase, he said in Ambito Debate tv show, which airs in C5N cable news network.

  • 03/04/2012 | Argentina

    Restrictions placed on withdrawal of dollars abroad

    The Central Bank made official today new restrictions on the withdrawal of US dollars abroad. As of today those who wish to withdraw dollars from their Argentine bank account with a debit card, while out of the country, must already have money in that currency in their account.

  • 23/05/2012 | Argentina

    AFIP closes down illegal money exchange stores

    AFIP tax collection agents closed down two illegal exchange houses in the city neighbourhood of Palermo that were selling dollars at a 6-peso price, the agency informed today.

  • 29/05/2012 | Argentina

    Gov't defends 'value of currency'

    Senator Aníbal Fernández and Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo came on stage in defence of the new restrictions placed on the dollar by assuring “they are there to preserve the value of the currency,” and that further actions might be taken.

  • 18/12/2011 | Argentina

    Specially-trained dogs deployed at border-crossings to sniff out dollars

    Three hundred specially-trained dogs have been deployed to several border-crossing outposts throughout Argentina in order to sniff out dollars concealed in luggage. The move is one more measure put in place by the National Government in an effort to stop a massive currency flight from the country. 

  • 03/01/2012 | Argentina

    Robbers steal US$140,000 from Argentine tourist

    Robbers broke into an Argentine tourist's house in Punta del Este on Monday and stole at least US$140,000 while she was out for a walk, Uruguayan officials reported.

  • 15/02/2012 | Argentina

    AFIP prohibits Repsol-YPF's imports and exports

    The AFIP tax agency prohibited petrol company Repsol-YPF from carrying out import and export operations, arguing that the company has outstanding tax debts worth 8 million dollars. Sources said the sanction is to be confirmed in the coming days in the Official Gazette.

  • 28/10/2011 | Argentina

    Central Bank defends new rules on exchange market

    Central Bank vice-president Miguel Pesce, sustained today that the new controls put in place on dollars was directed at “avoiding abuse in the market.” The Central Bank vice-head also made it clear retail buyers who are able to justify their income “won’t have a problem” buying dollars.

  • 31/10/2011 | Argentina

    Boudou reassures foreign currency buyers

    Economy Minister Amado Boudou reiterated yesterday that the new rules for foreign currency purchase in effect today are aimed towards discovering the “origin” of funds as opposed to the “destination” of the money.

  • 03/11/2011 | Argentina

    Judge denies cautionary measure of saver who wanted to elude AFIP controls

    Judge Luis Armella denied a cautionary measure filed by a saver who claimed AFIP revenue agency’s control system on dollar purchases is unconstitutional.

  • 07/07/2011 | Argentina

    'Argentina has dollars to spare,' Marcó del Pont says

    When questioned about the current exchange market in the country, Central Bank Governor Mercedes Marcó del Pont assured that “there are dollars to spare in Argentina."

  • 18/07/2011 | Argentina

    'We must convince Argentines not to bet it all on US dollars' CFK

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said it its “necessary to convince Argentines not to bet it all on dollars, but in companies set in Argentina,  while heading a rally at the Buenos Aires stockexchange's 157th anniversary.

  • 06/10/2011 | Argentina

    ‘We’re lacking dollars and that creates uncertainty,’ Economist Nicolás Dujovne

    Economist Nicolás Dujovne visited the studios of the Ambito de Debate TV show, and assured that Argentina “is lacking dollars, and this creates uncertainty.” He also considered that “the current exchange rate is less competitive.”

  • 31/01/2013 | World

    S&P 500 posts biggest monthly gain since October 2011

    US stocks edged lower on caution ahead of Friday's all-important jobs report, but the S&P 500 still posted its best monthly gain since October 2011.

  • 20/12/2012 | World

    Global shares bounce back on hope for 'cliff' solution

    US stocks rebounded from early losses today after Republican House Speaker John Boehner said he would keep working on a solution to the "fiscal cliff" while also slamming President Barack Obama's approach to budget talks. 

  • 28/12/2012 | World

    World stocks slip as US tries to avoid 'fiscal cliff'

    US stocks extended their losses today, with the Dow falling 1 percent as President Barack Obama and top lawmakers met in a last-ditch attempt at a budget deal to prevent the United States from going over the "fiscal cliff." Meanwhile, European shares ended the last full trading session of 2012 lower.

  • 04/01/2013 | World

    Global stocks yield up on US data

    US stocks opened slightly higher after a key US jobs report showed the pace of hiring by employers had eased sightly in December but gave signals of some momentum in the labor market's recovery since the 2007-09 recession.

  • 10/07/2012 | World

    Apartment in Watergate complex sells for record price

    An apartment in the Watergate office complex in Washington, a flat which was at the centre of the political scandal which pushed President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974, has been sold for the record price of US$3.1 million dollars, local real estate sources informed. 

  • 25/09/2012 | World

    Protesters demonstrate in front of CFK's hotel in NY

    Over a hundred protesters demonstrated in front of the hotel where President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is staying at in New York, holding similar signs to the ones seen at the September 13 pot-banging protest.

  • 13/12/2012 | World

    Global stocks dip on 'fiscal cliff' concern

    The S&P 500 ended its six-day winning streak today, retreating as worries intensified that Washington's "fiscal cliff" negotiations were dragging on with little progress. Meanwhile, European shares slipped.

  • 09/04/2011 | World

    Late US budget deal avoids costly shutdown

    President Barack Obama and congressional leaders struck a last-minute budget deal yesterday to narrowly avert a government shutdown that would have hit the economy and idled hundreds of thousands of workers.

  • 25/02/2012 | World

    Spanish treasure lands after 200 years

    Coins worth nearly half a billion dollars finally arrived in Spain on Saturday after lying in a sunken warship for more than 200 years and following a five-year legal battle between the Spanish government and a salvage company.

  • 31/03/2012 | World

    Three winners of record US$656 million US lottery jackpot

    Three winners who could share a US$656 million windfall from the largest lottery jackpot in US history bought their lucky tickets at a 7-Eleven store in Maryland, a Motomart convenience story in Illinois and somewhere in northeast Kansas, lottery officials said today.

  • 22/09/2012 | Latin America

    'Argentines are world champions in sneaking dollars out of their country,' Mujica

    Uruguayan president José Mujica assured that “Argentines are simply the best in taking their dollars abroad,” and thus hoped that they will keep on vacationing in the neighbouring country.

  • 21/07/2011 | Entertainment

    Lindsay Lohan slapped with US$1 million assault lawsuit

    Lindsay Lohan was sued today for US$1 million (613,000 pounds) for an alleged assault on an employee of the California rehab centre where the actress spent three months in treatment for drug and alcohol abuse.


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