News of sale

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.

END OF AN ERA

Mercado de Liniers cattle market closes after 122 years of trading

13-05-2022 16:51 Traditional Mercado de Liniers cattle market, in the heart of Buenos Aires, finally closes its doors ahead of its move to Cañuelas.

RECORD FOR SPORTS MEMORABILIA

Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt sells for US$9 million at auction

04-05-2022 12:48 Shirt that Maradona wore while scoring twice against England at 1986 World Cup sells at auction for £7.1 million – a record for any item of sports memorabilia.

SOCIAL NETWORKS

Twitter takeover was brash and fast, with Musk calling the shots

29-04-2022 08:44 It was one of the most frenzied and unpredictable takeover bids ever, with Elon Musk sealing a deal to acquire Twitter within weeks of anyone even knowing he was an investor.

BLOOMBERG

Debt rollover flops as investors eye midterms

04-08-2021 20:47 Investors sent a warning message to Argentina’s Treasury on Tuesday night – don’t expect us to finance the government’s increased spending ahead of November’s midterm elections unless interest rates go up.

PHOTO FEATURE

Liniers cattle market: last memory of a rural Buenos Aires

26-07-2021 08:00 Liniers cattle market prepares to close its doors, ahead of move to Cañuelas, after more than a century in Mataderos.

LATIN AMERICA

Citigroup to exit Venezuela after more than a century of operations

14-07-2021 09:51 Citigroup plans to exit Venezuela by selling its remaining business there, ending more than a century of operating in the South American country.

Bloomberg

Vicentin group said to seek dairy sale

02-07-2021 16:36 Grupo Vicentin will sell its dairy business Alimentos Refrigerados SA (ARSA), reports Bloomberg.

News of sale

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

Government obliges state bodies to convert dollar bonds into pesos

Bonds slide after government orders public sector sale

Mercado de Liniers cattle market closes after 122 years of trading

Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt sells for US$9 million at auction

Twitter takeover was brash and fast, with Musk calling the shots

Debt rollover flops as investors eye midterms

Liniers cattle market: last memory of a rural Buenos Aires

Citigroup to exit Venezuela after more than a century of operations

Vicentin group said to seek dairy sale

With Brazil’s backing, Argentina wins acceptance to BRICs bank

Taylor Swift Argentina tickets are a bargain with inflation over 100%

Boca star Sebastián Villa found guilty of assaulting ex-partner

China allows Argentina to spend up to US$10 billion of currency swap line

In distorted Buenos Aires rental market, it's dollar vs peso

La reacción mundial tras la confirmación de Rusia de destrucción del último buque de guerra de Ucrania

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