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Argentina Faces Very Different Debt Default If Loses Legal Fight

When Argentina defaulted on its debt in 2002, the economy was collapsing and a bloody popular revolt had helped topple two presidents in a week. Now, the country could default again, but it would be over a matter of principle rather than necessity, Reute ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 05/13/2013 - 21:30 - 0 comments

UN Warns Global Youth Unemployment Will Continue To Rise

Global youth unemployment is set to continue growing over the next five years, putting a generation at risk of lasting damage to their earnings potential and job prospects throughout their lives, the International Labour Organisation has warned, the Fi ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 05/08/2013 - 21:49 - 0 comments

Regulator Seeks Speedy Resolution Of Grupo Rede Bankruptcy

acquiring Rede Energia for the symbolic price of 1 real ($0.50) plus assumed debt and have the exclusive ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 05/07/2013 - 21:56 - 0 comments

Brazil Wants Shareholders To Pay For Rescue Of Troubled Banks

The Brazilian government, concerned about systemic risk in the rapid growth of banking assets, will propose legislation to make shareholders, bondholders and depositors pay for rescuing troubled banks and shield taxpayers from the cost of bailouts, Reute ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 05/06/2013 - 20:34 - 0 comments

Brazil Extends Probe Of Failed Banco BVA, Buying Time

Brazil's central bank appointed a committee on Thursday to investigate the reasons behind last year's collapse of Banco BVA SA for an additional 120 days, giving potential buyers more time to consider acquiring the mid-sized lender, Reuters rep ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 04/04/2013 - 22:49 - 0 comments

Argentina Defends Payment Plan; Analysts Trash It

Argentine officials say their plan for paying $1.4 billion in defaulted debt is fully within the spirit of U.S. court rulings, the Associated Press reported. But Wall Street analysts say the offer looks nothing like the letter of the law as the appellate ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 04/01/2013 - 21:20 - 0 comments

Argentina ‘Greek Tragedy’ Nears End as Debt Ruling Looms

Argentina may learn at any time whether a U.S. appeals court will rule that it must pay $1.4 billion to holders of its defaulted debt, something the South American country has resisted for more than a decade, Bloomberg reported. The court in New York is ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 03/31/2013 - 21:28 - 0 comments

Argentina Ponders Offer In Debt Drama

Argentina is hoping an offer it must make to a US appeals court by Good Friday spelling out exactly what it is prepared to pay its “holdout” creditors will be enough to avoid crucifixion in its high-stakes sovereign debt drama, the Financial Times re ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 03/27/2013 - 22:36 - 0 comments

Bondholders Unlikely To Derail Brazil's Grupo Rede Takeover Plan

are in the process of acquiring Grupo Rede for the symbolic price of 1 real ($0.49) plus assumed debt. ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 03/26/2013 - 23:10 - 0 comments

Argentina Given Hope In Debt Battle

Argentina has greeted an order from a US appeals court for more information on its offer to holdout creditors as a glimmer of hope in its fight not to pay “vulture funds” without a steep writedown on their debt, the Financial Times reported. “We are ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 03/03/2013 - 21:57 - 0 comments

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