1. Argentina vs. the Vultures: What You Need to Know
(Matching tags: Argentina, vulture funds)

Just ahead of the midnight deadline set out by the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals’ three-judge panel, Argentina’s government submitted a letter (view document here) describing how it would go about ...

2. Former Argentine Dictator Calls for Coup Against Cristina Kirchner’s Government
(Matching tags: coup, human rights, Argentina)

On Saturday March 16th, a weekly newspaper from Spain, Cambio16, published an interview with jailed former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla. Videla is serving two life sentences, another 50-year ...

3. British Analysts Side with Argentina on Falklands/Malvinas dispute, or ... as a headline from the Onion might read, “Surprise! Occupiers of occupied land want to remain part of occupying state."
(Matching tags: Argentina, latin america)

... relative proximity of the islands to the Argentine mainland, their inhabitants of the island have very few ties to Argentina:  they are descendants of British colonizers, they speak English and maintain ...

4. What Will Selection of New Pope Mean for Latin America?
(Matching tags: human rights, poverty, Argentina)

This post was amended March 14, 2013 to reflect a correction by The Guardian. The papal conclave announced today that the new pope will be Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina. “Pope Francis,” as he ...

5. 'Times' Fails to Include Expert Opinion in Discussing Argentina Media Law
(Matching tags: media coverage, media, Argentina)

... of the Expression for the UN, who has described the Argentina media law as “a model for the continent and other regions of the world,” adding that "the principles of media diversity and pluralism are fundamental" ...

6. Daily Headlines – October 29, 2012
(Matching tags: elections, cholera, Argentina, Haiti, ecuador, vulture funds, chile, financial reform)

... U.S. appeals court ruled against Argentina in a long running dispute with hold-out bondholders, reports Bloomberg. Argentina appealed a lower court ruling that it must repay the vulture funds before making ...

7. Farmer, Education Groups to Anti-Argentina Lobby: “Uh, Who Are You?”
(Matching tags: Argentina, vulture funds)

Last week I wrote about the American Task Force Argentina (ATFA), which has spent more than $3 million lobbying against Argentina. One of the primary players behind ATFA, NML Capital, detained an Argentina ...

8. Vulture Turns to Pirate: Blocks Argentine Ship from Leaving Ghana
(Matching tags: Argentina, vulture funds, american task force argentina)

The long-running dispute between Argentina and the “vulture funds” took a turn to the bizarre this week.  “Vulture funds” buy up defaulted debt of developing countries for pennies on the dollar then use ...

9. CEPR News October 2011
(Matching tags: FST, Wall Street, inequality, OccupyWallSt, Argentina, Haiti)

The following highlights CEPR's latest research, publications, events and much more. CEPR on the Financial Transaction Tax CEPR Co-director Dean Baker was one of the first to call for the adoption of ...