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News Clips 7/29/10 Timerman will meet with Hillary Clinton La Nacion 7/28/10 Argentina Minister: Won't Use Forex Reserves To Pay Paris Club Debt Wall Street Journal 7/27/10 Argentina President Says Willing To Mull Capital Control Changes Wall Street Journal 7/27/10 CFK: our reserves are real, strong Buenos Aires Herald 7/27/10 June trade surplus shrinks 19% as economy expands Buenos Aires Herald 7/26/10 Argentina President: No Boden 2012 Bond Swap Planned Wall Street Journal 7/26/10 Central Bank reserves amount to US$51.008 B, new record Buenos Aires Herald 7/26/10 Argentina's Record Reserves Get Companies an Invite to Weekly Debt Sales Bloomberg 7/25/10 Warrants Rallying as Argentine GDP Growth Spurs RBC, JPMorgan to Say `Buy' Bloomberg 7/23/10 Argentina Stocks, Bonds Up On European Bank Stress-Test Relief Wall Street Journal 7/23/10 Refloating the idea of paying the Paris Club with reserves Clarin 7/23/10 Chiaradía to be new ambassador to the U.S. La Nacion 7/23/10 Markets again give the nod to the country to emit a bond abroad El Cronista 7/23/10 Debt: 15 banks present emission offer Ambito Financiero 7/22/10 Economy Ministry is already sounding out investors about placing a bond abroad El Cronista 7/21/10 Argentine Yields Jump From 10-Year Low Versus Venezuela on Rising Payments Bloomberg 7/21/10 U.N. sees strong Latam economic expansion in 2010 Reuters 7/21/10 Argentine only has natural gas reserves for the next seven years Mercopress 7/21/10 Bonds rise and country-risk falls: closer to emitting debt Clarin 7/20/10 First Argentine Asset-Backed Deal Since '07 Spurred by Province Oil Wealth Bloomberg 7/20/10 Argentines Bet Against UBS Peso Plunge Call as CDs Jump to 16-Month High Bloomberg 7/20/10 Autopistas Defaulted Bond Offer Sputters After Argentine Debt Settlement Bloomberg 7/16/10 Government returns to take charge of the Paris Club debt Ambito Financiero 7/16/10 IRSA's $150 Million Bond Shows Defaulted Debt Restructuring Boosting Sales Bloomberg 7/16/10 International reserves reach new record, according to Central Bank Buenos Aires Herald 7/15/10 Argentina May economic growth seen +9.8 pct yr/yr Reuters 7/15/10 Paris Club payment is back on the agenda La Nacion 7/15/10 Inflation reaches 0.7% in June, INDEC Buenos Aires Herald 7/14/10 Fernandez Accelerates Argentina Bond Sale as Rally Cuts Yields Under 11% Bloomberg 7/14/10 Argentina Government: GDP Seen Growing At Least 5.9% In 2010 The Wall Street Journal 7/14/10 Argentina June inflation seen at 0.7 percent Reuters 7/14/10 Argentina/China sign 18 agreements; discussions to solve soy-oil dispute Mercopress 7/13/10 Argentina taken out of the default zone and emitting a bond abroad is revived El Cronista 7/13/10 US$10 billion in reserves will be used next year Ambito Financiero 7/12/10 Overly Stimulated' Argentina Economy to Grow 8% This Year, Goldman Says Bloomberg 7/12/10 Argentina and China to sign $10bn of deals Financial Times 7/12/10 The government is studying going back to using reserves to pay debt next year El Cronista 7/12/10 Argentina and Venezuela with highest (and climbing) inflation in South America Mercopress 7/12/10 CFK calls for G20 to 'outline a financial regulation scheme' Buenos Aires Herald 7/9/10 Swap: bonds returned to those with buyer's regret Ambito Financiero 7/9/10 CB reserves once again exceed US$50 B Buenos Aires Herald 7/9/10 Government announces increase on income tax floors Buenos Aires Herald 7/8/10 Elsa Kelly could be the new Argentine ambassador in Washington Clarín 7/8/10 Elsa Kelly may occupy the embassy in the U.S. La Nacion 7/7/10 Argentina Suspends Plan To Swap Boden 2012 Bonds – Report The Wall Street Journal 7/7/10 Argentine Bonds Climb to a Two-Month High as U.S. Stock Gains Spur Demand Bloomberg 7/7/10 Boudou Economics Buenos Aires Herald 7/6/10 Argentine Bonds Rise Most in Four Weeks on Debt Swap, Global Stock Gains Bloomberg 7/6/10 EU files document on 'Argentine protectionism' to WTO Council for Trade MercoPress 7/6/10 Debt swap: 70.2% acceptance Clarin 7/5/10 Argentina claims victory on bond deal AFP 7/5/10 Confirmed: the debt swap surpassed 67% Ambito Financiero 7/1/10 Kirchners Climb in Argentine Polls Wall Street Journal 6/30/10 Randazzo announces primary elections for August 14, 2011 Buenos Aires Herald 6/30/10 RBS Raises Argentina's 2010 GDP Growth Forecast to 7% From 4.4% Bloomberg 6/30/10 Argentine province eyes $500 million debt issue Reuters 6/30/10 The G-20 at a crossroads: debate over if they should reduce the number of members Clarin 6/29/10 US ratings agency down-plays success of Argentina's debt-swap deal Mercopress 6/29/10 The swap, without effect for businesses Clarin 6/28/10 CFK asks for support for crisis countries, clashes with Sarkozy Buenos Aires Herald 6/28/10 A historic hinge after the swap Noticias Argentinas 6/28/10 New milestone for Boudou: emit debt in the U.S. Ambito Financiero 6/28/10 US$180 million more entered the swap (now it is at 67%) Ambito Financiero 6/25/10 Investor's Can't Trust Argentina The Huffington Post 6/25/10 Paris Club payment: Boudou insists on taking the IMF out of the middle Clarin 6/25/10 Boudou didn't meet his goals in the debt swap Clarin 6/25/10 Argentina Won't Solve Paris Club Debt If IMF Needed (Update1) Bloomberg 6/24/10 Argentina Wraps Up Debt Swap But Has Yet To Reap Benefits Wall Street Journal 6/24/10 Argentina tops debt swap goal but lawsuits linger Reuters 6/24/10 No debt end New York Post 6/23/10 Coming next: Paris Club, INDEC and a new bond El Cronista 6/23/10 Debt-swap meets deadline, new extended time remains to be seen Buenos Aires Herald 6/23/10 Argentina Swap Deadline Passes With No Decision On Extension Wall Street Journal 6/22/10 Even with the swap they'll still be in debt Ambito Financiero 6/22/10 Protest by Italian bondholders La Nacion 6/22/10 Timerman promises Congress support with alleged bribes investigation Mercopress 6/21/10 Argentina May Complete $18.3 Bln Bond Swap This Wk Market News International 6/21/10 The bond rescue could fall open if they reach 60% Clarin 6/21/10 Redrado: "It's only for dramatic effect" Clarin 6/18/10 Argentina's debt swap looks increasingly Messi Financial Times Beyond Brics Blog 6/18/10 Boudou admits that the swap could be prolonged El Cronista 6/18/10 Argentina May Extend Debt Swap Past June 22, El Cronista Reports Bloomberg 6/17/10 Don't Cry for Argentina New York Observer 6/17/10 Estimates that private sector credit will not increase La Nacion 6/17/10 The swap brings doubts and the official reaction is to go back to gathering dollars Clarin 6/17/10 Argentina's new bank law could backfire, says Deloitte Financial Times 6/16/10 Swap: another extension is spoken about Clarin 6/16/10 The swap is successful in Japan, but the Italians have their doubts and are continuing with lawsuits El Cronista 6/16/10 Pay Rises 43% as Argentines See Inflation Triple Official Rate Bloomberg 6/15/10 In Japan, lawsuits will continue on the default La Nacion 6/15/10 Swap: the opposition charges influence peddling Clarin 6/15/10 Debt swap: anger from investors over delays in the delivey of the new bond El Cronista 6/14/10 There could be country defaults in 6 to 12 months Ambito Financiero 6/14/10 Argentina's Biggest Union Seeks 30% Raise in Minimum Wage, Cronista Says Bloomberg 6/11/10 Argentina's Falling Credit Risk to Boost Stocks, Santander Says Bloomberg 6/11/10 Domestic plane tickets hiked 15% Buenos Aires Herald 6/10/10 President CFK to visit China, meet Hu Jintao in July Buenos Aires Herald 6/10/10 Federal Judge says Argentine government must guarantee "free circulation" MercoPress 6/10/10 Argentina Wheat Rebound Ousts U.S., Canada From Brazil Market Bloomberg 6/10/10 De Vido presents new financing plan for Aerolíneas Argentinas Bloomberg 6/10/10 Gesture from the Federal Reserve in Argentina's favor Clarin 6/9/10 Argentina's Chubut Province To Borrow $150M In 10-Year Bonds Wall Street Journal 6/9/10 Argentine Bonds Fall to Two-Week Low as Stock Slide Saps Demand Bloomberg 6/9/10 US dollar breaks through the 4 pesos barrier in Buenos Aires informal market MercoPress 6/8/10 The swap has an adhesion of 54% La Nacion 6/8/10 Economy Ministry confirms that the acceptance of the swap arrived at 54%, two weeks before the end El Cronista 6/8/10 Without clear accounts, it's difficult to recover credibility El Cronista 6/4/10 Argentina's Stocks, Bonds Close Lower On Global Declines Dow Jones 6/4/10 Argentine record tax revenue also transcends soaring inflation Merco Press 6/4/10 Economy helps Argentine leader with eye on election Reuters 6/4/10 Argentina Central Bank Head: Lending Plan May Aid Price Stability Dow Jones 6/4/10 Four key economic points sustaining Kirchner's fantasy La Nacion 6/4/10 They didn't manage to reverse the freezing of funds in New York La Nacion 6/4/10 Praise for a less independent Central Bank Clarin 6/3/10 Tango bond, additional 15 days to accept the swap offer La Repubblica 6/3/10 Time to Bounce Argentina From the G20 La Nacion 6/3/10 52% accept the swap now. U.S. fund complains Ambito Financiero 6/2/10 'The expected acceptance rate is to be achieved,' Boudou on debt-swap Buenos Aires Herald 6/2/10 Argentine debt swap divides small investors Reuters 6/2/10 Paris Club warns: nobody should expect a haircut Clarin 6/2/10 In Italy, they believe that it's difficult to improve the swap adhesion rate La Nacion 6/1/10 UPDATE: Argentina's Tax Collection Surges Amid Growth, Inflation Wall Street Journal 6/1/10 Argentina Extends Bond Swap to June 22 to Lure More Creditors Bloomberg 6/1/10 Frozen funds and a key hearing in the U.S. Clarin 6/1/10 Debt swap extended two weeks to convince small bondholders El Cronista 5/31/10 Argentina extends deadline for debt swap AFP 5/28/10 Argentina growing but fears of a new bust linger Reuters 5/28/10 Griesa is ordered to recalculate the amount that bondholders claim Ambito Financiero 5/26/10 Griesa freezes Nacion funds La Nacion 5/25/10 US judge freezes Argentina assets Financial Times 5/25/10 Judicial reversal: Griesa orders the freezing of Banco Nacion's assets Ambito Financiero 5/25/10 Embargo place on Nacion accounts in the U.S. Clarin 5/25/10 New embargo against accounts of Banco Nacion for US$2.43 billion El Cronista 5/24/10 Buenos Aires Loves NYC Judge Rescuing Argentines From Default Bloomberg 5/21/10 Hold-out creditors cloud Argentine renaissance hopes Financial Times 5/21/10 Skepticism from financial analysts La Nacion 5/20/10 Don't Cry for Argentina. The Worst May Be Over BusinessWeek 5/20/10 Low demand for Argentina's debt swap Financial Times 5/20/10 The curse of the Brady bonds Ambito Financiero 5/20/10 Boudou did not convince the bondholders and only US$8.5 billion entered the swap El Cronista 5/19/10 Argentina Says Debt Swap Has About 45% Participation (Update1) Bloomberg 5/19/10 Robert J. Shapiro «The Kirchners are insulting thousands of pensioners» ABC.ES 5/18/10 Boudou's meetings in Italy to add more adherents Clarin 5/18/10 The Kirchners, sovereign defaulters Libertad Digital 5/18/10 The Kirchners, pursued by creditors during their visit to Spain Intereconomía 5/18/10 Chained to the front of the embassy La Nacion 5/18/10 Doubts over the emission of a new bond La Nacion 5/18/10 Economy Ministry seeks small bondholders and postpones emission for US$1 billion El Cronista 5/17/10 Debt-swap offer is 'the worst in history,' American bondholders Buenos Aires Herald 5/17/10 Strong criticism from a group of American bondholders on the swap offer Ambito Financiero 5/17/10 U.S. bondholders say swap is "unacceptable" El Cronista 5/17/10 Italian bondholders protest in Rome La Nacion 5/17/10 Greece, the Argentine Debt Default and the American Connection The Globalist 5/15/10 Argentina Sees Participation of Up to 80% in Swap, Pagina Says Bloomberg 5/14/10 Italians voice Argentina debt unease Financial Times 5/14/10 Italian bondholders reject the swap El Cronista 5/14/10 Italy: they criticize the offer, but give freedom of action to the bondholders La Nacion 5/13/10 Kirchner will debut in his UNASUR post at the European Union Summit El Cronista 5/13/10 New Argentina debt swap offer worse than 2005-TFA Reuters 5/13/10 Deadline extended to enter the swap La Nacion 5/12/10 Argentina extends institutional bond swap to May 14 Reuters 5/12/10 Boudou admits that he could postpone the bond to obtain fresh funds Clarin 5/12/10 Maybe postponing the close of the swap for large investors Ambito Financiero 5/11/10 UPDATE: Argentina Economy Minister: Focus Is On Debt Exchange Wall Street Journal 5/11/10 Swap: Boudou travels to the U.S. with the goal of emitting a new bond Clarin 5/10/10 Woes of the 'new Argentina' weigh on the old Argentina's debt swap Financial Times 5/10/10 Argentina says has $28.2 mln in swap acceptances Reuters 5/6/10 Aerolineas Argentinas improving, losses still big Reuters 5/6/10 Argentine Bonds Drop for Third Day on Greek Contagion Concern Bloomberg 5/5/10 Argentine inflation seen issue in 2011 vote Reuters 5/5/10 Argentine Senate passes reserves bill Reuters 5/5/10 IMF Anticipated Good Prospects for Argentine Defaulted Bond Swap Mercopress 5/4/10 UPDATE: IMF Official Sees Good Demand For Argentina Debt Swap Wall Street Journal 5/4/10 Argentina eyes legal strategy to force swap holdouts Reuters 5/4/10 The interest in the small bondholders Clarin 5/3/10 FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Argentina Reuters 5/1/10 Argentina Publishes Terms of the Defaulted 20 Billion Bonds Swap Mercopress   Click here for archived news clips.

Press Releases 6/23/10 American Task Force Argentina Applauds Members of Congress for New Push to Hold Argentina Accountable for Outstanding Debts to Americans Press Release 6/21/10 ATFA Says Debt Swap Will Not Provide Argentina Access to New Capital Press Release 5/17/10 ATFA Co-Chairs Denounce Swap Terms as "Unacceptable" Press Release 4/23/10 ATFA Participates in New York State Senate Hearing on Argentine Debt Press Release 4/14/10 New ATFA ad Sets the Facts Straight on Argentine Debt Repayment Press Release 3/25/10 ATFA Promotes Fair Swap, Continues to Defend Bondholder Rights Press Release 11/19/09 Argentine Debt, Restructuring Increasingly Damaging, Study Says Press Release 9/22/09 ATFA Alerts UNGA Attendees on Impact of Argentine Debt during Kirchner's U.S. Visit Press Release 5/20/09 U.S. Members of Congress Introduce Legislation on Argentine Debt and Court Defaults Press Release 3/12/09 U.S. Cattlemen Push for Legislative Action on Argentine Debt Problem Press Release   Click here for archived press releases.   Resources 11/19/09 ATFA Executive Director Raben's Letter to Congress on Shapiro Study American Task Force Argentina 9/10/08 ATFA Letter to NASDAQ American Task Force Argentina 10/16/07 ATFA Letter to the Paris Club Finance Ministries American Task Force Argentina 8/16/07 ATFA Letter to Secretary Rice and Secretary Paulson 3/16/07 ATFA Letter to Henry Paulson American Task Force Argentina 3/15/07 ATFA Letter to the Paris Club American Task Force Argentina 11/18/06 The Italian Chamber of Deputies' Floor Statement 11/18/06 The Italian Chamber of Deputies' Order of Business (Italian) 11/18/06 The Italian Chamber of Deputies' Order of Business (English) 10/24/06 Discredited: The Impact of Argentina's Sovereign Debt Default and Debt Restructuring on US Taxpayers and Investors. by Robert Shapiro and Nam Pham 9/1/06 Sovereign Debt Default: Cry for the United States, Not Argentina by Hal S. Scott, Professor, Harvard Law School Washington Legal Foundation 8/31/06 Argentine International Reserves in Billions of US Dollars 8/30/06 Argentine GDP in Thousands of Pesos at Market Prices

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