Argentina's Fernandez celebrates Greece's 'No' to creditors

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - World markets may tremble at Sunday's decision by Greek voters to reject conditions of a rescue deal from creditors, but the leader of Argentina, which suffered a similar crisis more than a decade ago, boldly welcomed the referendum result.

Argentina sees 'better possibility' of holdout debt deal in 2015

(Reuters) - Chances of a deal to end Argentina's feud with holdout bond investors will improve in January when current restructuring rules expire, the economy minister said in comments published on Monday, raising some hopes for the country's stagnant economy.

Argentina central bank chief quits, raising policy uncertainties

(Reuters) - Argentina's central bank chief resigned on Wednesday after a long tussle with the economy minister and was replaced with a regulator seen as sympathetic to the interventionist stance of a government fighting one of the world's highest inflation rates.

Erasing Argentina's energy deficit could take a decade: YPF CEO

(Reuters) - It will take Argentina up to a decade and as much as $200 billion in investment to erase an energy output deficit, the chief executive officer of national oil company YPF (YPFD.BA) said in an interview on Friday.

Argentina says U.N. vote vindicates its debt fight against 'vultures'

(Reuters) - The Argentine government said on Wednesday that its refusal to repay a group of U.S. hedge funds that stand to profit on the country's defaulted debt was vindicated by the United Nations' support for a multilateral plan handling bond restructurings.

Argentina wants deal with all holdout investors together

(Reuters) - Argentina's government on Wednesday ruled out further piecemeal debt talks with a small group of U.S. hedge funds and said the country needed to strike a deal with all bondholders which have rejected past restructuring agreements as a single group.

U.S. judge to hear latest motions in Argentina debt case July 22

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge said in New York on Wednesday that he would hear arguments next Tuesday related to the banks and payment agents caught up in Argentina's sovereign debt case as a potential default looms at the end of the month.

Argentina's Fernandez says willing to talk with all creditors

(Reuters) - President Cristina Fernandez said on Friday her government would negotiate with all of Argentina's creditors in a bid to avoid a new debt default that would further weaken the country's ailing economy.

Argentina's economy minister: from 'flaming Red' to pragmatic negotiator

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - When he became Argentina's economy minister late last year, many in the business community feared Axel Kicillof, who was once described by a critic as a "flaming Red Marxist," might plunge Latin America's No. 3 economy deeper into isolation in the name of ideology.

Argentine economy faces first slump since end of debt crisis

(Reuters) - After a decade of growth, Argentina faces a sharp decline this year as industrial output falls and one of the world's highest inflation rates hits consumer spending and new investment.

Argentina Economy News: 75% Think Country's Economy Is Failing

A new report finds that Argentineans are deeply concerned about the country's economic state. A new survey has found that 75 percent of those questioned felt that the economy is "on the wrong track" while only 16.9 percent felt were satisfied with the country's economic trajectory.

Argentina: new price controls to fight inflation

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina's government is launching its latest price control program to curb high inflation.

Argentine economy closing 2013 in trouble, with tough times looming for Cristina Fernandez

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – President Cristina Fernandez has tried to reinvent her image since her return from skull surgery. She's put aside the all-black wardrobe she wore for three years mourning her late husband Nestor Kirchner, and reshuffled her Cabinet.

Slide in Argentina's growth points to weakening economy

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Argentina's growth slipped in the third quarter from the previous quarter, while a slew of other economic data on Friday were also weak, indicating that Latin America's third-largest economy may be slowing.

Argentina-Brazil patch up on trade, look to Europe deal

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's recent Cabinet shuffle has smoothed trade friction between South America's two largest economies and clears the way for a united proposal for free trade with the European Union, Brazilian Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel said on Thursday.

Argentina's ailing president faces tough midterm congressional election

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is expected to lose some of her congressional clout in Sunday's midterm election as the ailing leader faces complaints over galloping inflation and a weakening currency.

Power-hungry Argentina mulls allowing crude oil imports: report

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is studying authorizing crude imports from Nigeria to help counter a long decline in oil and natural gas output that has hurt its trade balance, two newspapers reported on Saturday, both citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the matter.

Analysis: Argentina's Fernandez weakened by vote but still in charge

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez may be a lame duck after her coalition was thumped in a mid-term primary election, but with two years left in power she can still impose more of the capital and currency controls that have cut confidence in Latin America's No. 3 economy.

Argentina: Women will now collect welfare money

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Andrea Nerone lost her home and later was denied welfare to support her family after her husband abandoned her and their four children late last year.

Insight: The big money bails on Argentina - again

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - More than a decade after Argentina's epic financial collapse of 2001-02, many investors are rushing for the door once again.