IMF gives Argentina one-year reprieve
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Argentina a one-year extension on repaying $US1.1 billion ($A1.58 billion) in debt.
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A landslide all but wiped out Wilfredo Rodriguez&#039;s small shoemaking business last year, entitling him to a loan from President Hugo Chavez&#039;s government &amp;#151; money he says he never would&#039;ve found elsewhere.
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Argentina announces the terms of its debt restructuring, but it is unlikely to please creditors.
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Three years after declaring the biggest default by a sovereign nation, Argentina launched a marketing blitz Wednesday urging investors worldwide to accept new terms for restructuring more than $100 billion in debt.
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Former Argentine President Carlos Menem ended 10 months of self-exile on Wednesday, aiming to stage a political comeback in his home province after assurances he would not be arrested on arrival.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - On the cusp of  Argentina's historic $102.6 billion debt restructuring, the  government on Wednesday warned investors the offer is final and  will never be improved or repeated.
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President Bush has granted a short-term reprieve for thousands of Liberians who have lived in the United States for as many as 16 years but who could have faced deportation beginning Oct. 1, when their temporary residency permits were to expire.
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Demonstations are staged across Argentina to mark a year since a key witness in a human rights trial vanished.
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The International Monetary Fund has cut  its forecast for global growth next year slightly amid  expectations that the U.S. and Chinese economies will not  expand as strongly as previously thought.
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Argentina&#39;s postponement of its International Monetary Fund loan program was &quot;very unadvisable&quot; as the country tries to regain access to international credit markets, a global banking group said on Tuesday.
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In the face of sharp disagreements between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on August 8 the Argentine government decided to temporarily suspend negotiations with ...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Egypt to begin implementing a series of measures it says will help economic recovery, spur growth and raise the standard of living.
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Spanish-Argentine oil giant Repsol YPF announced plans Wednesday to invest $1.1 billion in western Argentina over five years on exploration and refining projects.
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In a tense meeting marred by violent street protests, Argentine President Nestor Kirchner on Tuesday told the head of the IMF to "not even dream" of Argentina setting aside more money to pay its defaulted debt.
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The first civilian president after Argentina's dictatorship ended in 1983 defended his administration's amnesty laws while testifying at a human rights trial, but said he felt relieved when the laws were overturned.
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Argentina on Friday launched its historic offer to restructure &#36;102.6 billion in defaulted debt but angry creditor groups began their own counter-offensive in a battle to win the support of undecided bondholders.
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Nearly a decade ago, the International Monetary Fund drew rebukes for prescribing drastic reforms during the Asian economic crisis that erupted in 1997. Today, the IMF is again battling controversy, with some saying its efforts to give more say to emerging economies are not enough.