UPDATE 1-Argentina to issue up to $41.8 bln in bond swap
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Argentina will issue up to $41.8 billion in new bonds as part of its world-record swap of $100 billion in defaulted debt, Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna told reporters on Monday.
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Spain will act as a facilitator between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund to help the two sides reach an agreement on the South American nation's debt, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said.
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Spain&#39;s second-biggest bank, said it created a private equity fund that will invest as much as $500 million in US companies with links to the Hispanic community.
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Bond prices edged higher Tuesday, following release of a report showing a dip in retail sales last month. The price of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose 5/32 point, or $1.
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China and Argentina signed accords on Tuesday that could bring nearly $20 billion in investment from the Asian giant over the next 10 years for the capital-starved Latin American economy.
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Argentina launches a controversial debt swap aimed at reducing $102bn in unpaid debts down to $42bn.
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Argentine officials announced Tuesday that China will invest more than $19 billion in Argentina over the next 10 years, deepening trade links between the world's fastest growing economy and South America's second-largest.
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Repsol YPF, Spain&#39;s biggest oil firm, plans to sell up to 45 percent of its Argentinian unit, a deal that could earn it more than four billion euros (5.4 billion dollars).
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The record-breaking European high-yield bond market will come close to raising EU40bn in 2006 after price guidance was set yesterday for the last major dealof the year.
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The government of Buenos Aires, the richest province of Argentina, says it wants to seize the safety deposit boxes of 35,000 alleged tax debtors.
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By Louise Egan BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - On the cusp ofArgentina's historic $102.6 billion debt restructuring, thegovernment on Wednesday warned investors the offer is final andwill never be improved or repeated.
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The International Monetary Fund board on Friday agreed to a request by Argentina to reschedule $1 billion in loan repayments, IMF sources said on condition of anonymity.
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MADRID/NEW YORK  - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA , Spain's second-largest bank, agreed to buy Compass Bancshares Inc.  for $9.6 billion, realizing a long-held goal of gaining a solid foothold in fast-growing southern U.S. states.
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Argentine President Nestor Kirchner received confirmation Friday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a postponement of the payment of 1 billion US dollars in foreign debt owed by Argentina.
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TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Australia&#39;s New South Wales Treasury Corp. registered a bond shelf at Japan&#39;s Ministry of Finance last week to issue up to Y300 billion samurai bonds, documents filed at the MOF showed Monday.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission gives the green light to Argentina's $102bn debt exchange plan.
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LONDON (Dow Jones)--Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) has priced aC$100 million four-year bond with the following terms, lead manager TD Securities said Wednesday: Amount: C$100 million Maturity: Nov.