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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Buenos Aires Herald

Wednesday
April 22, 2015
Economy minister Axel Kicillof has announced from Moscow that 1.42 billion dollars were raised through the auction of Bonar 24 bonds, easily surpassing the original target of US$500 million.
• Holdout warnings dismissed by Ministry
Economy minister Axel Kicillof celebrated the raising of 1.42 billion dollars through the auction of Bonar 24 bonds, while launching a stinging attack on NML Capital whom he accused of trying to 'extort' investors.
•  NML Capital threatens legal action
Prosecutor Germán Moldes has blasted the decision of colleague Javier de Luca to dismiss in the Court of Cassation the cover-up accusation filed by late AMIA lead investigator Alberto Nisman, accusing the official of trying to bury the investigation against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
The government’s cabinet chief today referred to the news that prosecutor Javier de Luca had dismissed late prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s complaint against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and other government officials preventing it from being addressed by the Criminal Cassation Court, the highest criminal tribunal of the country.
Shortly after the presidential visit to China, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived in Russia today with the goal of expanding Argentina’s ties with another major eastern power.
A Federal Court today decided to remove Judge Sebastián Casanello from a case against the Solicitor General Angelina Abbona, also ordering the investigation into a complaint filed by prosecutor Germán Moldes must continue.

With 91 percent of polling stations reporting in Mendoza

Cornejo finishes with a five-point lead

By Tomás Brockenshire & Ximena Schinca
By Sebastián Lacunza & Ximena Schinca

Central Bank president Alejandro Vanoli today appeared before the bicameral committee investigating tax evasion and capital flight involving the HSBC bank, where he asserted that 21 procedures had already begun for exchange infractions.
• 'Banks moved evasion experts to Latin America'
The so called blue dollar rate, which trades in the illegal market, closed three cents higher this afternoon after opening eight cents down, according to ambito.com. The blue-chip rate continued its descent, falling 29 cents over the course of the day. 
During an interview to official TV network Channel 7, Economy Minister Axel Kicillof denied the existence of the so called “dollar clamp” adding he agrees with people buying dollars “if they prove where the money comes from.”
The National Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC) recorded a trade surplus of just 43 million dollars for the month of March, a figure 33 percent down on the same period last year.

Soccer — Libertadores Cup

Date undeterminated for Superclásicos






By Luciana Bertoia
The criminal complaint filed against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner by AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, four days before his mysterious death, received what could be considered its final blow yesterday.
• A timeline of key events

Prosecutor says Argentina-Iran deal does not constitute criminal plot

A non-existent crime: top quotes from yesterday’s ruling

MARKETS ONLINE

CurrenciesBUYSELL
Dollar (Official price)DOLLAR (Official price)$ 8,835$ 8,885
Dollar Blue price)DOLLAR ("Blue" price)$ 12,61$ 12,71
EuroEURO$ 9,650$ 10,300
PoundPOUND$ 13,182$ 13,265
Indices
MervalMERVAL$ 11.296,140$ -3,11
Dow JonesDOW JONES$ 17.949,590$ -0,47
BovespaBOVESPA$ 53.761,270$ -0,36
Full MARKET coverage HERE





A question of Corinth

Ivan Briscoe

A question of Corinth

Beyond wear and tear

Sebastián Lacunza

Beyond wear and tear

Disappointments  and hopes

Mempo Giardinelli

Disappointments and hopes 


Jorge López Ruiz, legendary jazz composer

‘Young musicians lack street-smarts’

By Lorenzo Miquel

• World Trade

What sanctions? Russia starts to grow

• On Sunday

Nazis looked for Holy Grail in Argentina



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