Baer eyes Argentine foothold
The ambitious Swiss private bank Julius Baer is understood to be close to an important step in its…
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National firm favourite for Shell Argentine assets
Argentina’s state-owned oil company YPF has emerged as the likely buyer of Shell’s downstream business in the country.…
BBVA eyes Argentinian opportunity
Underlining the renewed appeal for the country for investors, the giant Spanish bank BBVA has confirmed that it…
GrowMax exits oil and gas in Argentina
Canada’s GrowMax Resources has offloaded its oil and gas business in Argentina to a local competitor in order…
Telefonica chooses bid for Telefe
Viacom has beaten Time Warner and the Cisneros Group to win the bidding process to acquire Argentina-based Television…
Chinese chase Barrick’s Argentine gold
Two of China’s mining companies have apparently made unsolicited approaches for a 50% stake in Barrick Gold’s big…
US giants eye Latin American broadcasting foothold
The prospect of one of North America’s leading media companies taking a much greater foothold in Latin America…
Santander nears Argentinian purchase
The giant Spanish bank Santander is understood to be on the point of beefing up its operations in…
Shell eyes disposal of Argentine assets
Shell looks set to offload its downstream business in Argentina as one of the next steps in the…
Petrobras divests in Argentina and Chile
Brazil’s hugely indebted state-run oil company Petrobras has raised almost US$1.4bn from the sale of its subsidiaries in…
