PSA Finance Argentina Compania Financiera S.A. ("PSA Finance Argentina") (Aa2/NR/AA), which is 50/50 owned by Banque PSA Finance and BBVA Banco Francés, raised AR$ 93.4 million (approximately €15.2 million) in two tranches on 14 November 2012 : variable serie : AR$ 80 million on a 24 months maturity with a floating private Badlar rate plus 4.5% margin. fixed serie : AR$ 13.4 million with a fixed rate of 19,25% on a 9 months maturity. Read more [...]

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre called on his team to reproduce the same performance against traditional bogey team Argentina in Lille on Saturday as the one in the 33-6 win over Australia last Saturday. The 45-year-old, who replaced Marc Lievremont after the 8-7 loss to the All Blacks in last year's World Cup final, kept to his theme of wanting the notoriously unpredictable French to add consistency to their repertoire. "It is both a challenge for the coaches and the players to put together two Read more [...]

0 Have your say France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has urged his players to embrace the challenge of defeating two top rugby teams on successive weekends. Seven days after routing Australia 33-6 in an extraordinary match in Paris, they must renew one of rugby’s great rivalries when they host Argentina at Stade Lille Metropole. Les Read more [...]

The doors closed yesterday on SAGSE Buenos Aires 2012 in Argentina, a trade show marred slightly by that country’s current stance on imports. Severe restrictions on imports have been in place since the beginning of the year as Argentina tries to get some balance between its imports and exports. If a company is exporting goods from the country, then importation is not a problem, but most of SAGSE’s exhibitors were not in that category. As a result the show was smaller than in previous years Read more [...]

4:54 am by Ian Lyall ECR also owns the Sierra de las Minas gold project in La Rioja Province, Argentina and a 21% stake in copper play THEMAC Resources.   ECR Minerals (LON:ECR) has confirmed it is considering selling its 70% stake in Gold Crest Holdings. GCH owns ACS Asia, a metal products manufacturer in Thailand. “The company confirms that it is in negotiations with regard to the sale of its shareholding in Read more [...]

16.11.12 AUTO BILD is now accelerating in South America: As of now, the world's most successful automobile magazine will also be published in Argentina. The publisher of AUTO BILD ARGENTINA is Grupo Veintitres, Argentina's fourth largest media group, which in addition to its own newspapers and magazines also publishes the licensed editions of Newsweek, Forbes, and Lonely Planet. Alex Milberg, 39, is Editor-in-Chief and publisher of the new automobile magazine. Read more [...]

Lanus have jumped into second place in the Argentina Apertura after Newell's Old Boys were held to a goalless draw away to Boca Juniors.Lanus were 2-1 winners over San Martin San Juan to move level on points with Old Boys, snatching second place on goal difference.Diego Valeri put Lanus ahead after 33 minutes with Silvio Romero doubling the advantage from the penalty spot four minutes before the break.Francisco Alarcon Cruz got one back for the visitors four minutes from time but Lanus did Read more [...]

France will be determined to show coach Philippe Saint-Andre against bogey team Argentina in Lille on Saturday that, unlike their predecessors, they can put together two impressive performances in successive Tests.Their 33-6 defeat of the Wallabies last Saturday - their first over them since 2005 - saw the French fulfil the first part of what Saint-Andre hopes will be three victories in November and assure themselves of one of the top four seedings for the 2015 World Cup draw in December.However, Read more [...]

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