A U.S. court said Argentina might owe US$16 billion for taking over its oil firm YPF in 2012. Argentina plans to appeal. The claimants, law firm Burford Capital, wanted an interest rate between 6% and 8%. They chose April 16, 2012, as the start date. Argentina argued for May 3, 2012, when Congress approved the […]
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