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☆ Ahmad Vahidi: Argentina seeks arrest of Iranian minister over 1994 bombing of Jewish community center
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Abel Alvarado | Mauricio Torres | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Argentina is seeking the arrest of Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi for allegedly being one of the perpetrators of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in the capital Buenos Aires. The Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that, at its request, Interpol had issued a red notice for Vahidi’s arrest over the bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA). The aftermath of the bomb attack at the AMIA center in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994. Diego Levy/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesThe 1994 attack – the worst in Argentina’s history – killed 85 people and injured about 300. “Thank you to President (Javier) Milei and Foreign Minister Diana Mondino for the request to issue an order for his arrest for the attack against the Jewish community,” he wrote.

Persons: Ahmad Vahidi, Vahidi, Diego Levy, –, Nasser Kanaani, ”, Israel Katz, Argentina’s, Javier, Milei, Diana Mondino, “, Ayatollah Ali, Khamenei Organizations: CNN —, Argentine Foreign Ministry, Interpol, Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, CNN, Español, Bloomberg, Getty, Iran’s Foreign, ” Israel’s Locations: CNN — Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Iran

Zambia was the first African country to default in the COVID-19 era, in late 2020, but its restructuring process has been beset by delays. International bondholders also complained they were left out of the process, which started with drawn-out negotiations with bilateral creditors including China. Zambia's three international bonds rose sharply after the announcement, adding as much as 3.9 cents on the dollar, Tradeweb and MarketAxess data showed. The committee of bondholders owns or controls 40% of the outstanding bonds, Zambia's finance ministry added. Earlier this month, Zambia agreed a memorandum of understanding with its official creditors, including China and members of the Paris Club of creditor nations, to restructure about $6.3 billion of debt.

Persons: Situmbeko Musokotwane, Susana Vera, amortization, Rachel Savage, Karin Strohecker, Bhargav Acharya, David Holmes Organizations: Zambia's, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, REUTERS, IMF, Bondholder, Amia, Amundi, RBC BlueBay Asset Management, Farallon Capital Management, Greylock Capital Management, Paris Club, Thomson Locations: Marrakech, Morocco, JOHANNESBURG, Zambia, China, Rosario

☆ Mexican auto lobby urges authorities to fix border 'crisis' as trade hit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Mexico's main auto industry association on Friday urged Mexican authorities to step up efforts to work with the United States to deal with a "migration crisis" on the countries' shared border because of problems it is causing for trade. Added security checks by Texan authorities in response to a recent surge in border crossings have led to delays in goods transport in recent weeks, fueling concern inside the Mexican car industry, which is heavily integrated with the U.S. Describing the matter as a "migration and commercial crisis", AMIA said the border impasses had caused considerable hold-ups and business losses, and were adversely affecting the economy of both Mexico and the United States. AMIA urged Mexican and U.S. authorities to take humanitarian steps to fix the problem and guarantee the free flow of trade. Reporting by Dave Graham; Writing by Natalia Siniawski; editing by Philippa FletcherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: AMIA, Dave Graham, Natalia Siniawski, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: MEXICO CITY, U.S, Mexican Automotive Industry Association, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, United States, Mexico, Darien, Central America, Mexican, U.S

☆ Argentina police shut down Nazi and antisemitic bookseller
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Libreria Argentina establishment sold books with images of swastikas, iron crosses and the imperial eagle of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, commonly known as the Nazi party, as well as Nazi propaganda texts. Police arrested one person during the raids in the San Isidro district, located in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. After the war, many Nazi officials including death camp supervisor Adolf Eichmann also emigrated to Argentina to avoid trials for war crimes. Several anti-Semitic groups emerged in the following decades and in 1994 the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires was bombed, killing 85 people and wounding hundreds. Reporting by Miguel Lo Bianco; Writing by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Victor Garelik, Osvaldo Mato, Marcos Cohen, Adolf Eichmann, Miguel Lo Bianco, Valentine Hilaire, Josie Kao Organizations: Argentine, Argentina's, Investigation Unit Department, National Socialist German Workers ' Party, Nazi, Delegation, Argentine Israelite Associations, Police, San, Thomson Locations: BUENOS AIRES, Buenos Aires, Libreria Argentina, San Isidro, Argentina, Latin America, Spain, Eastern Europe

"We first need to see Zambia's updated macroeconomic package, which is in part why we have to get restricted," one of the sources said. There will be a restriction period of two weeks, with the option to extend it if both sides agree, two sources added. Amia Capital, Amundi, BlueBay Asset Management, Farallon Capital Management, Greylock Capital and T. Rowe Price comprise the steering committee. Besides net present value (NPV) reductions, talks will focus on how to incorporate the impact of a potential improvement of Zambia's debt carrying capacity, or its ability to handle debt payments. Including in the overhaul a mechanism that would allow for higher payments through coupon payments, debt maturities or a combination of both if Zambia's debt capacity improves was "sacrosanct", one of the sources said.

Persons: Weil, Rowe Price, Jorgelina, Rodrigo Campos, Karin Strohecker Organizations: Paris Club, Newstate Partners, BlueBay Asset Management, Farallon Capital Management, Greylock, Monetary Fund, Bank, IMF, World Bank, Thomson Locations: China, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Zambia, U.S, Amia, Rosario, London, New York, Lincoln

☆ Mexico makes lots of electric cars, but few Mexicans drive them
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Aida Pelaez-Fernandez | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, BMW and Volkswagen's Audi unit also are producing EVs in Mexico, or plan to. "There are still a number of issues that need resolving in Mexico before there's a massive influx of electric cars," said Mario Hernandez, KPMG's lead manufacturing partner in Mexico. Hernandez said drawbacks included a lack of subsidies for buyers, high costs for installing charging devices at homes and a shortage of public charging stations, vital for longer journeys. Mexico has about 1,100 charging stations nationwide, mostly in the capital and other major cities, according to AMIA. Pedro Corral, director of operations for EV charging stations platform Evergo, drives his all-electric i3 BMW around Mexico City.

☆ GM Mexico head sees country missing electric vehicle target for 2030
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Kylie Madry | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MONTERREY, Mexico, Nov 16 (Reuters) - General Motors' Mexico head Francisco Garza foresees just 15% of the vehicles produced in the country in 2030 as being electric, missing the goal given by Mexican officials, he said Wednesday. GM is already in talks with the Mexican government at local, state and federal levels to boost EV production, Garza said. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and other officials have repeatedly touted that Mexico is on track to meet or even exceed the goal of turning 50% of automotive production electric by 2030. However, Garza said Wednesday the government's official goal was to reach 30% of production by 2030. A spokesperson for the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) told Reuters the goal was between 30% and 50%.

☆ One factory worker takes on Mexico's powerful unions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Daina Beth Solomon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

CTM representatives say their unions defend worker rights, offer perks such as scholarships and sports programs and abide by Mexico's new labor rules. Along with La Liga, other new unions have also won victories over powerful rivals in the past year at GM, Japan's Panasonic (6752.T) and French glassmaker Saint-Gobain (SGOB.PA), pledging better pay. Even among the new crop, La Liga stands out for its broader vision: targeting companies no matter the sector, no matter the location. Leaving her three kids at home, she is traveling factory to factory seeking support. What's more, to drum up support, La Liga must fight a deeply embedded culture of fear and apathy around speaking out.

☆ Argentina asks Qatar to detain top Iranian official accused of Jewish center attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Argentina's justice department has asked Qatar to arrest a top Iranian official for his alleged participation in a 1994 attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Argentina does not currently have an extradition treaty with Qatar. Argentine courts have blamed the attack on Iran. But no one has been brought to trial in either that case or a deadly 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Nicolás Misculin; Writing by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Mark PorterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ CNPF a participat la Conferinţa internaţională dedicată Zilei mondiale a protecţiei consumatorilor
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-17 | by ( ) capital.market.md time to read: +3 min

Având în vedere specificul pieţei financiare nebancare, CNPF pune accent pe conştientizarea drepturilor şi obligaţiilor pe care le au consumatorii în relaţiile cu participanţii pieţei, sporirea culturii financiare a populaţiei şi promovarea încrederii în serviciile, produsele şi instrumentele financiare existente pe această piaţă. Pe pagina oficială web a CNPF toate persoanele interesate pot consulta Ghidul protecţiei consumatorului pentru cele trei pieţe supravegheate de autoritate, precum şi alte materiale informative (infografice, note analitice etc.) cu privire la acţiunile în domeniul protecţiei consumatorilor. Vicepreşedintele CNPF a subliniat că prin prisma protecţiei drepturilor consumatorilor aferente sectorului de creditare nebancară, autoritatea de supraveghere a stabilit un set de reglementări specifice care au intrat în vigoare treptat pe parcursul anului 2020. Amendamentele urmăresc introducerea unor norme şi pârghii de atenuare a riscurilor consemnate pe piaţă ce ţin de costurile supradimensionate şi nejustificate ale împrumuturilor, precum şi încurajarea creditării responsabile, a conchis dl Filip.

Persons: Iurie Filip, CNPF, Vicepreşedintele CNPF, Filip Organizations: Economiei, Vamal, Autoritatea Aeronautică Civilă, Comisia Naţională Locations: conferinţă

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