TheDonald
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I did some research and the sources you rely upon are not providing accurate information. The Articulos you provide and the related provisions address Argentine assets outside the sovereign territory - think apartments, planes, bank accounts. This is common security for sovereign debt. This is why Elliot almost seized the Argentine jet when CFK initiated the default. It is also why Elliot almost seized the Argentine ship in Ghana. Argentine assets outside sovereign territory were pledged to lenders, in the event of default. Interestingly, embassies are considered a legally separate class and are not subject to seizure of any type.I have spoken to the best lawyers in Argentina about this and they all said that Argentinas natural resources and assets include territory are vulnerable to this new decreto . Bajo cero can maybe enlighten us ?
Argentine bonds are trading in the mid-40s not because that is what creditors value land or assets collaterlizing the debt. They are valued in mid-40s because that is the calculation investors are making based on Argentina's willingness to pay and its ability to pay. Markets are forward looking. Investors have attached an almost 100% probability that 2F will assume power in Dec 2019. From there, investors are calculating Argentina's sources of funds compared with debt maturities, plus the relative strength of the parties in restructuring negotiations.
As Argentina has proven, no sovereign can stay in default forever. Either a pragmatic politician replaces a common thief (as happened in Argentina). Or the pain of being unable to borrow in financial markets gets too great. One of those forces breaks, and hence debt is restructured.
I stand by my earlier statement: there is no chance that creditors will use the legal process to seize Argentine sovereign territory. Sleep easy, amigo.
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