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Written question asked by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 November 2014. It was answered by Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 November 2014 on behalf of the Treasury.


Vulture Funds: Argentina

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 17 November 2014, Official Report, column 49, what workarounds the Government is proposing so that Argentina can avoid technical default without paying vulture funds in full.

Answer

Securing the resolution of its sovereign debts is a matter for the government of Argentina. We encourage Argentina and its creditors to work towards a negotiated resolution.

The UK continues to actively engage in ongoing discussions to improve the operation of sovereign debt restructurings in international fora, including supporting the International Monetary Fund’s work on the contractual framework that has proposed new measures to reduce the power of holdout creditors in future debt restructurings.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
215171
Session
2014-15
Related items
G20
Monday, 17 November 2014
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Argentina Vulture funds
Link
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