Conflict between Siderar and Argentine government escalates

Friday, 06 May 2011 02:46:08 (GMT+3)   |  

On Monday, the Buenos Aires, Argentina stock exchange suspended Argentine steel company Siderar from trading on the exchange after Siderar said last Friday that it intends to pay a US$367 million dividend to its shareholders.

The dividend was decided upon during a mid-April shareholders meeting that a court in Argentina later declared void-still, the steelmaker insisted that it would progress with its plans to pay the dividend.

However, by Thursday, a judge in Argentina blocked the payment, which heightens tensions between Siderar and the Argentine government as the government attempts to gain a higher presence in the company.


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