The first tranche of debt in default reached 45 percent approval of the total 18,300 million dollars in securities, announced this evening the Minister of Economy, Amado Boudou.

"On Friday it closed the first tranche wholesaler, and we have received about 8540 titles per billion, about 45 percent of the total," Boudou announced tonight at a news conference.

Thus, the officer referred to the closure of the section for investors with holdings in excess of $ 100 million, who until Friday could redeem their shares without the penalty that applies from Monday and that means a rebate of one dollar 100 offering.

Boudou was confident of reaching an acceptance level of 60 percent, "which is what we always talk," he said. "We do not go up to any number," said the minister pointing out its differences with some private analysts.

On this first leg of an exchange, the official stressed that "admitted all the major operators, with holdings of more than $ 100 million in bonds," except those vulture funds ", bringing together some 3,000 million.

"Vulture funds are still vultures," said Boudou, and minimized the scope of a presentation he made before the justice of the United States one of these funds, demanding to know their accounts of government officials in that country, in order embargoes.

"That officers meet with their heritage, is ridiculous. Still, asking for account information they want," he said. Beyond "vulture funds" are still to enter the exchange almost 7,000 billion in securities would be in the hands of small and medium savers.

So Boudou was on Monday and Tuesday in Italy where he spoke with several banks that bring small investors, which seeks to attract Economics. Furthermore, in the next ten days the Argentine government published advertisements in major newspapers of that country to encourage the commitment of these investors.

He noted that while "this is a time of high volatility" of the markets by the crisis in Greece, its portfolio "does not plan an extension" to the closing date of the exchange provided for in the 7 June.

Boudou also criticized statements by the head of analysis for Latin America of Standard & Poor's, Jane Eddy, ensuring that part of that risk rating "there is a minimum analysis of the ability to pay, past, present and future" of Argentina.

With respect to 1000 bonus billion that Argentina would seek to place, Boudou made clear that "not going to pay any rate, before the times of high volatility experienced by the market, and have until June 7 to take a decision.