11.   Moves to tighten the partial banking freeze has fueled days of small protests outside Congress by pan-beating demonstrators demanding to withdraw their savings.

12.   Ruckauf gave no details of the measures, which are expected to ease a partial banking freeze.

13.   That comes amid a partial freeze on bank account activity, which remains in effect.

14.   The government also imposed a partial freeze on bank withdrawals in a bid to prop up the financial system.

15.   The partial freeze has held billions of dollars in Argentine savings into the tottering banking system with restrictions that came soon after panicky depositors yanked billions in cash withdrawals.

16.   The step was taken to avoid a repeat of the long lines by Argentines anxious to withdraw what cash they could amid a partial banking freeze.

17.   Two weeks after Argentina announced a partial freeze on banking deposits, investors are still scrambling to put their money into equities.

18.   However, the remittances have trailed off due to the economic downturn in Argentina, unemployment and the partial freeze on bank withdrawals.

19.   The ruling came after lawyers had lined up outside Buenos Aires courts earlier Friday to argue the unconstitutionality of the partial freeze.

20.   The high court ruling was expected to stop further attempts to circumvent the partial freeze on accounts.