1.   Analysts said Banco Rio de la Plata will take advantage of selling shares at a time when the prices of Argentine bank shares are trading at relatively high prices.

2.   And nearly all Argentine banks are restricting or eliminating borrower credit.

3.   Argentine bank deposits rose in the last two weeks, showing that companies continued to bring money into the country during turmoil in the financial markets.

4.   Argentine banks can freely set the hours they are open to the public, the Central Bank said.

5.   Argentine banks normally close to the public on the last working day of the year to do year-end accounting.

6.   Back in September, the Pou told the Financial Times that the availability of the credit line itself would be enough to counter a run on Argentine banks.

7.   BankBoston, the second-largest foreign bank in Argentina after Citicorp, hopes to benefit as takeovers and failures of Argentine banks attract thousands of new customers.

8.   A majority of the old debt involved is held by Argentine banks and pension funds, for which the delayed interest would be less of a problem.

9.   A restructuring of the banking system and the recent acquisition of Argentine banks by foreign banks has helped strengthen the financial system.

10.   A wave of takeovers of private Argentine banks by foreign institutions has made the financial system more competitive and given it the strength to withstand shocks from abroad.