1.   The Argentine government has announced a ban on all imports of toxic waste from abroad.

2.   An Argentine government spokesman said that no official notice in the case had yet been received from Spain.

3.   Another would guarantee that the Argentine government would control its fiscal and current account deficits.

4.   Argentine government and business leaders said the Brazilian measure, which will further limit access to short-term import financing, would damage trade with large trading partner.

5.   Argentine stocks rose w?for a second day as investors in equities took heart from strong international demand for Argentine government bonds.

6.   Argentine government records are notoriously poorly organized and incomplete.

7.   Argentine stocks rose for a second day as investors in equities were inspired by strong international demand for Argentine government bonds.

8.   Argentine government efforts to modernize labor laws that business leaders say will save them millions of dollars each year have hit a snag.

9.   Banks were also lifted by rising Argentine government bonds, where they invest the bulk of their money.

10.   Banks also plunged on concern that the rise in rates would reduce the value of Argentine government bonds, in which banks hold the bulk of their investments.