Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and chinese President Hu Jintao

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and chinese President Hu Jintao

YPF dispute: Argentina runs the risk of becoming an ‘international pariah” warns Spain

Spanish officials warned Argentina on Friday that the country risks becoming “an international pariah” if it follows through on its threats to take control of Spanish-owned energy company Repsol’s majority stake in its YPF unit.

Argentina Seeks Boycott of U.K. Products

Argentina’s government has asked companies to stop importing products from the U.K., in the latest escalation of tensions between the countries over the Falkland Islands.

Industry Minister Debora Giorgi on Tuesday called around 20 of the nation’s top chief executives and asked them to replace whatever goods they import from the U.K. with products from other countries.