NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The main Argentine companies that trade in New York will be taking part in "Argentine Corporate Day," this coming Monday, November 27. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061124/NYF033 ) The purpose of the gathering is to reinforce the presence of Argentine companies in the international market, given the growing interest that our country has been stimulating among investors. The event will be sponsored by the Bank of New York and PR Newswire. Key executives of Telecom Argentina, IRSA, Cresud, Macro, Banco Hipotecario, Metro Gas, TGS and Tenaris will travel to New York and will jointly open the New York Stock Exchange. The opening of the markets at the New York Stock Exchange will be transmitted online on Monday, November 27, at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time (11:30 a.m. in Argentina). We invite you to watch the video of the event starting at 9:25 a.m. in New York (11:25 a.m. in Argentina) through the following link: Live: Windows Media http://mfile.akamai.com/7096/live/reflector:57489.asx?bkup=59611&prop=n Archive Link Windows Media http://mfile.akamai.com/7096/wmv/nyse.download.akamai.com/7096/obell_Argentina _Corp_Day_300.asx After the markets open, a lunch will be held where there will be a presentation for investors and government representatives at which Sergio Berensztein, political scientist and director of the Universidad Di Tella, Walter Molano (BCP Securities) and Gustavo Canonero (of Deutsche Bank) Hill will offer their views on the subject of "Business prospects for 2007." The presentation and the exhibits will begin at 12:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. Argentina), and audio of the event will be available starting at 12:00 noon EST (2:00 p.m. Argentina) from the following link: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=367889 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061124/NYF033 http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: PR Newswire Argentina CONTACT: Nina Camera, Bank of NY, +1-212-815-5822,

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