BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Rajab 12, 1437, April 19, 2016, SPA -- Argentina on Monday returned to global bond markets for the first time in 15 years, according to AP. The South American country announced a $10 billion-$15 billion bond issue. The proceeds will help pay a small group of holdout creditors who refused debt restructurings after Argentina suffered its worst economic crisis and defaulted on $100 billion of bonds in 2001. The holdouts spent more than a decade litigating for payment in full rather than agreeing to provide Argentina with debt relief. They also sent lawyers around the globe trying to force Argentina to pay its defaulted debts and were able to get a court in Ghana to temporarily seize an Argentine naval training ship. Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez refused to negotiate with the creditors, often calling them "vultures." But President Mauricio Macri campaigned last year on promises to boost the continent's second-largest economy by putting an end to the longstanding debt dispute. Argentina's economy minister and other officials have been meeting investors in New York and London. The new offering is expected to be priced Tuesday. --SPA 02:30 LOCAL TIME 23:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w