Argentina is in no hurry to strike a deal with the IMF
The country owes a whopping $45bn, or $1,000 per person
AT THE PRESIDENTIAL palace in Buenos Aires, political advisers are frank about their priorities. “We’re putting meat on the grill for those who put us in power,” says one, referring to voter-pleasing preparations for the mid-term elections due in October. “The debts can wait.”
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “It takes two to disentangle”
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