News of 2001

A most unlikely reformer

20-02-2021 07:31 Carlos Menem may have been the king of kitsch, but he was also something else.

by James Neilson

Argentina loses bid to throw out US$738-million hedge-fund lawsuit

21-07-2020 22:45 Argentina has lost an attempt to dismiss a UK lawsuit filed by four hedge funds alleging that the country manipulated economic data to avoid making payments for securities linked to its growth.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Argentina and IMF discuss debt in shadow of 2001 crisis

15-02-2020 09:28 These are crucial days for Argentina, which this week began hosting an IMF mission team for talks on restructuring US$44 billion in debt owed to the lender.

OBITUARY

Former president Fernando De la Rúa dies at 81

09-07-2019 10:58 Former president, who served from 1999 to December 2001 and infamously fled office from the Casa Rosada by helicopter, dies of cardiac arrest and other complications in Buenos Aires.