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CRISIS AHEAD?

Debt deal sealed, but Argentina’s economic woes remain

Yesterdat 09:36 Experts say deal with bondholders ‘takes pressure off’ the government, but warn renegotiating terms of US$44-billion loan with IMF is now the urgent concern.

COPING WITH THE PANDEMIC

Pandemic exacerbates challenges facing Argentina’s disabled community

Yesterdat 08:54 For those living with disabilities, the virus crisis has posed a unique threat to their ability to access basic healthcare, education and to their own individual autonomy.

by Jennifer Heiman

THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: July 18th - July 25th

25-07-2020 09:23 Stories that caught our eye in Argentina from the last seven days.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Pandemic deals brutal blow to Argentina’s tourism industry

25-07-2020 07:51 Tourism chambers and agencies call for emergency legislation to protect businesses, with slump in activity expected to shave between one and four percent off Argentina’s GDP this year. More than 80,000 job losses anticipated across sector.

by Fermin Koop

CORONANOMICS

Deeper, harder, slower: Analysts forecast Argentina’s worst economic crisis since 2001

18-07-2020 09:37 Argentina’s GDP likely to slump by as much as 15 percent this year, experts warn, with economic activity only returning to pre-quarantine levels in December – if there is no increase in coronavirus cases.

by Mirta Fernandez

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

‘Final’ offer on table as debt talks enter critical stage

11-07-2020 08:54 Argentina formalises latest debt bond swap proposal, filing offer with SEC and extending deadline to August 4.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Anxiety and anguish in Buenos Aires as lockdown returns

04-07-2020 08:57 The Buenos Aires metropolitan area returned to a strict quarantine this week and many citizens are growing increasingly uncomfortable.

THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: June 20 to June 27

27-06-2020 08:53 A round-up of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

UN: Argentina could lose 850,000 jobs in 2020 amid virus crisis

27-06-2020 07:59 Child poverty in Argentina could reach 58% by the end of the year, warns United Nations in new report.

by Lorena Rodríguez

Coronavirus pandemic

Virus deepens economic crisis as poverty soars

13-06-2020 08:58 Number of Argentines receiving food aid since crisis began has gone from 8 million to 11 million, according to officials.