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Coronavirus deepens Argentina’s debt crisis

The effects of the coronavirus will push Argentina’s economy into an even deeper recession and make the government more tempted to unilaterally halt payments on its international bonds. While we think that an amicably negotiated solution to Argentina’s debt crisis might result in recovery rates of 50% on average, an increasingly likely disorderly default could reduce these rates to as low as 30%.

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