WASHINGTON: Argentina has long had a stormy relationship with the International Monetary Fund, which many in the country see unfavorably even though it has provided a credit lifeline after decades of what experts call “very poor management of public finances.”
Twenty years after an economic, political and social crisis that shook the country — and was felt around the world — Argentina is now traversing a tense financial patch, having never fully regained the confidence of world markets.
With four in 10 Argentines still living in poverty, the country is anxious to avoid a replay of the 2001 debacle.
Argentina finds itself struggling to refinance its…
