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Argentina debt crisis: no stay brings default closer

Judge Griesa’s refusal today to grant the Argentine government a stay in the ongoing debt dispute meansthat it is increasingly likely that the authorities will default on 30th July. Default is another headwind thatwill prevent a quick recovery from the ongoing recession. But the good news is that a meltdown akin tothat in 2002, when GDP contracted by almost 11%, seems unlikely.

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