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20 Crazy Things That Only Happen In Argentina

Linette Lopez   

20 Crazy Things That Only Happen In Argentina
Finance1 min read

cristina fernandez de kirchner and axel kicillof

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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Economy Minister Axel Kicillof -obviously, they're pretty tight.

For weeks, Argentina has been in the news for a strange case that has come to a head. The country owes a group of hedge fund managers over $1.3 billion and for years refused to pay.

Now a U.S. Court is demanding it pay by July 30th, or the country could face a catastrophic default.

Not that Argentina hasn't been through anything that crazy before. Economic crashes, underground dollar exchanges, Rolling Stones cults, and a string of five Presidents in two weeks - The Argentine Republic is a crazy place.

The country is rich with resources, but often broke. As a result, Argentines are so accustomed to political and economic turmoil that they've adopted a bunch of interesting coping mechanisms - like tons and tons of therapy.

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