China puts brake on US$6.5-billion currency swap amid Milei tensions | Buenos Aires Times

https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/china-stops-us65-billion-swap-negotiated-by-alberto-fernandez.phtml

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demonsword@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

it reeks with hypocrisy when you "won't negotiate with communists" then turn around and asks them for money

Tja@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y

... with poor communists...

Shardikprime@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Why is Argentina so depending on Chinese swap money?

Ember4274@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Because two governments ago the corrupt PRO party took 50 billion in loans from the IMF and many more billions from private lenders. They took the ratio of debt-to-GDP from 29.8% of the GDP to 68.1% of GDP. All while simultaneously killing the manufacturing industry and leaving the economy in recession. By the time their term was over and the new government took office (Dec 2019) COVID hit.