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Argentine economic team hopes to unlock IMF aid,  Financial Times,  30 Jan 2002

Argentina must restore payment system, says IMF,  Reuters with Financial Times, 29 Jan 2002

Argentine bank chief vows to curb printing of money,  Financial Times, 28 Jan 2002  (follow this link to a joint IMF-WB-IDB statement on Argentina)

Argentina's crisis fuels a bitter political feud,  New York Times,  27 Jan 2002 (free - registration req'd)

In Argentina, Peronism vs. pragmatism: Politics dictates populist leader's handling of economic crisis, Washington Post, 26 Jan 2002

Argentina eases fears of foreign investors,  Financial Times, 24 Jan 2002

Argentina 'must protect foreign investors',  Financial Times, 23 Jan 2002

Argentine plan for savings lifts stocks,  New York Times,  22 Jan 2002 (free - registration req'd)

Argentina casts wide net for help on banking crisis, Financial Times 21 Jan 2002

Argentina planning a shift to pesos, New York Times, 21 Jan 2002 (free - registration req'd)

Argentine stock exchange is reopened,  New York Times,  18 Jan 2002 (free - registration req'd)

Argentine peso sinks to new lows as crisis continues,  New York Times,  17 Jan 2002 (free - registration req'd) (follow this link for an IMF press statement on Jan 16th)

Argentina's imploding banks: Should I stay or should I go?  The Economist,  17 Jan 2002

A wrong turn in Argentina? The country's crisis may get much worse,  BusinessWeek,  15-21 Jan 2002

Duhalde strives to relax bank controls,  Financial Times,  13 Jan 2002

Argentina's peso is freed to float, and quickly sinks,  Washington Post,  12 Jan 2002

Argentina is still shaky despite currency measures,  New York Times,  11 Jan 2002 (free - registration req'd)

Argentina told of conditions for aid; IMF, O'Neill urge free-floating peso, action to curb inflation and spending,  Washington Post,       10 Jan 2002

Argentina's economy: Devaluation's downbeat start,  The Economist,  10 Jan 2002

Argentine banks stare bankruptcy in the face,  Financial Times,     9 Jan 2002

White House denies falling into the bailout trap,  Financial Times,  8 Jan 2002

Argentina sets sharp devaluation; steps aim to limit consumers' pain,  Washington Post,  7 Jan 2002

Argentine deputies approve economic recovery plan,  Bloomberg News,  6 Jan 2002

Argentina to devalue peso; anxiety grows,  Washington Post,  5 Jan 2002

Argentina's Duhalde: Peronist for the present,  New York Times,    3 Jan 2002 (free - registration req'd)

Brazil and Argentina's crisis: Fingers crossed,  The Economist,        3 Jan 2002

Spanish businesses in Argentina: Gored,  The Economist,  3 Jan 2002

Argentina's default: Foreign creditors join the pyre, The Economist, 3 Jan 2002

US prepares for prickly relationship with Argentina's populist president,  Financial Times,  2 Jan 2002

Argentina gets a new president--again;  protectionist vows to end 'immoral' economic policies,  Washington Post,  2 Jan 2002

Argentina congress to pick new president; new currency unlikely,  Bloomberg News,  1 Jan 2002

Argentina's interim leader quits after only a week as economic  crisis grinds on,  Washington Post,  31 Dec 2001

Unity eludes Argentina's governing party,  New York Times,       30 Dec 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Bush pledges to work with Argentina's government,  Financial Times,  28 Dec 2001

Argentina pins its hopes on 3rd 'floating' currency,  New York Times,  28 Dec 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Argentina's Peronist economic plan is provisional at best,  Financial Times,  28 Dec 2001

Argentina seeks 'orderly exit' from currency peg,  Financial Times, 27 Dec 2001

Bush reviews Argentina crisis with three LatAm leaders,  Reuters with New York Times,  26 Dec 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Argentina to suspend debt payment, stage appears set for historic default,  Washington Post,  24 Dec 2001

Argentina defaults on repayment of $155bn debt,  Financial Times, 24 Dec 2001

A crisis unlikely to be contagious,  New York Times, 23 Dec 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Argentina's new leader pledges plan for economy, Financial Times, 22 Dec 2001

Argentina's new chapter in an epic of frustration, New York Times 22 Dec 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Despite sneezes, no cold yet in Brazil,  New York Times,  21 Dec 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Argentina's financial quandary is no surprise,  Washington Post,   21 Dec 2001

Unable to control protesters, Argentina's president resigns,  New York Times,  20 Dec 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Argentina's crisis explained,  Time,  20 Dec 2001

Argentine cabinet offers to quit as death toll in riots rises to 16, New York Times,  20 Dec 2001 (free - registration req'd)

State of siege in Argentina, economy chief quits amid riots,  Washington Post,  20 Dec 2001

Argentina's economy: Patience wears thin, The Economist, 20 Dec 2001

Argentines dust off their survival skills,  BusinessWeek,  18-24 Dec 2001

Argentine finance secretary Marx resigns,  Washington Post,        15 Dec 2001

Argentina's unions strike, paralyzing transportation,  Bloomberg News,  13 Dec 2001 

US Treasury's Dam comments on Mexico and Brazilian economies Bloomberg News,  12 Dec 2001 

Argentina eases banking controls for banks, exporters,  Bloomberg News,  11 Dec 2001 

Argentines shift funds among banks on concern some may fail, Bloomberg News,  11 Dec 2001 

Argentina: Struggling on,  The Economist,  11 Dec 2001

Argentina's neighbors, wary of collapse, avoid pesos,  Bloomberg News,  10 Dec 2001 

Argentina's Cavallo comments on debt swap, IMF talks on budget, Bloomberg News,  9 Dec 2001 

Argentina says foreign bondholders must accept deeper cuts, Bloomberg News,  9 Dec 2001 

Argentine retailers' sales plunge following withdrawal limits,  Bloomberg News,  9 Dec 2001 

Argentina's Cavallo returns home without new IMF accord,  Bloomberg News,  8 Dec 2001

Argentina swapped $4B provincial bonds on Friday, papers say,  Bloomberg News,  8 Dec 2001

Argentina's Cavallo persuades IMF to step up loan-accord talks,
Bloomberg News,  7 Dec 2001 

Argentina makes EU40 million bond payment, gov't says; Cavallo meets in Washington,  Bloomberg News,  7 Dec 2001

IMF's Dawson comments on Argentine bank curbs, Russia,
Turkey
,  Bloomberg News,  6 Dec 2001 

Argentina seizes retirement savings to pay bills,  Bloomberg News, 6 Dec 2001 

Argentine economy minister tries to maintain optimism, New York Times,  6 Dec 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Argentina won't get $1.24 billion loan now, IMF says,  Bloomberg News,  5 Dec 2001

Argentina's many currencies stir devaluation worries,  Bloomberg News,  5 Dec 2001

Argentines pulled $1.3 billion from banks Friday, Bloomberg News 4 Dec 2001

JP Morgan slashes Argentina weighting in benchmark bond index,  Bloomberg News,  4 Dec 2001

For Argentina, the inevitable may be only postponed,  New York Times,  4 Dec 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Argentine bonds, stocks rise as banking concern eases, Bloomberg News,  3 Dec 2001

Argentina's banking restrictions threaten economy,  Bloomberg News,  3 Dec 2001

Argentina's Cavallo comments on vulture funds, peso speculation Bloomberg News,  2 Dec 2001

Argentina says overseas speculators forced capital restrictions,  Bloomberg News,  2 Dec 2001

Is default no longer dangerous?  New York Times,  25 Nov 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Argentina: Back from the brink?  The Economist,  16 Nov 2001
 
Thinking the unthinkable in Argentina,  BusinessWeek,  13-19 Nov 2001

Analysts worry of ripple effect in Argentina's latest debt plan,  New York Times,  3 Nov 2001 (free - registration req'd)

Argentina plans to default on $95 billion of bonds,  Bloomberg News,  2 Nov 2001 

Portfolio:
Templeton's Mark Mobius--A bet on emerging markets in Asia,  Asiaweek,  27 Oct-2 Nov 2001

Portfolio: 
Q3 results -- Bad to worse for emerging-market funds, Int'l  Herald Tribune (with NYTimes and WashPost), 20 Oct 2001

Moody's lowers Argentine rating by two notches deeper into the highly speculative category,  Financial Times,  12 Oct 2001

S&P rating downgrade raises concern on Argentina,  Financial Times, 10 Oct 2001


                            
Before Sept. 11:


Portfolio: 
The right way to play emerging markets,  by Pete Engardio,  BusinessWeek,  4-10 Sep 2001

On IMF's Stanley Fischer: The bail-out champion bales out,  Financial Times,  29 Aug 2001

Timeline: Argentina's economic crisis,  Financial Times,  23 Aug 2001

Argentine and Turkish crises contagion has not spread far, says IMF,  Financial Times,  9 Aug 2001

Portfolio: 
Q2 results -- Risky rewards in emerging markets,  Int'l Herald Tribune (with NYTimes and WashPost),  21 Jul 2001

Economic crises in Turkey and Argentina squeeze capital inflows to emerging markets to 1992 levels, says IIF,  Financial Times,      1 Jun 2001

Reform before bailout, US will argue to IMF,  Int'l Herald Tribune (with NYTimes and WashPost),  26 Apr 2001

Argentina's economic plight deepens,  Washington Post with International Herald Tribune,  24 Apr 2001

Portfolio:
Q1 results -- A tough time for emerging-market funds, Int'l Herald Tribune (with NYTimes and WashPost), 21 Apr 2001

Would you lend money to Argentina?,  BusinessWeek,  12-18 Sept 2000



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