Restructuring could set precedent for future sovereign crises

Country has had 9 sovereign defaults since independence in 1816

Pandemic bearing down on region that spent 2019 racked by political crises and social unrest

Move promoted for years by an increasingly powerful feminist movement in Argentina

A close-up view of Latin America’s political crisis, from insecure Argentina

Parliamentary session boycotted by Morales’ loyalists claiming it would be illegitimate

Departure of Bolivia’s president of 14 years likely to send shockwaves across Latin America

Return of Peronists and populist ex-president Fernandez de Kirchner causes concern

Back to the future: One of Macri’s strategic errors was not moving faster to reform the economy

Populist Alberto Fernández wins presidential election in first round

Voters turning again to populist force that has dominated politics for 75 years

Traders said central bank intervened by selling dollars from its reserves

Restructuring plan amounts to the ninth time that the country has reneged on its debt

President unveils raft of emergency economic measures after major political setback

Investment guru known for making billions on Irish government debt during crisis

President Mauricio Macri suffers crushing defeat ahead of October presidential elections

Opposition candidate will seek to ‘rework’ country’s $57bn deal with the IMF if he wins