As IMF $56 Billion Argentina Debt Nears Default, China’s $17 Billion Loans at Risk

As IMF $56 Billion Argentina Debt Nears Default, China’s $17 Billion Loans at Risk
A broker looks at a screen at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange in the financial district of Buenos Aires on Aug. 20, 2019 after Argentina's President Mauricio Macri swore Hernan Lacunza in as the country's new economy minister. Lacunza made stabilizing the country's battered currency his top priority, while still pledging to meet commitments made to the IMF. Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images
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With the IMF’s $56 billion loan issued to Argentina less than a year ago nearing default, China’s $17 billion to Argentina and $140 billion total debt to Latin America is at risk.