Economics

IMF Payment Deepens Divide Within Argentina’s Ruling Bloc

Government doesn’t confirm $700 million payment to IMF Friday
Members of ruling bloc publicly disagree over whether to pay

President Alberto Fernandez — President Alberto Fernandez
Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg

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By Patrick Gillespie and Jorgelina Do Rosario

January 27, 2022 at 4:39 PM UTC

Updated on

January 27, 2022 at 11:33 PM UTC

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Argentina’s looming deadline to make a payment of over $700 million to the International Monetary Fund on Friday is exposing a growing divide within the ruling coalition.