Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002)

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The Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) was a severe financial and social collapse marked by massive debt default, currency devaluation, bank freezes, and widespread unemployment and protests that reshaped the country’s political and economic landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf economic crisis
financial crisis
sovereign debt crisis
alsoKnownAs Argentine Great Depression
country Argentina
currencyInvolved Argentine peso
United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
endTime 2002
followedBy Argentine debt restructuring of 2005
Argentine debt restructuring of 2010
Argentine recovery from 2003 onward
hasCause IMF-backed adjustment programs
austerity measures
capital flight
currency board regime
fixed exchange rate to the US dollar
high public debt
loss of investor confidence
prolonged recession
hasEffect bank runs
currency devaluation
decline in GDP
emigration from Argentina
increase in inequality
mass unemployment
political instability
rise of informal economy
sharp increase in poverty
social unrest
sovereign default
widespread protests
hasPart 2001 Argentine economic crisis
2001 Argentine sovereign default
December 2001 riots in Argentina
corralito
corralón
location Argentine provinces
Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires
mainEvent Argentine sovereign default of 2001
December 2001 state of siege in Argentina
cacerolazo protests
resignation of President Fernando de la Rúa
succession of interim presidents in December 2001
precededBy Convertibility Plan (Argentina)
Tequila Crisis
significantPerson Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
linked to: Eduardo Duhalde

Domingo Cavallo
Eduardo Duhalde
Fernando de la Rúa
startTime 1998
topic IMF programs
currency crises
macroeconomic policy in Argentina
sovereign default

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The Take setDuring Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002)
subject linked to: documentary film "The Take"
Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) hasPart 2001 Argentine sovereign default
linked to: Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002)
Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) mainEvent Argentine sovereign default of 2001
linked to: Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002)
Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) alsoKnownAs Argentine Great Depression
linked to: Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002)