Tells the story of Argentina's aggressive strategy to review its sovereign debt from 2003 to 2005. Most creditors accepted the offer to swap their debt for new securities worth 35 cents on the dollar, without recognition of outstanding interest. Many disagree, however, remain outside the deal. Some experts believe that the position of Argentina will have negative consequences for the country's private sector and gives an alarm about the state policy, others argue that circumstances beyond the control of the government put the country in a precarious position, and a successful review of opportunities. The case presents the story of Argentina's debt saga in terms of creditor countries (external and internal), his government and the private Argentine companies, which had to do business in the post-revision of the environment. We also discuss the wider issue of how the international financial community to address the sovereign debt workouts. "Hide
by Noel Maurer, Aldo Musacchio Source: Harvard Business School 24 pages. Publication Date: April 24, 2006. Prod. #: 706034-PDF-ENG
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