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Argentina Reaches Deal with American Hedge Funds (February 29, 2016) [1]

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International Law in Brief [2]
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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 29, 2016, Argentina reached an agreement with several U.S. hedge funds, settling a fifteen year legal struggle arising from the country’s financial collapse in 2001 when it defaulted on $100 billion in bonds. According to a news report [3], the deal will now be reviewed by Argentina’s Congress, which will have to adapt domestic laws before it can be implemented. One such change will affect a 2014 law, which allows the country to pay creditors with renegotiated debt despite a New York court order expressly prohibiting such arrangements. While many creditors agreed to renegotiate their debts, a few refused and brought suit in the U.S., succeeding on their claim that they should be paid before any renegotiated debt. This outcome brought about a global shift in how debt is issued and prompted many countries to restructure their contracts in order to avoid similar problems. Under the deal, Argentina will pay a total of $4.653 billion to settle claims, paying up to seventy-five percent of the full judgment value for some creditors.  


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[1] https://www.asil.org/blogs/argentina-reaches-deal-american-hedge-funds-february-29-2016
[2] https://www.asil.org/blog-name/international-law-brief
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/02/29/world/americas/ap-lt-argentina-debt-standoff.html