Rampant inflation, a booming black market for US dollars and crippling debt – welcome to Argentina, one of the world’s most dysfunctional economies. How did it end up like this?
00:00 – Argentina’s economy is in crisis
01:21 – What is happening now?
04:16 – Why is this happening?
05:52 – Overspending
07:00 – Printing money
08:03 – Borrowing money
08:51 – Trade controls
11:06 – What are the solutions?
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