Argentina to continue talks with creditors after missing deadline

BUENOS AIRES, March 31 (Reuters) – Argentina will will continue talks this week and next with creditors over restructuring its $83 billion in foreign debt, Economy Minister Martin Guzman said at a press conference on Tuesday, after missing the March 31 deadline it had set previously.

The South American country is racing to revamp its foreign currency debt and avoid a default that would put its access to global markets at risk just as the coronavirus outbreak is sweeping through the region.

Reporting by Eliana Raszewski; Writing by Dave Sherwood
Editing by Shri Navaratnam