Argentina announces debt restructure deal with creditors

Recession-hit Argentina announced on Tuesday it has reached an agreement with three major creditors over the restructuring of a $66…

Recession-hit Argentina announced on Tuesday it has reached an agreement with three major creditors over the restructuring of a $66 billion debt as it seeks to solve its latest sovereign default crisis.

The government had set an August 4 deadline to complete a deal but it has now pushed the date to August 24 “to give effect to the agreement,” which came after months of wrangling and deadline extensions.