IMF won’t be happy with Argentina under Fernandez, Eurasia Group’s Bremmer says
By Bloomberg
02 November 2019 |
11:32 am
Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group president, discusses Alberto Fernandez and his running-mate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner winning a first-round victory in Argentina's presidential vote and the recent unrest in Latin America with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Balance of Power."
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