This weekend marks two decades since Argentina's worst-ever financial crisis, which was accompanied by a period of civil and political unrest and rioting across the nation.
Argentine savers have withdrawn more than US $ 400 million from their bank accounts this week amid growing rumours that the Central Bank (BCRA) was considering a new corralito , like the one implemented exactly 20 years ago in the days leading up to the resignation of President Fernando de la Rúa.
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