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The first one in the line is Argentina, which is about to default the biggest loan the IMF ever gave.

Argentina defaulting would not affect any other countries significantly: but it holds over 60% of IMF's financial assets and has the will to default on this debt.

The IMF losing more than half its holdings means that there wouldn't be a lender of last resort for sovereign debt issues.




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