BUENOS AIRES—As Argentines prepare to choose a new president later this month, the once-prosperous nation known for its baroque architecture and robust cattle is grappling with its most debilitating economic crisis in a generation.
Grocery-store shelves increasingly lack basics such as toilet paper, coffee and rice as triple-digit inflation accelerates.
Factories can’t import supplies because of dollar shortages, which forced General Motors to suspend production.
Doctors say they don’t have materials to perform CT scans.
Recently, long lines formed outside gas stations after drivers were told they could buy only a few dollars of fuel at a time.
Persons:
Motors
Organizations:
BUENOS AIRES, Factories
Locations:
BUENOS