The International Monetary Fund has dropped plans to formally back Argentina in its legal battle with holdout investors who refused to take losses on debts in the country’s $100 billion default in 2001.

The fund said it remains concerned the case could set a precedent making it harder for other countries to get debt relief. But it was wary of taking sides in a U.S. court case after the U.S. government said it would not support the IMF move.

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