▁the ▁current ▁economic ▁crisis ▁is ▁still ▁str ang ling ▁the ▁urban ▁and ▁rural , ▁less - priv ile ged ▁population : ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁coming ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁ast ounding ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁only ▁ 1 7 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁from ▁ 2 7 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁( while ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁expecting ▁a ▁ 1 7 % ▁infl ation ▁rate ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁year ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ). ▁Other ▁vulner abilities ▁includes ▁the ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁close ▁to ▁ 9 % ▁( and ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁two ▁digits ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁sharp ▁rise ▁in ▁the ▁current - account ▁def ic it , ▁which ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁around ▁ 3 % ▁to ▁ 4 % ▁of ▁G DP ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 ▁thanks ▁to ▁an ▁over - valu ed ▁currency . ▁Fore cast s ▁from ▁the ▁IM F ▁show ▁G DP ▁growth ▁back sl iding ▁a ▁little ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁dec eler ating ▁to ▁ 2 . 5 % ▁from ▁ 2 . 7 5 % ▁this ▁year , ▁and ▁clearly ▁any ▁hal ting ▁of ▁the ▁cy clic al ▁ups wing ▁in ▁the ▁global ▁economy ▁would ▁set ▁the ▁country ▁back . ▁ ▁Argent ine ▁par ado x ▁