The Fund recommends Milei form ‘broader coalitions in Congress’ to pass his …
Facundo Iglesia
Facundo Iglesia is an economics, finance and technology reporter for the Buenos Aires Herald. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Wired, Le Monde Diplomatique, Rest of World, Perfil, among many others. In 2021, he won the ESET Latin American Award for Journalism on Computer Security.
In October, the Fund said it expected the country to grow this year by 2.8 points
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BusinessEconomicsTech
Deputies discuss new tax regime for freelancers in Argentina who work for foreign companies
A government commission yesterday started to debate a tax regime bill that would allow Argentine residents who freelance for companies abroad to earn up to US$30,000 a year without converting …
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BusinessDollar & PesoEconomics
Peso exchange rate loophole gives online shoppers thousands of kilometers from Argentina surprise 40% discounts
Shoppers who have never set foot in Argentina have been scoring massive discounts on online purchases by setting the payment currency to Argentine pesos. The trick, which meant their transactions …
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Argentines are increasingly looking to stablecoins as a way of saving in the face of government exchange restrictions, a report by Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) revealed. Cryptocurrencies allow users to …
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EconomicsJudiciaryMarkets
Debt buyback: Prosecutor requested to subpoena CNV head, lift stock market secrecy
Prosecutor Ramiro González today asked judge MarÃa Eugenia Capuchetti to order the lifting of sovereign bond purchasers’ stock market secrecy, amid the investigation of possible leaks of information regarding the …
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The Argentine market regulation office (CNV) is seeking to expand its current information exchange agreement with its American counterpart, the SEC, sources inside the CNV told the Herald. After the …
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Suiting all tastes and age groups, here is a list of the best new national games for your computer or console.
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Dollar & PesoEconomicsLatin America
Argentina and Brazil discussing common currency, Lula and Fernández say
Argentina and Brazil will discuss the creation of a common South American currency, their presidents have confirmed. In a joint statement today, President Alberto Fernández and his newly-inaugurated Brazilian counterpart, …
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‘Foreign tourist dollar’: everything you need to know about the preferential exchange rate
Payments made in Argentina with foreign credit cards are processed at the MEP dollar rate. Here are the details.
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BusinessEconomics
Central bank to maintain interest rates after December inflation figures showed no surprises
The board of the Central Bank will not adjust interest rates following statistics institute INDEC’s announcement yesterday that inflation was 5.1% for December, just 0.2% over the previous month figure. …
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Inflation in Argentina spiked to 94.8% during 2022 according to the official statistics institute, the INDEC. Last year’s figure was the highest since 1990, a time when hyperinflation drove prices …