From November 2023, the Central Bank will allow savers to make payments using money held in fixed-term deposits. The bid to encourage Argentines to save in the national currency comes days after it was announced that inflation hit 94.8% in 2022. From July, users will also be able …
Economics
As drought hammers farms, ag Liaison Board discusses assistance with Massa
Liaison Board (Mesa de Enlace) leaders have been demanding a meeting with Economy Minister Sergio Massa for weeks, and he will finally see them today at the INTA (National Institute of Agricultural Technology) Experimental Station in the city of San Pedro, in Buenos Aires province. The meeting will …
The Economy Ministry reported that Argentina’s primary deficit reached 2.4% of its GDP in 2022, meaning that the government over-complied with the 2.5% goal negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Meanwhile, the financial deficit came to 4.2% of GDP. In 2022, the national public sector registered an …
‘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.
Tighter controls on import maneuvers: corporate fines top US$1 billion
The Economy Ministry, led by Sergio Massa, issued fines of more than US$1 billion in just one semester for maneuvers in foreign trade, both for over-invoicing and under-invoicing of exports. While the ministry claims the solution is to lower the exchange rate gap that has held at 100% …
The Economy Ministry obtained funds for AR$416 billion in the first bond auction of the year, more than it needed to cover its AR$352.32 billion maturities. The auction took place the day Minister Sergio Massa announced the buyback of US$1 billion of sovereign debt. Immediately after the announcement, …
Economy Minister Sergio Massa announced today that Argentina will start a process of “rebuying Argentine foreing debt for over US$1 billion”. The decision “is a first step” focusing on “short-maturity global bonds”, he said. The buyback will focus on global bonds that mature in 2029 and 2030 (AL29, …
The Economy Ministry will offer seven pesos bonds in an auction to take place this Wednesday, where it will aim to roll over some AR$400 billion. Moreover, the government aims to collect some extra AR$241 billion. Some of the bonds offered will have a fixed rate, while others …
Government to cut welfare after IMF request to “exclude ineligible recipients”
Social Development Minister Victoria Tolosa Paz announced yesterday that 154,441 recipients of the Potenciar Trabajo (Empowering Work) welfare program would be cut off for failing to verify their identities in an online form. The form was carried out through the government’s Mi Argentina app between November 22 and …