News of austerity

RATE CUT

Central Bank cuts key interest rate for fifth time since December 10

30-01-2020 21:29 Rate floor cut to 48 percent on Thursday from 50 percent. Central bank chief Miguel Pesce has lowered it from 63 percent since taking office December 10.

TRANSITION 2019

Sandleris confirms resignation as Central Bank chief

05-12-2019 06:58 Central Bank chief confirms he will resign post ahead of December 10 handover. Argentina's monetary institution has had 61 presidents in the 84 years since its founding.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Central Bank alters 2019 forecasts: 3% drop in GDP, inflation at 55.6%

05-11-2019 14:15 Monthly survey carried out by Central Bank downgrades forecasts for Argentina's economy.

CURRENCY CONTROLS

Central Bank tightens 'cepo,' sets US$50 limit on cash advances abroad

31-10-2019 22:10 The move comes three days after the Central Bank sharply tightened currency exchange controls to stem a surge in capital flight.

CENTRAL BANK

Sandleris asks for 'basic consensus' to ensure Argentina grows

16-10-2019 08:29 "If we manage to build basic consensus, our economy can leave behind instability and crisis, so that we can begin to grow steadily and begin to lower inflation," declares Central Bank chief.

BLOOMBERG

With controls in place, Central Bank cuts 85% rate, buys dollars

18-09-2019 14:08 Institution's move to choke off dollars hands peso some breathing room, with Central Bank buying dollars for first time in seven months.

BLOOMBERG

Bond investors keen to hear from Alberto Fernández's economic advisors

27-08-2019 12:24 Money managers including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and others have made contact with advisers to Alberto Fernández, with some pleasantly surprised by what they've heard.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

With US$56-billion loan in danger, IMF officials arrive in Argentina

26-08-2019 17:13 IMF delegates, who arrived in Argentina on Saturday and immediately began meetings with policy makers, face a tricky choice with unwelcome echoes from two decades ago.

CHANGE AT THE TREASURY

Peso stability a priority, declares new Finance Minister Hernán Lacunza

20-08-2019 13:46 "Guaranteeing the exchange rate is a first-order objective," says Lacunza, who also promises that Argentina would keep 2019 fiscal targets set in alignment with IMF.

ECONOMIC TURBULENCE

Austerity to cast shadow over economy as experts cut forecasts

08-09-2018 09:12 Experts predict two-percent contraction in GDP this year, as government casts aside gradualism and opts for belt-tightening.

by Fermin Koop

Political hypocrisy

Austerity can’t be Macri’s only solution

02-06-2018 09:00 It was pathetic to hear former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner listing the economic successes of her administration, and Pichetto —traditionally centered and pragmatic — showing his true colours, taking advantage of the spotlight for electoral gain.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

MINISTER BLAMES CFK

Agriculture Ministry sacks 543 workers in anti-bureaucracy crackdown

02-05-2018 11:02 Late last year, Congress signed off on a 10.5-percent reduction to the Agriculture portfolio’s budget, a figure Etchevehere said “was a number we need to adapt to” in 2018.