Bloomberg Central Bank extends rules for companies to restructure dollar debt 26-02-2021 01:31 BRCA extends deadline for companies to restructure debt in dollars until December 31.
Bloomberg World Bank: Women on average have just 76% of men’s legal rights worldwide 24-02-2021 09:00 World Bank warns coronavirus pandemic is reinforcing gender inequality in many countries, with women on average having roughly three-quarters of the legal rights of men.
POLITICAL ECONOMY The anchor: Guzmán’s second mistake? 20-02-2021 07:12 The Fernández administration has doubled down on an economic strategy that appears aimed at winning this year’s midterm elections. Whether or not Economy Minister Martín Guzmán agrees with the plan is debatable. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BLOOMBERG Banco Galicia CEO: Inflation will keep battering banking returns 19-02-2021 12:42 Argentine banks took a beating last year, and the nation’s biggest lender says the industry is at risk of a repeat performance.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Consumers predict inflation will hit 45% this year 30-01-2021 08:00 New survey reveals consumers expect prices to soar over next year; International Monetary Fund cuts Argentina’s growth forecast for 2021, predicting 4.5% rise in GDP this year.
TAMING INFLATION Alberto’s 21st-century agenda? 30-01-2021 07:18 In order to imagine an avant garde agenda worthy of the 21st century, Argentina needs to fix its 20th-century problems. by Agustino Fontevecchia
YPF DEBT YPF stuns creditors as nation’s dollars dwindle 23-01-2021 10:15 State energy company’s plan to saddle creditors with losses in a debt exchange leads to frantic unloading of shale driller’s bonds.
BLOOMBERG Argentina seeking US$5 billion from multilateral banks for 2021 22-12-2020 20:41 Argentina is seeking about US$5 billion for next year from multilateral organisations other than the International Monetary Fund, reports Bloomberg.
BLOOMBERG Argentina hikes rates after prices surge past expectations 12-11-2020 23:56 Central Bank hikes interest rates after October inflation report showed consumer prices surged at the fastest pace this year.
Bloomberg Argentina goes all-in to cut record gap with parallel peso 12-11-2020 16:42 Argentina is resorting to all necessary means to reduce the gap between its official and parallel exchange rates.
FINANCIAL TURMOIL Economy Ministry to halt Central Bank advances until end of 2020 03-11-2020 12:53 Economy Ministry says it will not ask the Central Bank for temporary advances of cash in November and December and would target local capital markets for financing instead.
FINANCIAL TURMOIL Guzmán: 'There will be no devaluation' 24-10-2020 05:44 Economy minister says currency will depreciate ‘hand-in-hand with inflation,’ as blue dollar soars to close at record high of 195 pesos per greenback.
IN FOCUS Economy Ministry takes steps to relieve pressure on currency markets 21-10-2020 18:59 Economy Ministry unveils new measures designed to reduce the pressures on volatile currency markets and ward off devaluation.
Bloomberg Argentina is slowly shifting its monetary policy instrument 21-10-2020 18:27 Argentina is changing its monetary policy, Bloomberg reports, uniting two different benchmark rates of interest in a bid to reduce the cost of eliminating excess peso liquidity on the market.
POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC Macri rides protest wave 17-10-2020 09:28 Protesting is a right. Trying to figure out the significance of a specific protest is another matter. by Martín Gambarotta
FINANCIAL TURBULENCE Blue dollar soars again to close week at 178 pesos 17-10-2020 08:30 Dolár blue has risen by 11 pesos in past week alone, closing week at record high amid continued financial uncertainty.
Financial turmoil Fernández: Currency market is messy, it needs order 11-10-2020 17:22 In the wide-ranging interview with El Cohete a la Luna, president says Argentina's currency market is messy and must be “ordered.”
FINANCE Analysts keep eye on reserves as uncertainty pushes blue dollar to 160 10-10-2020 10:05 Central Bank buys dollars for first time since mid-September, as uncertainty pushes blue dollar sky-high.
BLOOMBERG Argentina’s currency woes show no sign of easing 10-10-2020 08:31 Argentina’s hodge podge exchange rate regime is running out of steam.
monetary policy Central Bank moves to unify interest rates 09-10-2020 11:27 Central Bank is taking steps to tighten its monetary policy and encourage banks to buy local peso assets.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Control of Venezuelan gold held in London cast into doubt 05-10-2020 17:07 British court throws in question who controls nearly US$2 billion in Venezuelan gold stowed in a London bank vault amid a power struggle between President Nicolás Maduro and US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
BLOOMBERG Argentina’s new obsession is watching foreign reserves evaporate 05-10-2020 16:14 At brokerages and banks, the calls come in every day with the same question: How many dollars does the Central Bank actually have?
Bloomberg Government to devalue peso faster while it fights reserves drop 01-10-2020 23:09 The Central Bank will end a policy of “uniform devaluation” and allow greater volatility, according to a statement sent by the institution led by Miguel Pesce after hours Thursday.
Bloomberg Government mulls temporary cut on some crop export taxes 29-09-2020 17:16 Government weighing temporary reduction on some export taxes to boost dollar inflows, Bloomberg reports.
FINANCIAL TURBULENCE Argentines are starting to withdraw dollar savings from banks 26-09-2020 09:54 Data suggests savers are now choosing to hold the physical dollars versus keeping them at the bank, on concerns that more severe restrictions could be on the way.
BLOOMBERG Argentines are finding it almost impossible to purchase dollars 21-09-2020 19:28 Savers are finding it impossible to buy dollars through official channels as banks struggle to adjust to rule changes that tightened restrictions.
FORMER PRESIDENT RE-EMERGES Why Macri re-appeared and broke his silence 19-09-2020 10:13 Former president returns to prominence with scathing La Nación column. Sources close to the PRO leader describe his view of Cristina, Alberto and the opposition coalition. by Ezequiel Spillman
POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC Dollar blues 19-09-2020 09:51 Argentina’s exasperating affair with the dollar is a recurring issue. by Martín Gambarotta
CAPITAL CONTROLS Fernandez defends new currency controls as blue dollar soars 19-09-2020 08:25 Economists question wisdom of new Central Bank measures, which hit small savers as well as companies. Blue dollar closes week at more than 140 per greenback.
Bloomberg Pesce, Guzmán split over curbs on dollar purchases 17-09-2020 16:19 Argentina's economic team split on latest crackdown, as well as how long new rules should remain in place.
BLOOMBERG YPF leads Argentina corporate bond rout on new forex limits 16-09-2020 23:27 Corporate bonds from Argentina posted their biggest decline in six months on Wednesday as a new round of capital controls and government restrictions on access to dollars threatened to provoke a wave of defaults.
CURRENCY CONTROLS Central Bank tightens currency controls as peso weakens 16-09-2020 10:29 Central Bank tightens conditions for the purchase of foreign currency, to prevent hoarding, preserve reserves and discourage demand for US dollars.
IDB Presidency New IDB boss Claver-Carone says he'll work for all of Latin America 15-09-2020 12:40 Mauricio Claver-Carone has been voted the new president of the Inter-American Development bank, making him the first non-Latin American head of the institution.
inter-american development bank Trump advisor elected new head of Inter-American Development Bank 13-09-2020 08:48 Mauricio Claver-Carone elected president of Inter-American Development Bank in vote, ending decades of Latin American leadership at institution.
inter-american development bank Trump's candidate inches closer to victory in race to lead IDB 10-09-2020 18:35 Mauricio Claver-Carone is inching closer to becoming head of the Inter-American Development Bank, after Mexico decided to pass up a potential boycott of Saturday’s vote.
inter-american development bank European leaders ask EU to support postponement of IDB vote 08-09-2020 17:13 Three European leaders enter debate. Vote to elect the next president of the Inter-American Development Bank is currently scheduled to take place by remote session on September 12.
IDB vote United States 'confident' it has votes to win IDB presidency 03-09-2020 13:30 United States' controversial nomination for the Inter-American Development Bank, Mauricio Claver-Carone, has the support from all 'sub-regions' according to US official.
Bloomberg Ex-Costa Rica president Laura Chinchilla pitches IDB top job candidacy 03-09-2020 11:56 Laura Chinchilla, former president of Costa Rica, is considered a long-shot in the race to head the Inter-American Development Bank, but is positioning herself as a moderate alternative to US President Donald Trump's nomination, Mauricio Claver-Carone.
inter-american development bank Latin American leaders accuse Trump of "imposing" his IDB candidate 27-08-2020 18:21 Leaders from Latin America and Spain have accused Donald Trump of seeking to "impose" his candidate to head the Inter-American Development.
inter-american development bank Trump’s pick for IDB top job says he wants to counter China's influence 27-08-2020 02:36 Mauricio Claver-Carone said the Washington-based bank could supplant Beijing as a go-to lender across the region at a time when Xi Jinping’s administration is pulling back.
ECONOMIC POLICY Central Bank optimistic over post-bond swap future 25-08-2020 19:20 Central Bank Governor Miguel Ángel Pesce says closure of the debt swap deal would relieve pressures on exchange markets and improve economic expectations.
SINO-ARGENTINE RELATIONS Argentina’s ties with China deepen under Fernández 22-08-2020 08:27 Peronist leader leads charge to develop ties with Asian giant, which is now Argentina’s largest trading partner. Trip to Shanghai pencilled in for early November, with business, the pandemic and pork topping the agenda. by Juan Luis González
inter-american development bank Siding with Trump, 17 nations reject delay to vote on IDB chief 18-08-2020 23:29 Seventeen nations – including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia – release letter rejecting attempts to delay vote on next chief of Inter-American Development Bank, complicating Argentina's hopes for their own candidate.
Currency controls Fernández hints at changes to US$200 greenback purchase quota 16-08-2020 08:01 Peronist leader says Argentina is facing high demand "from small savers," with knock-on effect for country reserves. Central Bank officials, however, say no changes are planned.
INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Trump's pick for IDB top job slams Argentina's 'obstruction' 15-08-2020 10:14 Claver-Carone portrays himself as a breath of fresh air for an organisation that has had just four chiefs in six decades, but his eventual presidency would also mean breaking a non-written tradition where a Latin American heads this bank.
DIPLOMACY Trump's pick for top IDB job slams Argentina's 'obstruction' 12-08-2020 16:42 Mauricio Claver-Carone, US President Donald Trump's candidate to head the Inter-American Development Bank, claims he has the backing of the majority of Latin American countries and accuses Argentina of trying to "obstruct" his election.
BLOOMBERG - OPINION Latin America infrastructure woes add to inequality 10-08-2020 09:25 The poorest workers and households in the region shoulder an inequitable share of the cost of ramshackle transportation, dirty water, serial power outages and patchy communications. Throw in the coronavirus pandemic, and the plight of those at the bottom is even more dire. by Mac Margolis
BLOOMBERG Trump hits wall with bid to place ally at Inter-American Development Bank 09-08-2020 08:08 Mexico wants to delay election of a new chief for the Inter-American Development Bank, amid controversy over US President Donald Trump’s push to have a close ally at the helm of the institution.
EDITORIAL Debt deal – more relief than belief 08-08-2020 09:22 The quality of this haircut falling on interest rates way above recent levels rather than capital deserves praise, as does abandonment of the absurd three-year grace period exempting this administration from any payment.
CENTRAL BANK Central Bank renews currency swap deal with China for another three years 07-08-2020 10:37 Argentina and China formally sign agreement to renew existing swap line worth 130 billion yuan (US$18.7 billion).