News of financing programme

IMF: Targets in Argentina’s debt deal ‘have not changed’

19-05-2022 16:09 Fund Spokesperson Gerry Rice says staff are making “good progress” in review of debt restructuring deal, but that its “objectives have not changed.”

IMF DEBT

Government trusts in recalibration as IMF audits accounts

17-05-2022 15:57 Official data revealed six percent inflation for April; Once chapter of raising public utility rates is closed, International Monetary Fund will focus on nation’s deficient accumulation of reserves.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s US$44-billion debt plan remains unchanged despite shocks, IMF says

26-04-2022 17:19 Targets in recently minted US$44-billion agreement will remain unchanged even as some assumptions of the programme may be revised, says IMF Western Hemisphere Director Ilan Goldfajn.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Guzmán tells IMF: ‘We will prioritise social spending’

22-04-2022 23:34 Economy minister meets with International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, tells her Argentina’s government has complied with targets laid out in US$44.5-billion debt restructuring deal.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation reached 3.9% in January, lifting annual rate to 50.7%

15-02-2022 22:08 Consumer prices rose 3.9% in January as inflation accelerated for a second straight month, the INDEC national statistics bureau reported on Wednesday.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Inflation accelerates for second straight month

15-02-2022 21:55 Argentina’s inflation accelerated for the second consecutive month in January as the Central Bank sped up the pace of its controlled currency devaluations.

IMF DEBT DEAL

IMF board to discuss progress in Argentina programme on Wednesday

15-02-2022 21:30 The International Monetary Fund’s board of directors will meet on Wednesday to discuss the state of negotiations with Argentina.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

IMF payment deepens divide within Argentina’s ruling coalition

27-01-2022 16:56 Argentina’s looming deadline to make an interest payment of over US$700 million to the International Monetary Fund on Friday is exposing a growing divide within the ruling coalition.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Cerruti says IMF payment depends on progress in talks

27-01-2022 16:37 Government spokesperson refuses to confirm if country will make US$730-million payment to the IMF this Friday, saying decision depends on the progress of talks.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Pressure for IMF-Argentina deal as 2022 payments loom

27-01-2022 16:15 With US$730 million due to the International Monetary Fund this Friday, Argentina starts a schedule of payments totalling US$19 billion for 2022.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Key week for IMF talks: Argentina due to pay US$731 million on Friday

24-01-2022 14:59 With talks failing to make serious headway, Argentina's government must now decide whether it will make a payment on the principal worth US$731 million this Friday.

CRISTINA WRITES (AGAIN)

Fernández de Kirchner slams ‘Pandemia Macrista’ in latest letter

21-01-2022 23:14 With IMF talks entering crucial stage, vice-president’s latest letter declares controversially that “Macri’s pandemic cost more than Covid-19."

IMF DEBT TALKS

Andrés Manuel López Obrador calls on IMF to offer 'fair' deal to Argentina

21-01-2022 23:05 Andrés Manuel López Obrador calls on IMF to take "responsibility" for 2018 loan to Macri's government, which Mexican leader says "aggravated" Argentina's economic and financial crisis.

FOREIGN POLICY

United States supports 'a vibrant Argentine economy,' Blinken tells Cafiero

18-01-2022 21:30 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington for talks, with the latter describing Argentina as "a friend and partner" of the United States.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Government and opposition at loggerheads over IMF deal

18-01-2022 16:57 Meeting between government and opposition to discuss talks to restructure multi-billion-dollar debt with the International Monetary Fund fall through, casting doubt over bipartisan support for deal.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Fernández accuses IMF of seeking to ‘impose austerity’ on Argentina

11-01-2022 11:04 President Alberto Fernández accuses IMF of seeking to “impose” a programme of “austerity” on Argentina that would limit future growth.

Bloomberg

Argentina's president says IMF is trying to impose a programme

11-01-2022 10:09 Alberto Fernández said Monday that the International Monetary Fund is trying to impose a new programme in the country.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Argentina says IMF economic plan would derail its recovery

05-01-2022 21:10 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán says economic plan proposed by the IMF as part of a US$40-billion debt renegotiation would derail the country’s recovery.

BLOOMBERG

Milei: Argentina's libertarians won’t support a deal with the IMF

29-12-2021 21:28 Argentina's liberal lawmakers will not support an agreement between the International Monetary Fund and the country, says Javier Milei.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Government to continue payments while renegotiating IMF loan

23-12-2021 16:16 The government says it will keep making payments while talks with the International Monetary Fund continue – but that it can't a deal must be agreed to restructure payments totalling US$19 billion next year.

2018 BAILOUT

Dujovne defends 2018 IMF loan after government criticism

23-12-2021 11:22 Former economy minister Nicolás Dujovne defends 2018 IMF loan in wake of new IMF report and renewed criticism from government.

IMF DEBT

Guzmán: Argentina can’t cover current 2022 payments to IMF

14-12-2021 09:40 "There is no way that anyone could consider that Argentina could have the capacity to pay those maturities in the time period in which they were agreed," declares economy minister.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Argentina's monetary policy requires real positive rates, IMF says

10-12-2021 16:37 The International Monetary Fund confirms talks with Argentina on a new programme included discussion of an “appropriate” monetary policy with interest rates that are higher than inflation.

IMF DEBT TALKS

'It’s not Cristina': Argentina’s VP breaks silence, pushes IMF decision to Congress

28-11-2021 08:28 Vice-president breaks her silence on a deal between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund, saying the approval will be the responsibility of the entire Congress and that a deal is not her responsibility.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Argentina ‘will not go down on its knees’ before the IMF, says president

29-10-2021 02:22 President Alberto Fernández ramps up rhetoric against International Monetary Fund as he heads tributes to the late Néstor Kirchner on the 11th anniversary of the former head of state’s death.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Argentina to seek international backing at G20 for IMF deal

28-10-2021 10:32 Peronist leader to seek support of world leaders for Argentina's bid to restructure its multi-billion-dollar debt with the International Monetary Fund while at the G20 Leaders Summit in Rome.