News of forecast

IMF will update Argentina inflation forecast in wake of Ukraine war

09-06-2022 16:44 OECD warns of risks to global growth, but improves forecast for Argentina’s economy to 3.6% growth this year.

EDITORIAL

Coins in the air

30-04-2022 01:09 There was a time when virtually everybody except the economists defined the economy by its bottom line. Things are no longer so binary or linear – least of all when trying to size up the Argentine economy today.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF warns of significant risks facing Latin American growth

26-04-2022 10:05 Latin America and the Caribbean facing significant risks to growth, warns International Monetary Fund; Region's economy to grow 2.5% this year, with Argentina's GDP expected to improve 4%.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF upgrades Argentina growth projection ahead of Guzmán talks

19-04-2022 16:26 Multilateral lender predicts GDP will improve by 4% in 2022 but sees inflation topping out the year at 48%.

WORLD ECONOMY

IMF slashes global growth forecasts amid Ukraine war

19-04-2022 15:07 IMF lowers global growth forecast to 3.6% for 2022 in wake of "seismic" impact of Ukraine war.

PRICE HIKES

Inflation fears grow as Feletti takes aim at Guzmán

08-04-2022 23:51 Report by UMET university warns that prices rose 6.8% in March, with hikes affecting lower-income workers the most.

'MARCH THE TERRIBLE'

Sense of dread grows in Argentina with difficult March ahead

18-02-2022 18:52 Crucial factors come into play next month. Soaring inflation, strained reserves, debate over the IMF deal and public-service tariffs are making March into a pressure cooker.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Guzmán forecasts 10% growth for Argentina's economy in 2021

14-12-2021 12:55 Martín Guzmán tells congressional committee that Argentina's economy will grow 10% this year.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

IMF improves growth outlook for Argentina's economy

12-10-2021 14:04 International Monetary Fund improves 2021 growth forecast for Argentina to 7.5%, rise of 1.1 points.

GLOBAL OUTLOOK

IMF: Inequality, inflation hurting pandemic recovery

05-10-2021 12:25 Global economic bounceback from the Covid-19 crisis will downshift this year as countries struggle with rising prices, high debt loads and divergent recoveries, warns IMF.

WORLD ECONOMY

OECD lowers global growth forecast, but improves Argentina's to 7.6%

21-09-2021 17:31 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warns of "uneven" global economic recovery as it lowered its 2021 growth forecasts for the world and the United States while raising the outlook for Europe and Argentina.

NEW FOrECAST

Fernández promises faster shots and economic growth

06-08-2021 17:01 President predicts that economy will grow 7% this year and 4.5% in 2022.

International Monetary Fund

IMF improves Argentina's 2021 growth forecast to 6.4%

27-07-2021 17:06 Argentina's economy will grow 6.4% in 2021, predicts International Monetary Fund, citing higher export prices and improved vaccination rate.

PRICE RISES

Private firms predict inflation will exceed 48% this year

20-07-2021 19:46 Several inflation projections for this year now top 50% – way above the government's stated target of 29%.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF projects stronger 2021 growth amid pandemic rebound

06-04-2021 11:01 IMF forecasts that recession-hit Argentina's economy will grow by 5.8% this year, with global GDP expected to rebound 6% overall.

Economic forecasts

IMF boosts world growth outlook as vaccines outweigh risks

26-01-2021 12:32 IMF improves forecast for global growth this year to 5.5%, betting the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and more fiscal stimulus will offset the immediate challenge posed by the resurgent pandemic.

Bloomberg

World economy seen withstanding virus better than forecast

16-09-2020 15:35 OECD upgrades the global outlook, but makes huge downward revisions to a number of emerging markets. India, Argentina, Mexico and South Africa will suffer more than predicted in June, it says.

Budget proposal

Fernández's first Budget projects 5.5% growth in 2021

16-09-2020 01:17 Government's budget bill forecast for 2021: economic growth of 5.5%, primary fiscal deficit of 4.5%, inflation at 29% and 102 pesos per dollar.