News of forecast

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.

Coranavirus pandemic

UK GDP 'could fall 13%' in 2020 as virus death toll climbs

14-04-2020 16:02 Britain's real GDP could fall by a whopping 35% in the second quarter of this year in the case of a three-month coronavirus lockdown, a government-funded watchdog forecasted Tuesday, as the country's death toll passed 12,000.

Price increases

Central Bank chief predicts February inflation data will be 'below 2%'

09-03-2020 08:00 Alberto Fernández’s administration will strengthen its economic interventions to combat inflation as experts forecast a deceleration of the price increases for February.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

IMF predicts Argentina's economy will contract by 1.3% in 2020

29-01-2020 13:45 Fund maintains previous forecast and predicts growth will return in 2021. However, uncertainty over Latin America as a whole led to an interesting omission in the IMF's latest report.

BLOOMBERG

Blow for Fernández as crop windfall slips away

09-12-2019 13:42 President-elect needs all the help he can get to pull the country out of recession and make good on bond payments. But he faces a speed bump from the crop industry.