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DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Government proposes US$69-billion debt restructuring plan

10-03-2020 08:15 With Decree 250/2020, government confirms proposal to restructure US$69 billion of public debt.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

IMF says Argentina's debt burden is 'unsustainable'

19-02-2020 18:27 Review by International Monetary Fund mission team paves the way for the government to ask private bondholders to take on losses, as it prepares to renegotiate its obligations.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Debt talks with IMF begin in Buenos Aires

13-02-2020 10:11 About 6,000 people demonstrated in front of Congress in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, shouting "IMF get out!" as negotiations over debt restructuring begins in earnest.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Protesters set to rally as IMF arrives for debt restructuring talks

12-02-2020 08:41 Demonstrators will take to the streets of the capital this afternoon, as IMF officials arrive in Buenos Aires and Economy Minister Martín Guzmán presents his fiscal plan before Congress.

Bloomberg

IMF heads to BA for talks with poker-faced Fernández

11-02-2020 09:01 President Alberto Fernández has likened renegotiating the nation’s debt load to playing poker – but this week, he'll finally have to show some of his cards.

FUND CONFIRMS

IMF mission team extends Buenos Aires trip to full week

11-02-2020 08:39 Spokesperson for the International Monetary Fund confirms that mission team will stay full week in Argentina, longer than three days originally planned, with talks over nation's debt burden set to enter crucial stage.

by James Grainger

IMF CREDIT-LINE

Fernández says he won't seek remaining US$11 billion from IMF

26-11-2019 19:29 President-elect says he will not seek disbursement of the remaining US$11 billion of Argentina's record US$57-billion credit-line with the International Monetary Fund.

NATIONAL STATISTICS BUREAU

Government pushes bill to protect INDEC bureau from 'political pressures'

22-11-2019 10:48 Bill sent to Congress would turn bureau into independent and autonomous unit, amid fears Kirchnerite figures may intervene in institution after December 10.

Bloomberg

Government says it has met targets to receive more IMF money

30-09-2019 17:58 “Argentina, as I’ve said many times, has complied with all targets required for this disbursement to happen,” says Central Bank chief Guido Sandleris.

argentina

What we learned this week: September 22 to 27

28-09-2019 03:55 Key stories from the last seven days.

PAYMENTS

Difficult to find 'quick path forward' for Argentina, says IMF

26-09-2019 15:21 IMF officials refused to say Thursday when it will disburse last US$5.4 billion of loan to Argentina that was originally planned for mid-September, as reports suggest World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank may also delay payments.

ARGENTINA & THE IMF

New IMF chief meets briefly with Finance Minister Lacunza

26-09-2019 09:29 "I look forward to working with the authorities when I assume my duties on October 1. Argentina is an important member of the IMF and we want it to do well," Kristalina Georgieva posts on Twitter after meeting Finance Minister Hernán Lacunza.

BLOOMBERG

IMF’s Lipton says relationship with Argentina ‘may have to wait’

25-09-2019 15:27 "Argentina’s situation right now is extremely complex," Acting IMF head tells Bloomberg.

BLOOMBERG

Lagarde: IMF did 'best we could' given Argentina's 'difficult situation'

25-09-2019 12:55 Former IMF managing director and soon-to-be European Central Bank chief says the IMF is often unfairly blamed when things go awry.

IMF CREDIT-LINE

IMF: We will continue to support Argentina in its 'difficult situation'

24-09-2019 20:31 IMF acting chief David Lipton said he had "a constructive meeting" with President Mauricio Macri, Finance Minister Hernán Lacunza and Central Bank Governor Guido Sandleris in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

ECONOMIC TEAM IN NYC

Lacunza, Sandleris look to charm investors, IMF in New York

24-09-2019 10:34 With President Mauricio Macri mixing with world leaders at the UN General Assembly, finance minister and Central Bank chief are looking to persuade key stakeholders that Argentina deserves their backing.

BLOOMBERG

Hernán Lacunza: Government's debt plan needs approval from opposition

20-09-2019 16:49 Government sent a bill to Congress late Thursday to kick start talks around extending maturities on local law bonds to alleviate fears of a looming default.

IMF BAIL-OUT

Lagarde: Argentina crisis would have been much worse without IMF

20-09-2019 16:08 Crisis would have been much worse had the International Monetary Fund not stepped in with a massive rescue programme, outgoing IMF chief declares in interview.

BUDGET PROPOSAL

Lacunza admits economic results have been 'lower than expected'

16-09-2019 17:35 Addressing Congress, where he was presenting the government's draft 2020 Budget proposal, the new minister put the record down to a "combination of inheritance, miscoordination and external factors."

CREDIT-LINE

IMF likely to withhold loan tranche for Argentina until policy fog lifts

15-09-2019 08:31 Next US$5.4 billion disbursement is scheduled for on or after Sunday, but IMF will postpone until greater clarity appears over likely policy landscape moving forward.

WHAT NOW?

Back in black

14-09-2019 00:52 It’s obvious that the president’s economic philosophy is as far possible from currency controls and interventionism of financial markets as possible.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

argentina

What we learned this week: September 8 to 13

13-09-2019 23:11 Key stories from the last seven days.

IMF CREDIT-LINE

Reports: IMF to delay Argentina's next loan tranche until after election

13-09-2019 13:39 Local and international outlets says officials evaluating how to push the next US$5.4-billion tranche back, with IMF prepared to adopt "all possible bureaucratic measures" to "stretch deadlines as much as possible."

CREDIT-LINE

Finance Minister Lacunza to meet with IMF in Washington next month

12-09-2019 15:38 An IMF spokesman on Thursday said the institution was still in negotiations with Argentina, but noted that market conditions and political uncertainty had cast a cloud over the talks.

Election 2019

Show me the money

07-09-2019 00:52 Hernán Lacunza, meanwhile, has declared that the measures to appease jittery savers “are working” and the exodus of deposits is slowing down.

by Martín Gambarotta

IMF LOAN

'We've complied with everything' – Macri confident over next IMF loan tranche

05-09-2019 13:55 The IMF is currently assessing whether to pay out a further US$5.4 billion to the government, the latest phase of its record US$56-billion loan to Argentina.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Will the crisis in Argentina hurt the IMF's reputation?

05-09-2019 09:47 Experts say a fundamental mistake by the IMF was to push for too-strict cuts even when the Argentine economy entered recession.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Bank queues return to BA as currency controls kick in

03-09-2019 08:03 Queues outside banks seen once again outside branches, as Argentines get used to new capital controls.

BLOOMBERG

Government and IMF in talks over September monetary policy target

03-09-2019 07:32 Gustavo Sandleris said the Central Bank had failed to meet its monetary base goals for July and August, allowing the total amount of cash in circulation to rise above its target of 1.34 trillion pesos.

LEGISLATION

Government to seek support before submitting bill to 'reprofile' local debt

02-09-2019 16:46 After talks with the legislative branches of the Cambiemos coalition, Executive decides to seek consensus with opposition lawmakers beforehand submitting project.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina returns to capital controls as Macri fights to survive

02-09-2019 09:16 Decision to impose currency controls represents a bitter irony for the pro-market President Macri, who set about dismantling them as soon as he took office in 2015.

CURRENCY CONTROLS

Lacunza: Currency controls 'necessary to avoid greater evils'

02-09-2019 08:52 "It is an uncomfortable measure for us that Argentina has already had," declares finance minister, who describes new restrictions as "transitory."

Selective cepo?

Government imposes currency controls in bid to halt flight of dollars

01-09-2019 16:04 Exporters ordered to seek permission from the Central Bank of Argentina before purchasing foreign currency and and purchases of dollars limited to US$10,000 per individual a month.

Turbulence

The campaign or the nation?

31-08-2019 01:30 Argentina’s ninth debt default in its history is but one more stain in an already tarnished reputation.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Election 2019

My name is bond, 'reprofiled' bond

31-08-2019 00:37 When volatile Argentina shudders, its peso currency is thumped. The dollar deposit drain, a hushed issue that nobody wants to talk about in the open, is not slowing down.

by Martín Gambarotta

FINANCIAL TURMOIL

Government tells banks they need approval to move profits overseas

31-08-2019 00:25 Brutal week for peso and reserves closes with first capital control after Central Bank orders financial institutions to seek authorisation before transferring.

Editorial

Weathering the storm

31-08-2019 00:07 The government is trying to neutralise populism with populism but history teaches us that fighting fire with fire is playing a dangerous game.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina says it will buy bonds from local funds hit by withdrawals

30-08-2019 14:02 Central Bank tries to stem investor panic and stabilise mutual fund industry.

BLOOMBERG

'Selective Default': Standard & Poor's cuts Argentina’s debt rating

29-08-2019 20:40 “The Argentine government unilaterally extended the maturity of all short-term paper on August 28. This constitutes default under our criteria,” says ratings agencies.

BLOOMBERG

Carmen Reinhart: Full Argentine default is just a matter of time

29-08-2019 13:58 Harvard University economist Carmen Reinhart – who was also deputy director of the IMF’s research department during Argentina’s 2001 crisis – says the government’s re-profiling plan is already a default on domestic debt, which rating companies will likely promptly respond to.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Peso continues to fall, despite plan to delay debt payment

29-08-2019 12:50 National currency traded at the opening at 62.33 per US dollar, which marks a depreciation of almost 3.5 percent compared to Wednesday.

Bloomberg

To stave off default, Argentina asks bondholders for more time

29-08-2019 12:31 Argentina’s overseas bonds careened toward 40 cents on the dollar after President Mauricio Macri asked creditors for more time to repay them amid a growing economic crisis.

BLOOMBERG

Investors bank on IMF support as bets on a default grow

29-08-2019 09:19 IMF officials' decision to release more funding could determine whether Argentina enters a chaotic default in the next few months – or if the government gets more breathing room to shore up its finances and potentially seek a negotiated restructuring.

RESTRUCTURING

IMF says it will 'stand with Argentina' amid restructuring request

28-08-2019 22:50 "The Fund will continue to stand with Argentina during these challenging times," IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said in a statement.

Bloomberg

Government seeks to extend maturity of US$101 billion of debt

28-08-2019 22:38 Macri administration to postpone US$7 billion of payments on short-term local notes held by institutional investors this year and will seek the “voluntary reprofiling‘’ of US$50 billion of longer-term debt. It will also start talks over the repayment of US$44 billion it has received from the IMF.

ECONOMY

Lacunza calls for new deadlines for IMF debt repayments

28-08-2019 18:30 In a press conference on Wednesday, the finance minister expressed the government's intent to negotiate a new debt restructuring with the IMF.

IMF VISIT

IMF to meet again with Lacunza, Fernández's economic team

26-08-2019 10:44 The Fund hopes to determine whether or not to approve another US$5.3-billion loan in September, the newest installment of its record agreement with the government.

ELECTION 2019

Déjà vu with Dujovne: so many ministers, so little joy

24-08-2019 09:47 Argentina has packed in so many officials with wonder recipes into three decades that the broth appears to have been spoilt for good.

by Martín Gambarotta

NEW FINANCE MINISTER

Lacunza begins work in earnest after Dujovne quits

24-08-2019 09:30 “Guaranteeing the exchange rate is a first-order objective,” says new finance minister, who also promises that Argentina would match 2019 fiscal targets.

KEY STORIES

Aug 19th-25th: What We Learned This Week

24-08-2019 09:14 What has caught out attention the past week?