News of pesos

Argentina will make US$1.8-billion payment to IMF this month

30-11-2021 22:31 Argentina will make a US$1.8-billion payment to Fund on December 18, confirms International Economic Relations Secretary Cecilia Todesca.

Bloomberg

Argentina looks to mutual funds for additional local funding

02-10-2021 08:18 Argentina took a new step on Friday to boost its local financing options in pesos as the midterm elections approach.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina accelerates money printing ahead of November elections

28-09-2021 14:58 Central Bank steps up pace of money printing to fund government spending ahead of November’s midterm elections, potentially stoking inflation in the months ahead.

KIRCHNER FAMILY WEALTH

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declares wealth of 16.4 million pesos

22-09-2021 14:19 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declares total wealth of 16,463,095 pesos; Máximo Kirchner reports 400 million pesos.

COURTS

Court tells daughter of Hugo Moyano to return cash seized in raid

01-09-2021 20:22 Judge tells Karina Moyano, daughter of veteran trade unionist Hugo Moyano, to hand over 600,000 pesos and US$434,000 within the framework of money-laundering and drug-trafficking probe.

POLICE OPERATION

Police bust counterfeit ring forging pesos, dollars on large scale

17-08-2021 21:26 Federal Police break up gang producing counterfeit money with series of raids, making 16 arrests. Police say fake bills were manufactured on a large scale and were of good quality.

by Leonardo Nieva

BLOOMBERG

Money printer goes quiet and Argentina's government gets squeezed

28-04-2021 21:14 The Central Bank’s fight against inflation is upending the local bond market and squeezing government finances as Argentina struggles to regain traction while the pandemic rages on.

BUSINESS

Currency controls hit private companies in Argentina

10-10-2020 10:11 Capital controls were already a headache for private companies, but more drastic measures obliging firms to restructure their debts has delivered an even harder blow.

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.

Provincial police rebel

Fernández tries to defuse protests by Buenos Aires Province police

09-09-2020 23:27 Police officers in Buenos Aires Province escalate protests, with a group congregating outside the Olivos presidential residence. President Alberto Fernández vows to meet demands but criticises demonstration.

Provincial police rebel

Police rebel against 7,000 infections and 40-peso-an-hour overtime

09-09-2020 17:10 Officers are in a mutinous mood throughout Argentina’s largest province, as the coronavirus pandemic brings to a head problems unresolved over many years.

by Leonardo Nieva

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.

The virus

Coronavirus exhaustion

16-05-2020 07:37 The pesos being injected into the system – an emergency tool that few have questioned domestically and abroad – haven’t purely been used to finance direct consumption of basic goods and services such as food, or absorbed into peso-denominated assets. As is the norm in Argentina, they have found their way into US dollars.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Pandemic fight

‘Homeland tax’ plan proposed to finance fight against coronavirus

08-04-2020 08:38 Unionist wing of Frente de Todos coalition proposes one-time levy for Argentines who have assets of more than 10 million pesos in bid to boost coffers for fight against coronavirus. Government does not support move at present.

Fight against virus

Crisis lending surges as government obliges banks to assist

02-04-2020 16:47 Credit lending is making a comeback in Argentina as the country seeks to flood its streets with pesos to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government to grant 10,000-peso allowance to soften virus impact

24-03-2020 14:30 Officials announce delivery of 10,000 pesos in April in a single payment to self-employed in both A and B categories and to informal workers, benefitting around 3.6 million households.

Price increases

Inflation in February came in at 2%, the lowest in two years

12-03-2020 17:16 Prices increases slow to slowest in the last two years, according to INDEC. Inflation in last 12 months now totals 50.3%.

Bloomberg

Creditors offered bond swap ahead of key peso debt payment

04-03-2020 16:04 Argentina offers investors a swap that debt for new bonds maturing in 2019, in a move that could allow the government to avoid increasing money supply.

PESOS v DOLLARS

Dollars under the mattress: Argentina's preferred way of saving

01-03-2020 20:15 Hit it by decades of inflation, recessions and cyclical devaluations, many Argentines prefer to take refuge in the dollar as a way of saving and hide their money "under the mattress."

THIS SUNDAY

Central Bank confirms it's the end for Argentina's five-peso bill

27-02-2020 17:14 Time's up for Mr San Martín: 5 peso bill goes out of circulation this Sunday, February 29, Central Bank confirms.

NEW STUDY

Average wage fell 44.3% in dollar terms under Macri government, says study

20-02-2020 07:30 New report finds there has been a collapse of the average income in dollar terms since 2015, dropping from US$1,385 to just US$771 in four years.

News of pesos

Argentina will make US$1.8-billion payment to IMF this month

Argentina looks to mutual funds for additional local funding

Argentina accelerates money printing ahead of November elections

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declares wealth of 16.4 million pesos

Court tells daughter of Hugo Moyano to return cash seized in raid

Police bust counterfeit ring forging pesos, dollars on large scale

Money printer goes quiet and Argentina's government gets squeezed

Currency controls hit private companies in Argentina

Argentines are finding it almost impossible to purchase dollars

Fernández tries to defuse protests by Buenos Aires Province police

Police rebel against 7,000 infections and 40-peso-an-hour overtime

Fernández hints at changes to US$200 greenback purchase quota

Coronavirus exhaustion

‘Homeland tax’ plan proposed to finance fight against coronavirus

Crisis lending surges as government obliges banks to assist

Government to grant 10,000-peso allowance to soften virus impact

Inflation in February came in at 2%, the lowest in two years

Creditors offered bond swap ahead of key peso debt payment

Dollars under the mattress: Argentina's preferred way of saving

Central Bank confirms it's the end for Argentina's five-peso bill

Average wage fell 44.3% in dollar terms under Macri government, says study

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