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IMF casts doubt over Milei administration’s inflation estimate

22-10-2024 12:38 The International Monetary Fund estimates Argentina’s inflation rate in 2025 will hit 45%, a significant variation from the 18% projected by Javier Milei’s government in its budget bill.

IMF moves to ease billions in penalty fees for biggest borrowers

12-10-2024 13:52 International Monetary Fund reduces borrowing costs for some of the world’s most indebted nations, slashing so-called 'surcharges' in a move that will benefit Argentina, among other nations.

IMF backs negotiator who drew Milei’s ire in Argentina aid talks

11-07-2024 15:48 Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva "has full confidence" in top negotiator Rodrigo Valdés despite criticism from President Javeir Milei.

Argentina officials move to shore up bank support for debt plan

01-07-2024 15:35 Economy Minister Luis Caputo and Central Bank Governor Santiago Bausili sought to shore up support Monday in a meeting with executives from private banks for a monetary policy pivot announced late Friday.

Argentina to move real rates to positive territory, IMF says

17-06-2024 14:57 IMF expects Argentina to take real interest rates into positive territory and ease currency controls in coming months.

IMF downgrades Argentina's economic outlook for 2024

17-06-2024 12:39 International Monetary Fund downgrades estimate, forecasting that the economy will contract by 3.5% this year.

IMF expects China to reschedule billions in Argentina’s debt

12-06-2024 11:34 IMF expects China to reschedule payments from the US$18-billion swap line that it has extended to Argentina.

Caputo says Argentina will seek new IMF programme to exit 'cepo'

11-06-2024 12:57 Economy Minister Luis Caputo says President Milei’s government intends to “negotiate a new programme” with the International Monetary Fund that will allow Argentina to remove currency controls.

IMF: Argentina meeting programme targets by ‘significant margins’

22-04-2024 11:53 Milei’s stabilisation plan "has yielded better results than we expected in our last programme review," says Rodrigo Valdés, IMF's director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Inflation falling ‘a little faster than expected,’ says Georgieva

18-04-2024 15:51 Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund, says "inflation is coming down faster than expected" in Argentina.

IMF is lending near-record US$150-billion to counter debt and wars

19-03-2024 13:09 The International Monetary Fund is lending around US$151 billion to almost 100 countries, evidence of its growing role as a backstop against the financial and political dangers of the post-pandemic world.

Argentina, IMF talking about new programme outline

29-02-2024 12:20 Argentina, IMF in talks about outline of possible new programme to speed up exit from capital controls.

IMF says Milei move to delay Argentina spending cuts is ‘pragmatic’

02-02-2024 12:33 Kristalina Georgieva says IMF and Argentina aren’t discussing a new loan, says Javier Milei's new government has adopted a welcome and “dramatically different approach” to policy-making.

Milei wins IMF approval for US$4.7-billion Argentina disbursement

31-01-2024 20:29 International Monetary Fund signs off on US$4.7-billion loan disbursement to Argentina.

President to meet Georgieva in Davos after winning IMF support

16-01-2024 09:09 President Javier Milei will meet International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Chainsaw Plan Round 2: Government looks to deepen austerity

14-01-2024 10:19 Economy Minister Luis Caputo assures that there has been no fiscal shock so far in Argentina and that there is still room for further tightening. If President Javier Milei’s ‘Omnibus law’ does not pass through Congress, cutbacks will continue for state personnel, with cuts in overtime, the freezing of salaries, and the non-renewal of expiring contracts.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

Central Bank cuts key rate to 100% by swapping main policy tool

19-12-2023 08:25 Central Bank changes benchmark tool for monetary policy, replacing four-week notes with one-day transactions in a bid to lower borrowing costs. 

Milei makes contact with Biden administration in Washington

28-11-2023 22:52 Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei makes first contact with officials from US President Joe Biden's government.

IMF warns Argentina not to dawdle on incremental economic reform

14-10-2023 07:47 Argentina has no time to make gradual economic adjustments as it faces soaring consumer prices and its sixth recession in a decade, says top IMF official.

Argentina’s economy to contract 2.5% this year, says IMF

10-10-2023 12:56 Latest forecast from International Monetary Fund foresees 121.7% inflation and 2.5% GDP shrinkage in 2023; Report predicts 2.8% growth in 2024.