Argentina
Former Argentine governor dismisses stabilisation plan
Martin Redrado says monetary base targeting is unsustainable and insufficient to tame inflation
Emerging markets Argentina and Turkey: mission impossible?
High international debt exposures, large deficits and institutional frailty have fuelled capital outflows, weaker currencies and soaring inflation in Argentina and Turkey. Does the US Fed’s pause give the EM central banks reason for hope?
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
Argentine peso plummets as political risk rises
Rising inflation and recession increase popularity of former president Cristina Kirchner
Argentina launches digital platform to foster financial literacy
Central bank will use platform to promote use of bank accounts and electronic payments
Argentina imposes price controls to tackle hyperinflation
Central bank governor apologises as year-on-year inflation figures rise 54.7%
The IFF China Report 2019: Redesigning the international trading and monetary system
Reform of the financial system that brought about the 2007–08 financial crisis has not gone far enough and advanced and emerging market economies must find a more co-operative way forward to ensure globalisation can continue.
An international system for all
Reform of the system that brought about the financial crisis in 2007–08 has not gone far enough, writes Zhu Xian, IFF vice-chairman and vice-president of the New Development Bank. Developing countries are demanding greater influence in global economic…
Argentina’s push for central bank independence faces hurdles
Government sent bill to parliament to prohibit monetary financing but political support is elusive
Paraguay cuts rates on global instability
Central bank reduces interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.75%
IMF supports Argentina’s efforts to tame inflation
The central bank extended its monetary base targeting after inflation rose sharply in February
Argentina toughens monetary targeting on higher inflation
Government to send bill to parliament to prohibit central bank from financing the Treasury
Looser Fed policy and monetary target hamper Argentina’s currency efforts
Inflation rises faster than expected as Argentinian forex reserves reach record high
People: Israeli deputy to leave the central bank
Baudot-Trajtenberg to step down from deputy governor post; Argentina gets new board director and president of national mint; and more
Inflation set to decline in Argentina this year – central bank survey
Market analysts expect year-on-year inflation to fall to 28.5% from 47.6% in December 2018
Argentina resumes forex interventions as peso rises
Central bank bought dollars in January to depreciate peso and keep it within non-intervention zone
Lower oil prices and stronger lira send Turkey and Argentina diverging
In 2019, analysts expect inflation to drop sharply in Argentina and to bounce back in Turkey
Argentina removes interest rate floor
Peso stabilised since central bank introduced floating forex regime in September
Yuan swap deal with Argentina boosts China’s presence in Latin America
Agreement expands existing line by 60 billion yuan to 130 billion
Reducing central bank independence harms economies, Poloz warns
Turkish and Argentinian governments part of “worrying” trend, Canadian governor says
Argentina’s 2019 elections pose extra challenge to revamped IMF programme
Increased stand-by arrangement intends to eliminate primary budget deficit in 2019
IMF boosts support for Argentina to $56.3bn
Programme aims for ambitious fiscal goals in an electoral year
IMF calls for fiscal consolidation in anticipation of next crisis
As global financial conditions tighten, emerging economies record higher corporate and sovereign debt
Argentina adopts floating exchange rate regime to tackle peso crisis
IMF extends running standby arrangement to $57.1 billion