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Argentine economy expected to contract 12% this year, according to central bank poll

Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
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The central bank poll of 41 analysts projected that inflation will be 40.7% this year. Prices are expected to have risen 2% in June The central bank poll of 41 analysts projected that inflation will be 40.7% this year. Prices are expected to have risen 2% in June

Argentina's economy is expected to contract by 12% in 2020, a monthly central bank poll of analysts showed on Friday, worse than the previous estimate of a 9.4% decline, as output is ravaged by measures to tame the coronavirus outbreak.

The central bank poll of 41 analysts projected that inflation will be 40.7% this year. Prices are expected to have risen 2% in June, according to the poll.

The poll did find a silver lining, noting that “the expectation of growth for the remaining quarters of 2020 suggest that the effect of the coronavirus pandemic is perceived as transitory.”

The grim economic picture comes as Argentina tries to restructure about US$ 65 billion in debt after defaulting on its sovereign bonds earlier this year. The country is readying a final debt restructuring offer to creditors that could be formally sent to U.S. regulators within days.

Analysts forecast the average official nominal exchange rate will reach 88 pesos per dollar in December 2020 and 122.5 pesos per dollar in December 2021.

Categories: Economy, Argentina.

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