Tag: Central Bank of Argentina

• Tuesday, April 14th 2026 - 01:39 UTC

  Argentina awaits year's highest inflation reading as Caputo bets on “best 18 months”

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Monday that March inflation will exceed 3%, which would make it the highest monthly reading of 2026, hours before the national statistics agency INDEC is scheduled to release the Consumer Price Index on Tuesday, April 14, at 4:00 p.m.

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• Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:39 UTC

  Argentine Appellate Court orders Central Bank to disclose details of gold shipments abroad

  

  The Buenos Aires Federal Administrative Court of Appeals has dealt a significant legal blow to the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA), ordering it to release detailed information regarding the shipment of national gold reserves overseas.

• Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina to lift all currency exchange restrictions “soon”

  

  While Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced the “imminent” removal of all remaining controls on foreign exchange transactions, the South American country's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) is about to report October's inflation on Wednesday. Most experts predict it will be above 2%.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina: Interest rates soar in response to new BCRA rules

  

  Argentina's financial system is experiencing significant tension as a new reserve requirement scheme from the Central Bank (BCRA) forces financial institutions to drastically raise interest rates on fixed-term deposits. The average rate for a 30-day fixed-term deposit has jumped to 51.3%, a substantial increase from just a few weeks prior.

• Friday, December 6th 2024 - 10:23 UTC

  Argentina's BCRA lowers basic interest rate again

  

  Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced Thursday a reduction in the basic interest rate (Nominal Annual Rate - TNA), from 35% to 32% while one for swaps will go down from 40% to 36%. The measure is effective as of Friday and impacts all fixed-term deposits.

• Monday, October 14th 2024 - 08:15 UTC

  Argentina's BCRA launching collector's AR$ 25 coins

  

  Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced a new AR$25 coin as a part of a joint venture with Spain, Portugal, and other countries in the region to highlight each nation's cultural diversity.

• Tuesday, July 2nd 2024 - 10:50 UTC

  All red numbers as Argentina enters “Phase 2” of its economic plan

  

  Local and international markets alike did not react well Monday after Argentine Economy Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo and Central Bank (BCRA) CEO Santiago Bausili tried to explain the Libertarian administration's next steps to stabilize the economy of South America's second-largest country.

• Tuesday, May 7th 2024 - 14:52 UTC

  Argentina introduces 10,000 peso banknotes amid soaring inflation

  

  Argentina has introduced a new denomination of banknotes, the 10,000 peso bill (equivalent to about 10 U.S. dollars), in response to the country's ongoing struggle with high inflation. The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) announced that these new banknotes will gradually enter circulation starting this Tuesday and be available at bank branches and ATMs nationwide.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:26 UTC

  Argentina's Central Bank lowers interest rate

  

  Argentina's Central Bank Monday lowered the annual interest rate from 110% to 80% “to strengthen the national economy and improve liquidity in the financial market,” it was reported in Buenos Aires. In addition, it was left up to each bank to decide on the minimum rate for fixed-term deposits.

• Wednesday, March 6th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina: Milei pledges to lower taxes soon

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei said Tuesday at the Expoagro 2024 rural event in the city of San Nicolás in the province of Buenos Aires that “by improving the fiscal numbers, the door would be opened for us to start lowering taxes.”