Tag: IMF Argentina

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  IMF: “foolish” for Argentine presidential candidates to abandon the program

  

  Argentina’s economic reform program is beginning to show results, so it would “foolish” for presidential candidates to abandon the program, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday.

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• Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Argentine economy contracted 2.5% in 2018, after shrinking 6.2% in fourth quarter

  

  Argentina’s economy contracted 2.5% in 2018, the official statistics agency said on Thursday, as the Latin American country’s leaders struggle to revive growth after being rattled by a currency crisis and steep inflation over the past year.

• Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentina's central bank keeps key interest rate at 60%

  

  Argentina's central bank kept its key interest rate on Wednesday at 60%, one of the highest in the world, following a surprise hike two weeks ago after the peso plunged. Central bank officials said in a statement that inflation accelerated in August and continues to do so September, citing high-frequency data.

• Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 07:00 UTC

  Macri anticipates more Argentines will fall into poverty this year

  

  More Argentines are likely living in poverty now compared with last year, President Mauricio Macri said on Friday, as the country's economy slides toward recession following a currency crisis and a severe drought that harmed farm output.

• Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 07:11 UTC

  Coca Cola supports Macri with US$ 1.2bn, 2019/2021, investment pledge

  

  Coca-Cola announced it would increase its investments in Argentina over the next three years, giving embottled President Mauricio Macri’s government a boost at a difficult time.

• Thursday, October 6th 2016 - 12:24 UTC

  Argentina forecasted to grow 2.7% in 2017, but his year is of contraction and costly reforms, says IMF

  

  The latest IMF World Economic Outlook report anticipates that Argentina’s economic contraction will amount to 1.8% this year, fiercer than the IMF’s last forecast of a 1% decline. Inflation, meanwhile, will hover at around 40%, above government estimates, the Fund said.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2016 - 11:03 UTC

  IMF rebuilding relations with Argentina

  

  An IMF mission started on Monday a round of meetings with the purpose of rebuilding relations with Argentina, frozen for over a decade. The mission headed by economist Roberto Cardarelli began early Monday visiting the Argentine Industrial Union, UIA, the country's manufacturers main lobby.