Tag: new dollar rules

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:50 UTC

  Top tax-man suggests Argentines spend vacations in the country, but he prefers Punta del Este

  

  Argentines should stay at home and spend their vacation in Argentina, suggested the head of the tax revenue office, AFIP, arguing in favour of the latest measures severely limiting debit and credit card purchases abroad by charging them an additional 15% expense.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2011 - 20:41 UTC

  Boudou says Argentine foreign exchange market with stabilize in a few days

  

  Argentina’s Economy Minister, Amado Boudou, came on stage again on Tuesday to bring calm to markets Monday’s debut of the very strict measures in the foreign exchange market strongly limiting the purchase of US dollars.

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 19:27 UTC

  Argentina drastically limits the purchase of ‘cheap dollars’ fuelled by inflation

  

  Argentine Vice-president elect and Economy Minister Amado Boudou reiterated Monday that the new rules for foreign currency purchase in effect as of today are aimed towards discovering the “origin” of funds as opposed to the “destination” of the money.