The Argentine gov. and companies are preparing for more capital controls. A few weeks ago, the central bank rehired an ex-director who was part of CFK's gov. He's considered an expert who designed controls during the 1980s - a period of high volatility. iprofesional.com/finanzas/30248…

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Buenos Aires province's governor-elect Axel Kicillof emphasizes how dire the economic situation he's inheriting is in his victory speech. "Now the logic of governing Buenos Aires will change... A new period of construction in BA is coming," he promises.

Frente de todos VP-elect CFK shouts in her victory speech: "Never again must we break the unity needed to stop neoliberalism, which has caused us so much pain." The crowd goes wild. Although Alberto will be president, these are her people. She is the power behind the throne.

[AHORA] El BCRA anuncia que desde el lunes habrá un límite de 200 dólares para la compra por mes. bit.ly/36ckAEP

Argentina's Central Bank announces new capital controls right after the election. Argentines will now only be able to purchase up to $200 dollars and only $100 dollars in cash per month. The controls are even stricter than during the last period of Cristina Kirchner's second term

Hace 20 años que falleció mi abuelo ArchivoEmilioMignone y 40 que fundó el CELS. En este video Emilio explica cómo en 1979 consiguió los fondos y surgió el nombre para el CELS: youtube.com/watch?v=vqBiEZ…

Argentina's poverty rate will be over 40% by the end of 2019, estimates Argentina's Catholic University Observatory on Social Debt. Macri leaves office with a poverty rate 10 percentage points higher than when he assumed the presidency in 2015. lanacion.com.ar/economia/para-…

Congratulations to Martín Guzmán, Argentina's new economy minister.

This is the longest economic expansion in US history: 126 months and counting. 2010s are the first decade without a recession...

Argentina's trade balance with Brazil was positive in 2019 due to plummeting imports, according to Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Trade. This is the first time Argentina observed a trade surplus with Brazil since 2002. ambito.com/economia/balan…

The combination of capital controls and freezing energy prices seem to be working in deaccelerating inflation in Argentina. Monthly Inflation declined to 2.3% in January, the lowest figure since June 2019, according to the national statistics bureau. ambito.com/economia/infla…

The great American diplomat Tex Harris passed away. Tex was both a giant in real life and in the human rights community, after putting his career on the line to try to save thousands of victims during Argentina’s last military dictatorship (1976-1983). He will be sorely missed.

Argentina's La Rioja province says it's facing constraints in making interest payments for its $300M 9.75% bonds due 2025 and plans to initiate consultations with bondholders. This is the latest province to face debt payment problems after Buenos Aires and Chubut. More on Reorg

Delinquency rates on credit cards and auto loans spiked to their highest since the Great Recession. axios.com/2024/02/06/ame…