Tue, 21-Oct-2025

IMF board gathered in Argentina since Batakis was the economy minister

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IMF board meets  Argentina’s new economy minister. Fund staff updates the board on the state of affairs in Argentina.  Argentina’s dollar bonds trading in very distressed territory under 20 cents on the dollar. Former economy minister Martin Guzman, the architect of Argentina’s deal with the IMF, has resigned. The IMF International Monetary Fund’s leading group … Read more

Argentina bonds fall after finance minister’s departure

Argentina bonds
  • Argentina bonds international slid by more than 2 cents to trade at almost 20 cents on the dollar in the United States, hovering near levels indicating a high probability of default.
  • The parallel exchange rate in Argentina expanded by nearly 15% to a record low of 280 pesos per dollar on Monday.
  • Last year, the Paris Club offered Argentina more time to repay its debt while it negotiated a separate agreement with the IMF.

Argentina bonds sovereign, which are already trading at deeply distressed levels, fell by as much as 12 percent in early trading on Tuesday, following a weekend of political turmoil sparked by the abrupt exit of the country’s finance minister.

After the unexpected retirement of predecessor Martin Guzmán, who was important in arranging a $44bn debt restructuring deal with the IMF, President Alberto Fernández nominated a relatively unknown former provincial official, Silvina Batakis, to manage the economy.

The country’s international bonds slid by more than 2 cents to trade at almost 20 cents on the dollar in the United States, hovering near levels indicating a high probability of default.

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