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4 Apr 24
President fires 24,000 workers with more to follow
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12 Jan 24
The new Argentinian government’s promise to deliver economic reforms has led the International Monetary Fund to move towards releasing $4.7bn of concessional finance.
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25 Aug 23
Argentina will receive another $7.5bn from its $44bn programme with the International Monetary Fund, now the fund’s executive board has completed its fifth and sixth reviews of the deal.
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31 Jul 23
Argentina is set to receive a $7.5bn tranche of an International Monetary Fund bailout after pledging to raise taxes and rebuild foreign reserves.
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24 Jul 23
A devaluation and new taxes are coming to help balance the books, IMF told.
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14 Mar 23
The Argentine government is set to receive a $5.3bn tranche from an International Monetary Fund programme, after making progress on reforms.
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5 Dec 22
Argentina is set to receive the third tranche of a $44bn International Monetary Fund bailout.
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14 Sep 22
The next disbursement under Argentina’s $44bn deal with the International Monetary Fund is expected to be agreed in the coming days, following a week of discussions between fund staff and Argentine...
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12 Aug 22
The Central Bank of Argentina has implemented another sharp interest rate hike, to help reduce inflation that is rising at its fastest rate in decades.
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5 Jul 22
The Argentine government is at a heightened risk of another debt default following the resignation of its finance minister, an expert has warned.
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11 May 22
Governments unable to maintain the economic support they put in place amid Covid-19 to help their citizens deal with rising fuel and food prices face “inevitable” civil unrest, a report has suggested.
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28 Mar 22
Argentina’s $44bn debt deal has been finalised by the International Monetary Fund, but the board said the programme faces “exceptionally high” risks and might need changing.
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21 Mar 22
Argentina’s Congress has backed a $45bn debt programme between the government and the International Monetary Fund, days before a repayment from an earlier failed deal was due.
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4 Mar 22
Argentine authorities have agreed the details of a $45bn deal with the International Monetary Fund to restructure debt from its failed bailout.
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7 Feb 22
China and Argentina have agreed to increase cooperation on trade and infrastructure, opening the door to $23bn of Chinese investment as part of the global Belt and Road Initiative.
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31 Jan 22
Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to restructure the outstanding debt from a 2018 bailout.
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27 Jan 22
The OECD is set to open accession discussions with Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru and Romania, over potential membership of the organisation.
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10 Jan 22
A disagreement between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund on refinancing a $45bn loan has seen the price of the nation's bonds tumble.
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23 Dec 21
The International Monetary Fund’s $57bn agreement with Argentina failed to deal with the country’s structural problems, an internal investigation has found.
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20 Sep 21
Argentina's leader Alberto Fernandez has called for unity in the South American country, as it attempts to recover from a financial crisis exacerbated by Covid-19.
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16 Jul 21
International Monetary Fund officials are negotiating a deal aimed at sorting out Argentina’s $45bn debt it currently has with the fund, a spokesman has said.
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23 Jun 21
Argentina has reached an agreement with debtors to defer the majority of a $2.4bn loan repayment for nine months to avoid another default.
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4 May 21
A tax on Argentina’s richest citizens collected 223bn pesos (£1.7bn) for the struggling government to spend on its ongoing response to the pandemic.
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29 Mar 21
About 1.3 million people could become exempt from income tax in Argentina in a move lawmakers say will boost the country’s sluggish economy.
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24 Mar 21
Argentina has entered into its third successive year of recession, as the impact of Covid-19 saw its GDP contract by almost 10% last year, according to its national statistics agency.