Overview
- Argentina settled a delayed $796 million interest payment to the IMF on November 7, closing 2025 obligations as BCRA gross reserves fell to about $40.26 billion.
- The Treasury used IMF Special Drawing Rights held by the central bank and executed a new swap of non-transferable notes to obtain dollars, with scant Treasury FX deposits fueling scrutiny over the source of funds.
- Economy Minister Luis Caputo told investors he will unveil a 30‑day plan to accumulate reserves, repurchase sovereign bonds due 2029–2030, and potentially quicken the exchange‑rate band glide to 1.5% per month while keeping a managed regime.
- Reports detail that U.S. authorities and banks moved roughly $2 billion to stabilize the peso, with JP Morgan acknowledging it executed peso purchases on behalf of the U.S. government.
- Media published Argentina’s 2026 IMF schedule showing about $3.349 billion in interest and $1.145 billion in principal, a concentration that analysts say tightens external financing risks.