Overview

• Comunicación A 8332 adds a new provision to the Exterior y Cambios rulebook and applies to operations starting Friday, September 19, 2025.
• Covered clients include shareholders with at least 5% of capital or votes, directors, senior managers, local heads of foreign branches, syndics and supervisory council members, plus spouses or registered cohabitants and close relatives.
• Before granting access to purchase foreign currency, institutions must obtain a sworn declaration committing not to arrange purchases of securities with foreign-currency settlement for the next 90 calendar days.
• The restriction targets trades known as dólar MEP and Contado con Liquidación, and it applies to direct, indirect or third-party transactions.
• Banks may still allow resident individuals to buy foreign-currency banknotes for holding or to open deposits if they meet the stipulated requirements.