Overview

• An act is scheduled next Tuesday to launch the “Hacia una PFA moderna y orientada hacia la investigación” program under Security Minister Patricia Bullrich’s initiative to expand investigative powers and streamline command of the Federal Police
• Economic teams finalized a regulatory regime enabling citizens to declare and spend “dólares del colchón” without ARCA penalties by filing a sworn declaration and gaining legal protection
• The IMF lauded Argentina’s short-term US$2 billion loans and dollar-denominated debt issuances as an important step to rebuild reserves even as Buenos Aires informed the Fund it will miss its 2025 reserve and current-account targets
• Governors of Córdoba, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos publicly rejected the restoration of full export duties on soy, corn, sunflower and sorghum, heightening federal-provincial strains over trade levies
• National officials conducted Zoom sessions with 17 provincial leaders to outline the dollar liberalization plan and secure formal provincial support ahead of formal legislation