January 09, 2025 13:16 GMT
ARGENTINA: Government Makes Scheduled Debt Payments
ARGENTINA
- Finance Secretary Pablo Quirno has said that the government has made its debt payments today, according to a post on X. The government was scheduled to make interest and principal payments for more than $4bn on euro- and dollar-denominated bonds issued under local and New York law.
- Separately, President Milei has signed a decree to authorise his travels abroad until Congress passes the corresponding law when it returns from recess. Milei is due to attend the inauguration of President-elect Trump as well as the Davos Forum this month.
- No macro data are due today, with December CPI inflation the next release of note on Jan 14. Following yesterday’s November IP and construction activity figures, which pointed to a new sequential expansion in Q4, Itaú says that they see upside risks to their -3.0% GDP growth forecast for 2024. Earlier this week, the latest BCRA survey showed that analysts see the economy growing by 4.5% this year.
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