As expected, the Fund's Board of Directors approved the review of Argentina's program, although it made it clear that Massa failed to meet all goals. The IMF applauds the fiscal effort promised by...
Argentina´s Economic Outlook 1Q 2015
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Argentina´s Economic Outlook 1Q 2015
First quarter
2015
Economic activity has remained stagnant in the first two months of the year and grew 1.4% y/y in March; but it is not likely to improve further in the near term. However, consumer confidence has been on the rise and retail sales grew in January, February and March by 1.5%,2.8% and 2.2%, respectively.
While the exchange rate remained quite stable and depreciated only 1% per month in 1Q, the parallel exchange rate dropped and the spread between the official and the parallel exchange rates reached 40%, a minimum in the last eleven months.