Argentina: Recent Economic Developments

International Monetary Fund

No 1998/038, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper describes economic developments in Argentina during the 1990s. The paper describes the main elements of the economic strategy put in place since 1991, highlighting the relation between supply and demand aspects of this strategy. The paper highlights that the Convertibility Plan and associated reforms introduced in Argentina starting in 1991 succeeded in accelerating growth, stopping a protracted inflation—that had twice already resulted in hyperinflation—and fundamentally changing the nature of the economy. The paper also analyzes the financial policies and the consolidation of the banking system.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; syndicated loan; fiscal policy; public expenditure; current account; financial system; banking system; central bank; line of credit; Foreign direct investment; Total expenditures; Income; Public sector; Europe; loan commitment; IMF UR; legal reserve; implicit cost; liquidity margin; adverse selection; Mexican peso; Loans; South America; Caribbean (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 84
Date: 1998-06-04
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