Argentina’s lower house backs central bank overhaul to curb money printing in 144–102 vote
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Argentina's lower house approved a central bank charter reform that would ban direct monetary financing of the Treasury, narrow the BCRA mandate, and prioritize peso value preservation. The move is designed to curb inflationary deficit funding and constrain future policy flexibility, triggering strong political opposition. Near term, it may improve local macro credibility but raises execution and governance risk, with spillovers mainly through EM risk sentiment.
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Argentina’s lower house approved a reform bill to the central bank charter by 144 votes to 102, with 9 abstentions. The proposal would bar the central bank from directly printing money to finance the Treasury and would remove its mandate to promote employment and economic development. It would make preserving the peso’s value the central bank’s primary objective and aims to prevent future governments from using monetary expansion to cover fiscal deficits. The bill is a key part of President Javier Milei’s economic agenda and drew strong opposition from leftist and Peronist lawmakers.
