How does Argentina’s current monetary policy impact the performance of the banking sector?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Javier González Fraga, President, Banco Nación : Interview from The Report: Argentina 2018
Articles & Analysis | Argentina confronts challenges of global capital markets from The Report: Argentina 2018
Argentina’s historic issuance of $16.5bn worth of bonds in April 2016 marked the country’s return to the international capital markets after effectively being barred for 15 years. Argentina has had a troubling history in global markets, having defaulted on its sovereign debt eight times since 1816, the most significant being the 2001 default on more than $80bn.
Articles & Analysis | Argentine banking sector ripe for further mergers and acquisitions from The Report: Argentina 2018
The Argentine financial sector has gone through extensive structural change in the last decades in response to a variety of factors, including financial crises, debt defaults, privatisations and regulatory reforms. As in other emerging markets, the number of financial institutions in operation has declined significantly from 723 in 1977 to 110 in 2000. The 2001 economic crisis...
Articles & Analysis | Capital market reforms to help attract new investment in Argentine infrastructure from The Report: Argentina 2018
Despite a turbulent few months across many emerging markets in mid-2018, Argentina is pushing ahead with growth-oriented capital markets reform, supported by a strategically important index reclassification and record-breaking international development financing.
Articles & Analysis | Argentina's banking reforms aim to boost financial inclusion from The Report: Argentina 2018
After the adoption of more market-friendly policies, Argentina’s banking sector has gradually begun to show signs of a return to positive growth. Since 2015 the government has been undertaking a number of reforms aimed at boosting investor confidence in the sector, increasing financial intermediation and improving the overall health of the...
Maintaining robust levels of profitability through the use of financial instruments rather than the development of core competencies, Argentina’s insurance industry has remained relatively stable since 2008. The introduction of more market-friendly regulations since 2015, coupled with improvements across a number of macroeconomic indicators, is expected to have a positive impact on the...