'Messi of finance': Argentina economy chief faces World Cup of crises

Luis Caputo was once nicknamed the "Messi of finance" for reopening Argentina's access to credit markets after lengthy negotiations with debt holdouts. He now faces a World Cup-sized challenge to ... Read More

Argentina set to win IMF waiver despite missing reserve target in $20 billion deal

Argentina, the IMF’s biggest borrower and perpetual headache, is again calling on the good offices of the Washington lender. Now, it has come to a head over failing to meet a primary criterion of its ... Read More

INTERVIEW: Can Milei break Argentina's IMF doom loop?

By Marco Cacciati Argentina's latest $20bn International Monetary Fund agreement – its 23rd since 1958 – has been greeted with cautious optimism by economists and investors who have watched the crisis ... Read More

IMF wild child Argentina seeks waiver on FX reserves misses - and will probably get it

Argentina, the International Monetary Fund's long-term problem child and biggest debtor, once again needs to seek forgiveness: this time for falling short on foreign currency reserve build-up targets ... Read More

IMF reaches a deal with troubled Argentina on bailout worth €18bn

Racking up 22 IMF loans since 1958, Argentina owes the IMF more than $40 billion (€36.2bn). Most IMF funds have been used repay the IMF itself, giving the organisation a fraught reputation among ... Read More

IMF defends deal with Argentina to restructure $44.5bn of debt - Financial Times

The head of the IMF defended its outline deal with Argentina to restructure $44.5bn of debt from a record 2018 bailout, despite mounting criticism over the plan to rescue the country’s ... Read More