
President Javier Milei and officials including Economy Minister Caputo and Central Bank Governor Bausili are resisting investor calls to rapidly build foreign currency reserves, let the peso float and relax currency controls. Milei said he will buy dollars as the economy expands while watching inflation.
Investors say the tightly controlled peso is holding back growth.
Reserve building and currency policy shape the peso exchange rate, which influences Argentine farmer selling and export flows of soybeans and meal. Any shift toward a weaker peso would matter more for export pace.
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