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DJ Barclays Cuts Argentina's Growth Forecasts, Cites Forex Measures
01-Nov-2011
BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--Barclays Capital on Tuesday lowered its economic growth forecasts for Argentina this year and next, citing new risks related to abrupt changes in the country's foreign currency regulations.
Argentina's economy will likely grow 8.2% this year and 3.5% next year, Barclays analyst Sebastian Vargas said in a report Tuesday. That's down from previous estimates of 8.7% and 4.4%, respectively.
Barclays said it is becoming "increasingly less constructive on Argentina, given the government's demonstrated difficulties in engineering a much-needed peso depreciation, a process that we expected to be smooth."
On Monday, the government "dramatically increased controls on foreign currency purchases by retail and corporate investors" in a bid "to limit hard currency purchases," Barclays noted.
Economy Minister Amado Boudou said the measures aim to curb money laundering, but many believe they primarily aim to prevent people from buying dollars and stemming capital flight.
The measures require individuals and companies to obtain previous authorization from the tax agency, Afip, before they can purchase dollars. In practice, Afip has so far rejected the vast majority of requests to buy dollars, according to currency traders.
Barclays said the new measures are a "self-inflicted, significant problem" that has rattled investors' nerves and led some to worry that a freeze on bank deposits could be on the horizon.
"While such a situation has not been signaled [and is one we do not expect], we would not discard a reduction in deposits and a higher interest rate as investors react to this action," Barclays said. "There is a general sense that nobody is in the driver's seat in the Ministry of Finance or the central bank and more ill-designed, cumbersome controls could be expected."
Barclays said President Cristina Kirchner's administration may not make the appropriate policy adjustments because government officials believe allowing the peso to depreciate would be akin to "political defeat." As a result, the government could delay adjusting the peso, leading to a "more significant deterioration of fundamentals."
01-Nov-2011
BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--Barclays Capital on Tuesday lowered its economic growth forecasts for Argentina this year and next, citing new risks related to abrupt changes in the country's foreign currency regulations.
Argentina's economy will likely grow 8.2% this year and 3.5% next year, Barclays analyst Sebastian Vargas said in a report Tuesday. That's down from previous estimates of 8.7% and 4.4%, respectively.
Barclays said it is becoming "increasingly less constructive on Argentina, given the government's demonstrated difficulties in engineering a much-needed peso depreciation, a process that we expected to be smooth."
On Monday, the government "dramatically increased controls on foreign currency purchases by retail and corporate investors" in a bid "to limit hard currency purchases," Barclays noted.
Economy Minister Amado Boudou said the measures aim to curb money laundering, but many believe they primarily aim to prevent people from buying dollars and stemming capital flight.
The measures require individuals and companies to obtain previous authorization from the tax agency, Afip, before they can purchase dollars. In practice, Afip has so far rejected the vast majority of requests to buy dollars, according to currency traders.
Barclays said the new measures are a "self-inflicted, significant problem" that has rattled investors' nerves and led some to worry that a freeze on bank deposits could be on the horizon.
"While such a situation has not been signaled [and is one we do not expect], we would not discard a reduction in deposits and a higher interest rate as investors react to this action," Barclays said. "There is a general sense that nobody is in the driver's seat in the Ministry of Finance or the central bank and more ill-designed, cumbersome controls could be expected."
Barclays said President Cristina Kirchner's administration may not make the appropriate policy adjustments because government officials believe allowing the peso to depreciate would be akin to "political defeat." As a result, the government could delay adjusting the peso, leading to a "more significant deterioration of fundamentals."