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Will Argentina trash the Peso?

Nov 23, 2023
08:29
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Argentina proposes adopting the US dollar as official currency to fix economic crisis. Comparisons made to Zimbabwe's successful dollarization. Feasibility and challenges of dollar adoption discussed, including fiscal discipline and reserves.
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  • Argentina's new President proposes dollarization of the economy to stabilize inflation and restore trust in the currency.
  • Implementing dollarization in Argentina faces challenges due to insufficient dollar reserves, limited borrowing options, and reduced flexibility in currency devaluation.

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Argentina's Economic Crisis and Inflation

Argentina has been facing a perpetual economic crisis with high inflation for the past 50 years. The root cause of the problem, according to the new Argentine president, Javier Millet, is the central bank itself. The government relied on printing pesos whenever it needed money for spending, leading to oversupply of currency and hyperinflation. To fix this, Millet proposes dollarization of the economy, replacing the Argentine peso with the US dollar as the official currency. This drastic measure aims to restore trust in the currency and stabilize inflation, as seen in Zimbabwe's successful dollarization experiment.

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