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Argentina: time to face the ugly truth on inflation?

The IMF’s forthcoming consultation with Argentina on a new inflation methodology seems unlikely to succeed where previous missions have failed. But with balance of payments strains growing, the allure of a return to global capital markets is getting stronger by the day. Whatever the outcome, growth will have to slow ahead and we continue to forecast a recession at some point over the next 2-3 years.

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