The motives behind the Argentine government’s decision to oust finance minister Alfonso Prat-Gay in December are unclear, but at this stage two key points are worth emphasising. First, despite legislative elections in October, a significant shift in fiscal policy – which was already set to become less restrictive – looks unlikely. Second, if anything, the new economic team appears to be more inclined to undertake the broader structural reforms needed to raise potential GDP growth.
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