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Argentina Plans Central Bank Reform to Ban Direct Treasury Financing

President Javier Milei is advancing legislation to overhaul the Central Bank charter and prohibit the monetary authority from financing the national treasury or purchasing primary government debt, seeking to reinforce monetary independence.

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