Argentine Currency Restrictions

Argentine Currency Restrictions

Affect Real Estate Investing

AUG, 2012 By Emily Sarah Hersh Ladrillos.Bricks. While real estate is probably the least alternative investment in Latin America, and specifically in Argentina, it is inescapable and critical. Over the past year, the investment climate in Argentina has suffered a series of blows that Forex significantly affect this core area. Currency Controls Following re-election in October 2011, second-term President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner instituted a series of controls stemming capital flight from the country. On Oct. 31, restrictions were enacted to stop capital outflows, assist domestic manufacturers and restrain the sliding value of the peso. These controls required individuals to seek authorization from the federal tax agency for any foreign exchange purchase demonstrating that funds were obtained legally. Most applicants were routinely denied with lit....

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