Reuters: US Dollar Report: Argentina's Chaco province says paid dollar bonds in pesos

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Argentina's Chaco province says paid dollar bonds in pesos Oct 7th 2012, 16:09 Sun Oct 7, 2012 12:09pm EDT * Payment of dollar debt in local currency may set precedent * Province cites central bank crackdown on dollar buying * Argentina restricts dollar access to slow capital flight BUENOS AIRES, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Argentina's Chaco province made a dollar-denominated bond interest payment in local pesos last week due to the country's policy of limiting access to greenbacks, the province said over the weekend. The payment of about $260,000 in pesos rather than U.S. dollars surprised the local capital markets, and may set a precedent for other borrowers in the South American country to pay dollar-denominated debt in local currency. "Compliance in a timely manner of the obligation was carried out in accordance with existing foreign exchange regulations established by the Central Bank of Argentina," said the northern province. The bank has cracked down on access to dollars this year in a bid to halt capital flight as the local currency depreciates against the dollar. The Chaco dollar-denominated bonds were issued in 2006 and come due in 2015 and 2023. Argentina is a major world grains supplier and rising soy, corn and wheat prices have helped it recover from a severe 2001-2002 financial crisis punctuated by a massive sovereign debt default. The economy has cooled this year due to sluggish global growth, high inflation, reduced grains output caused by a December-January drought, and investment confidence hurt by the de facto ban on dollar buying. Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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