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U.S. aid to Argentina

The U.S. arranged a $20 billion currency swap line with Argentina's central bank and sought an additional $20 billion from private banks to support Argentine debt markets, with President Trump linking the aid to the political fortunes of Argentina's President Javier Milei.

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Jan 31, 2026
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argentina repay loan to usa

has repaid the roughly $2.5 billion it drew from a that had a $20 billion authorization, a move the framed as fully repaid and profitable for American taxpayers . Officials say Argentina used multilat...

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How did the $20 billion U.S. currency swap with Argentina work in technical terms?

The $20 billion arrangement was a bilateral central‑bank currency swap in which the U.S. Treasury—using the Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF)—made dollars available to Argentina in exchange for pesos,...

Jan 20, 2026

How did Argentina use the dollars from the swap operationally — reserve builds, FX market intervention, or debt servicing?

Argentina drew about $2.5 billion from a $20 billion U.S. Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) swap line and used those dollars mainly as short-term liquidity to cover imminent external obligations and t...

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