Luis Caputo’s definitions for the second half of Milei’s mandate

The Minister of Economy predicted a drop in the inflation figure of the month of February 2026, after the January data released by Indec of 2.9%, which marked an acceleration compared to December, when it gave 2.8%, and the highest number since March, which registered 3.7%. Thus, the CPI accumulates a year-on-year increase of 32.4%.

“In February, I believe from what we see, I’m sure it’s going to be lower than in January.“, he said on the El Cronista streaming channel. And he pointed to the “kuka risk” due to the increase in the index during the past months.

The national official maintained that they will continue working to continue lowering inflation, by maintaining fiscal balance and an appropriate monetary policy.

“As long as we stay on this course, by August inflation could start at zero, otherwise it will be later“, he advanced.

In addition, he referred to other permanent concerns of Argentines: the dollar. He stressed that will continue with the band policy, taking care of the volatility and depth of the market.

“The exchange rate floats within the bands, and as we always said our objective is to continue accumulating reserves intelligently, reacting to the increase in demand for money and taking into account the depth of the market,” he stated.

Caputo also highlighted the good relationship that maintains with all the authorities of the International Monetary Fundsomething that marked as a milestone in Argentina.

“There will be a disbursement of the billion. The relationship is very good with respect on both sides, there is a lot of trust. We have a lot of support from Kristalina (Georgieva) to the entire group. The relationship at all levels is very good,” he said.

The Minister of Finance also referred again to the processes of privatizationwhich the libertarian administration has been working on since it took office in December 2023.

Along these lines, he said that the Government will continue with the sale of assets, privatizations and reconcessions; and anticipated that next year they will be stronger. In that line he listed Aysa, Transener, Intercargo and Belgrano Cargasamong the next companies that will seek to locate, in addition to 9 thousand kilometers of routes.

“They will all be traction starting in June of this year, it will give a good boost to the economy,” he emphasized.

Finally, he highlighted the sanction of the law of Tax Innocence as a “transcendental” event for the country.

“We want to lower taxes and regulations, and investment is needed on the private sector side, this way you reduce external dependence and generate long-term change,” he concluded.