* Argentina’s economy ministry has successfully placed Ar$821.57bn (US$2.87bn) of peso-denominated bonds. Of this, Ar$725m will go towards meeting debt repayments while Ar$96.5m will go in additional financing, which finance secretary Eduardo Setti tweeted “implies a rollover of 113%”. An economy ministry statement added that 31% of the bonds correspond to debt that falls due in 2023, while the other 69% corresponds to debt that falls due 2024.
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