Argentina Is Evaluating Options for Jan. Bond Payments: Caputo

Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said Wednesday the government is evaluating a menu of options for January bond payments and will make an announcement soon.

• Caputo spoke at the FIEL conference in Buenos Aires
• “We’re exploring options to pay debt with different actors and we’re going to be communicating soon,” Caputo said, without providing more specifics on timing
  • He added that options to make the debt payments in January include Argentina’s currency swap line with China, help from the US government, financing from American banks or even tapping markets
• He reiterated that the government plans to maintain its currency band ...