Key Facts
—The milestone. Argentina’s central bank bought more than $10bn in the market this year, meeting its full-year dollar-buying target in about six months.
—The pace. Economy Minister Luis Caputo said that at the current rate the bank could buy as much as $24bn over the year.
—The catch. Buying dollars is not the same as net reserves, the tighter figure the IMF actually tracks.
—The gap. Net reserves were estimated in a range well below the target, with several billion dollars still to add by December.
