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Argentina's Dollar Inflows Stoke Inflation Concerns as Reserve Replenishment Accelerates

Argentina is experiencing substantial dollar inflows that threaten to reignite inflationary pressures while the country rebuilds its foreign-exchange reserves. Commodity export gains and corporate bond issuances drive weekly reserve accumulation, supporting the government's commitment to restore depleted holdings. The reserve buildup presents a policy dilemma: strengthening Argentina's external position while potentially complicating monetary management and undermining recent inflation-control efforts. Regional peers face divergent reserve pressures. Turkey experienced record monthly reserve declines in March amid geopolitical tensions, while India's reserve position remains robust enough to weather external shocks. Ghana is requiring large-scale gold mines to sell at least 30% of annual output to the central bank for domestic processing, bolstering foreign-exchange accumulation through local refineries.