Economist Salvador Di Stefano projected an optimistic scenario for the Argentine economy in 2026, stating that the absence of an electoral campaign will be a key factor for stability, after a 2025 that was 'marred by the electoral campaign' which generated a 'speculative attack' and 'political noise'. Di Stefano pointed out that without this noise, 'the economy will maintain these rate levels or lower for the rest of 2026'. He affirmed that those who bought dollars in the last twelve months lost out, as 'the dollar did not go up' while 'inflation was 240%'. Di Stefano also emphasized that Argentines are looking in the rearview mirror, not forward, and urged to look towards 'a freer Argentina with more flexible prices where we all have to work more'. Di Stefano advised those who have dollars to think about how to invest them to get a return. He stated that essential reforms for economic stability would include labor modernization, which is 'the most important' and would allow 'more possibilities for companies to generate employment, without it becoming a burden and for people to be more employed in the Argentine Republic'. In an interview on Radio Rivadavia, Di Stefano stated that this will have a direct impact on people's pockets: 'The first thing I tell the people listening is that the credit card rate is going to go down, the personal loan rate is going to go down, the pawn rate is going to go down, the mortgage rate is going to go down, and that is going to reactivate the economy'. Additionally, the economist anticipated exchange rate stabilization, assuring that 'the exchange rate is going to stabilize, there is not going to be any exchange rate risk in Argentina in 2026'. Other expected measures include the privatization process, which will allow the state to accumulate reserves, and a new 'fiscal innocence law so that people with black money can put it on the table'. Di Stefano also actively promoted investment in national bonds, such as the 2029 Bond, highlighting a crucial tax advantage: 'The most important thing is that if you buy a national state bond, you are exempt from personal assets and income tax'. Thus, Argentines live looking in the rearview mirror. 'Now we have the dollar in our heads. What happened to Argentina in the past, and we are not looking through the windshield at the Argentina to come', he concluded, urging to look towards 'a freer Argentina with more flexible prices where we all have to work more'.
