U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday had said that the department was working with banks and investment funds to create a $20 billion facility to invest in the South American country’s sovereign debt.
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Bessent said that the facility would sit alongside a new $20 billion U.S. currency swap line for Argentina, providing a total of $40 billion in support for Latin America’s third-largest economy.
The banks are discussing an emergency loan backed by Argentine assets, Semafor said, adding that talks are ongoing and specific collateral is still being ironed out.
BofA, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup declined to comment, while JPMorgan did not immediately respond when contacted by Reuters.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. would not
Banks in talks with US Treasury to lend $20 billion to Argentina, Semafor reports
