The former Minister of Economy of the Nation and current president of Banco Nación, Silvina Batakis, gave an interview about the new 2,000-peso bill and about the possibility of entering new, higher denominations, even one that has Lionel Messi. It should be noted that the Government’s initiative arises in a context of high inflation, where gradually, low-denomination bills fall into disuse as they have a minuscule purchasing power.
In said interview for the “Things Happened” program, Batakis answers questions that, if it depended on her, she would get bills higher than the 2,000-peso bill, such as the 5,000 and 10,000-peso bills, and she would a ticket of Lionel Messi. Faced with these concerns of the interviewer, the former minister responded in the first instance: “I would play with the heart of the Argentines that has to do with a symbolic ticket that has to do with the worldFor example”.
Later, when asking if I would get a ticket from captain of the argentinian national team who led the country to victory in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the former official said: “Yes, totally, but hey, I understand that it is something that is being analyzed. At least the president in an interview left it open that different options are being analyzed ”, even Alberto Fernández did not rule out the idea of putting Lionel Messi in front of the big ticket.
On behalf of the Argentine Head of State, in an interview conducted by María O’Donnell for Urbana Play, the subject of the new higher denomination banknotes was briefly touched on. When asked by the interviewer, Alberto Fernández said about the issuance of banknotes with a higher denomination than the one approved so far, that is, 5,000 and 10,000 pesos: “Nothing is ruled out, now we are taking out the 2,000 ones.”
Reasons to get the 2 thousand bill
The new 2,000-peso note that the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) approved on February 2 will enter into circulation in the second half of this year. “While the payment digitization process progresses, this higher denomination bill will improve the operation of ATMs and, at the same time, optimize the transfer of cash,” the BCRA reported in a statement.
For their part, the banks state that the creation of higher denomination banknotes will significantly reduce the logistical costs of moving cash flows. On the other hand, certain sectors reject the idea of issuing new banknotes with greater purchasing power, since the current ones, of low denomination, encourage the use of electronic money, thus regularizing and laundering economic activity, whereas before it was operated more Cash method without ticket.
