In July, public debt payable in pesos amounted to ARS182,535.922 billion, and implied an increase of 9.6% with respect to the end of June, while debt payable in foreign currency decreased by USD1.125 billion to reach USD253.920 billion.
BONCERs held by the BCRA were swapped for a new instrument, the LEFI, for ARS20 trillion, which will be used as the main liquidity management instrument.
The first amortization payment and an interest coupon were paid on the bonds issued in the 2020 foreign currency debt restructuring process for a total of USD2.551 billion.
The last amortization payment of the IMF loan of the 2018 stand-by arrangement for the equivalent of USD647 million was made.
Debt services for the August-December term in domestic currency are estimated at ARS32,273.034 billion and in foreign currency at USD8.028 billion.