Argentina and China Formalize Currency Swap Deal

Argentina and China Formalize Currency Swap Deal
Yuan banknotes at a bank in Lianyungang, located in east China's Jiangsu Province on Aug. 11, 2015. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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BUENOS AIRES—Argentina and China have formalized the expansion of a currency swap deal, allowing the South American country to increase its depleted foreign currency reserves, the Argentine central bank said on Sunday.

Argentina’s government needs to rebuild reserves to cover trade costs and future debt repayments, and more reserves are a key objective of a major debt deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).