Company: CRESW
Filing Date: 2025-10-24
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001654954-25-012195
Chunk: 64

Company: CRESUD INC
Filing Date: 2025-10-24
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
Chunk 64
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 additional exchange controls regulations, restrictions on transfers abroad and capital inflow restrictions could limit the availability of international credit and could threaten the financial system.

In the past, the Argentine Government has increased controls on the sale of foreign currency, limiting transfers of funds abroad. Measures taken by the Argentine Government significantly curtailed access to the official foreign exchange market and, as a result, an unofficial U.S. dollar trading market developed in which the Peso-U.S. dollar exchange rate differed substantially from the official Peso-U.S. dollar exchange rate. The current exchange controls apply with respect to access to the foreign exchange market by residents for savings and investment purposes abroad, the payment of external financial debts abroad, the payment of dividends in foreign currency abroad, payments of imports and exports of goods and services, and the obligation to repatriate and settle the proceeds from exports of goods and services for Pesos, among others.

In September 2020, the Central Bank issued Communication “A” 7106 which restricted the access to the foreign exchange market for the repayment of principal payments under certain external financial indebtedness maturing between October 15, 2020 and March 31, 2021, which led many borrowers to restructure or refinance their debts. These restrictions were further amended and applied to external financial indebtedness maturing between October 15, 2020 and December 31, 2023. We cannot assure you whether the Central Bank will adopt similar restrictions in the future.

On April 11, 2025, the Central Bank announced the start of “phase 3” of its economic program which introduces significant changes to its monetary and exchange rate policy. A managed floating exchange rate system was implemented, allowing the U.S. dollar to fluctuate within a band of Ps.1,000 to Ps.1,400, adjusted monthly by approximately 1%. The Argentine Government lifted certain foreign exchange controls and, as a result tax surcharges were eliminated, except for tourism and credit card transactions. However, certain regulatory limitations remain in place, such as restrictions that prevent individuals who access the official foreign exchange market from operating in the financial markets through Contado con Liquidación and MEP dollar transactions for 90 days following the purchase of foreign currency through the official market. For corporations, restrictions on import payments and new dividends repatriation were eased, while a new BOPREAL bond was introduced to address legacy external liabilities. The export incentive program known as the “dólar blend” was eliminated to simplify the exchange market. The monetary policy