{
  "id": 4663946,
  "title": "Argentina Softens Its Dogmas: Caputo Bets on Mattress Dollars, Roads and Mortgages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/argentina-softens-its-dogmas-caputo-bets-on-mattress-dollars-roads",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T06:54:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/argentina-caputo-mattress-dollars-roads-mortgages-privatisation-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Argentine economy minister, Luis Caputo, is shifting the country's recovery focus away from central bank printing and towards private savings, infrastructure projects and housing credit. This plan relies on \"mattress dollars,\" or savings kept outside banks, to finance mortgages and public works. Caputo's strategy involves auctioning ARS 2 trillion from the pension guarantee fund to banks for writing inflation-indexed mortgages, with the aim of funding around 17,000 to 18,000 families. The government also plans to auction off state-owned companies such as water utility AySA, rail company Belgrano Cargas, and energy firm Enarsa. Despite these efforts, only a small percentage of households are eligible for the mortgage plan, and infrastructure spending remains low compared to other countries. The privatization of four firms, including water utility AySA, is also part of the plan, with bids closing later in September.",
  "summary": "Caputo's reactivation plan leans on mattress dollars, road concessions and a US$1.32 billion mortgage push, without monetary emission. Four state companies head to privatisation and a Vatican delegation is preparing Pope Leo XIV's visit. The post Argentina Softens Its Dogmas: Caputo Bets on Mattress Dollars, Roads and Mortgages appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}