08/03/2020 - 13:51
- Clarín.com
- Economy
- Economy
As usually happens the first days of the month, Argentines who manage to have a surplus entered their homebanking to buy dollars. And in many cases, they couldn't do it. Or they must have made several attempts. The level of demand, which is concentrated in a few days, saturates the sites.
In the entities they recognize it: "The first day of each month there is always an important flow to buy the US $ 200 dollars but after a while it normalizes . Of course one would think that from Sistemas it should be foreseen. The problem is that it is not easy to solve ".
At the same time, banks hope to see this month the results of the new controls policy to eradicate digital collectors , who had been inflating the level of purchases enabled by the stocks. This Monday, at least, was not enough to avoid the traffic that generates the appetite for dollars.
"The level of purchases will surely fall. It should. We are implementing a very strict policy. We do not want them. They generate volume and claims. They are thousands and thousands. That is why for 180 days we do not let them buy dollars from those who open digital accounts This month they can no longer do it. It is a package service or a salary account. We are going to make things as difficult as possible for them, "they say in a bank.
Digital collectors are the ones who buy for third parties and then transfer the dollars to them. The suspicion of these exchange violations has already led banks to block accounts and put in place protocols to stop this type of operation when it comes to the second transfer of this type of the month.
During June, more than 3.3 million people bought their space , an increase of 37% compared to the amount they bought in May. The operations totaled US $ 629 million.
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