Searcher
Mario Iparraguirre
Mario Iparraguirre
BBVA Research - Economist

Mario Iparraguirre joined BBVA Research Argentina as an Economist in February 2018. Before that, he has developed his career at BBVA Francés Asset Management as an Analyst and at the Financial Area in BBVA Francés as Strategic Planning Analyst.


He is in charge of the follow-up of variables related to the national economic activity and the labor market. He participates in the analysis and development of special projects for internal and external publication about different topics of the Argentine economy (FDI, infrastructure, real estate, economic impact of corruption, etc.), and in local reports.


He has a bachelor's degree in Economics from Universidad de Buenos Aires and he obtained a Master's Degree in Applied Economics from the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. In addition, he is Professor of Corporate Finance at the Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales

Latest publications

Javier Milei's government took office aiming to have a less regulated and more market friendly economy with the private sector as the main driver of economic growth. The core of his macroeconomic policy is to achieve fiscal equilibrium and eliminate monetary issuance to cover public spending as of 2024.
The automotive sector once again had an outstanding performance among the different sectors of the economy despite the adverse local macroeconomic context that led to a significant increase in commercial debt with its headquarters. We expect 2024 to be a year with mixed results.
Javier Milei will be the new president of Argentina. He takes office with the challenge of correcting strong imbalances in the fiscal, monetary and exchange rate fronts. The adjustment of spending and changes in relative prices will lead to an acceleration of inflation and further contraction of GDP in the short term.