By Eliana Raszewski, Jorge Otaola and Walter Bianchi
BUENOS AIRES, April 20 (Reuters) - Argentina's central
bank board will debate a possible interest rate adjustment at
their weekly meeting on Thursday as the country battles 104%
annual inflation, four sources close to the entity said, though
no decision has yet been made.
The board, which did not include a rate discussion on the
agenda last week, will discuss a possible hike to the benchmark
Leliq rate currently at 78%, after March inflation came in at
7.7% last Friday, the highest level in over two decades.
"It will be decided at today's directors' meeting," said one
source at the bank with direct knowledge, who asked not to be
named as the discussions were private and ongoing.
"No decision has been made yet."
A second source, a central bank adviser, said that an
interest rate adjustment would be debated and could be hiked.
The central bank did not respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Eliana Raszewski, Jorge Otaola and Walter
Bianchi; Editing by Adam Jourdan)
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