With a growth of 150% year -on -year in the contracts signed during the first half of the year, the leasing closed the best start of the year since 2017. In total, they were completed 3,812 operationswhich resulted in the Generation of 1,301 new jobsas reported by the Argentine Leasing Association (Leasing Argentina).
This dynamism positions leasing again as a key financial tool For the acquisition of investment and durable goods, in an economic context that still maintains inflationary tensions, restrictions on traditional credit and need to renew fleets and equipment by the productive sector.
“Leasing continues to prove to be a specific tool to motorize investment and employment,” he said Nicolás ScioliVice President of Leasing Argentina. For its part, the president of the entity, Ramiro BaréHe stressed that the performance of the first semester “reaffirms the progress of the investment in capital goods of companies in our country.”
A strategic tool for SMEs
The report indicates that small and medium enterprises represented the 42.3% of the total portfolioconfirming that leasing has become an increasingly viable and competitive option to finance productive goods without compromising working capital.
He Total balance of the active portfolio reached in June the $ 769,271 millionwhich represents a real growth of 96.7% year -on -yearadjusted by inflation. This evolution consolidates the recovery trend that the sector has been exhibited since mid -2024.
Transport, logistics and technology at the head of growth
The sectors that promoted the expansion of leasing were the Transportation and logisticswhich explained two thirds of the signed contracts. It also highlighted items such as technology, industrial machinery, construction and agricultural machinery, which reflects a transverse recovery In business investment.
As for the Fund’s destinationthe report details the following portfolio balance distribution:
-
63.2% by transport and logistics (includes cars)
-
12% In technology and telecommunications
-
9.6% In construction machinery
-
8.7% In industrial teams
-
2.9% In agricultural machinery
This cast shows the prominence of sectors directly linked to the production and distribution of goods, in a scenario where efficient investment is crucial to sustain competitiveness.
Ranking of leading entities in leasing
At the level of financial entities, The Capita Corporation / Banco Comafi led SMEs financing, with an assigned portfolio of $ 45,313 millionequivalent to 15% of the total For that segment. They were followed by Supervielle, Mercedes-Benz and Bice.
In addition, the same firm also headed financing to Large companieswith $ 98,817 millionahead of HPE Financial Services, Supervielle Bank and BBVA.
As for the public sector, Leasing Province It was first located with a balance of $ 43,589 millionfollowed by BPN, Banco Galicia And again Supervielle.
A future with positive projection
The good leasing performance so far from 2025 marks a clear contrast with other financial instruments more traditional, which have suffered the consequences of fiscal adjustment and monetary contraction. Given this panorama, leasing emerges as a dynamic, flexible and adequate alternative for facilitate access to capital goods without compromising immediate liquidity.
If the trend continues, leasing could close the year with a new record of operations, consolidating its role within the Argentine financial system as a high -impact productive investment vehicle For companies of all sizes.
Source: Ambito
