See this thread. It is a recent update to the regulations that Bajo drew our attention to a couple of weeks ago. You have to click on the link in the first message in the thread and scroll down to see the new regulation. There it explains that from now on the rate is "5 X the minimum monthly salary" and also provides details about bringing the funds into the country.
New rentista requirements: 2000 usd per person
I read that as allowing one to bring in money (via Western Union, for example, assuming it is authorized by the Banco Central, which I guess it must be), and not even necessarily then depositing it in a bank account. There are reports of recent rejections of rentista applications based on WU...
baexpats.org
Google "sueldo minimo argentina julio 2023" and you will see the current minimum monthly salary and how it evolves over time.
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