Corralito
![A protest against the banks in 2002. The large sign reads](/Images/godic/202501/06/Cacerolazo_Argentina_2001-20022342.jpg")
![Depositors protesting frozen accounts for fear they might lose value, or worse. February 2002.](/Images/godic/202501/06/Buenos_Aires_-_Manifestación_contra_el_Corralito_-_20020206-222342.JPG")
Corralito (Spanish pronunciation: [koraˈlito]) was the informal name for the economic measures taken in Argentina at the end of 2001 by Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo in order to stop a bank run, and which were fully in force for one year. The corralito almost completely froze bank accounts and forbade withdrawals from U.S. dollar-denominated accounts.