Washington.- A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met this Friday virtually with the candidate with the most votes in last Sunday’s primaries in Argentina, Javier Milei, to exchange views on the current economic prospects of the Latin American country.
Through a statement, the IMF explained that the meeting was attended by the director of the Western Hemisphere of the IMF, Rodrigo Valdés, as well as other members of the institution and the team of the candidate, a political phenomenon of the anti-system right in Argentina.
“The discussion was an opportunity to exchange views on Argentina’s current economic prospects and understand its economic policy priorities,” the organization said.
The meeting, explained the IMF, is part of the Fund’s regular and routine contacts with “a wide range of political and economic referents”, including those who have programs with the institution, to “understand their points of view and opinions on the objectives general and key policies of the programs”.
Last Tuesday the IMF already confirmed that it had contacted Milei after learning the results of the first round of elections that took place on Sunday, as part of the same “regular” meetings with “political and economic leaders.”
On Monday, the IMF issued a statement in which it stressed that it values the measures taken so far by Argentina and recalled that the latest revision of the agreement with this country must be approved by the board of directors on August 23.
“We value the authorities’ recent policy actions and commitment to safeguard stability, rebuild reserves, and strengthen fiscal order,” IMF spokeswoman Julie Kozack said in a brief statement.
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