2023-08-18 15:32:00
The libertarian candidate, Javier Milei, along with his council of economic advisors, met this Friday, August 18, with authorities from the International Monetary Fund, to let the organization know about the reforms he plans to implement, in case La Libertad Avanza arrives. to the presidency next December.
After Milei’s victory in the primary elections last Sunday, he himself stated that representatives of the multilateral credit organization contacted his sister (Karina Milei) to have a meeting.
During this last week, the candidate for president has had a high presence in the media to the extent that, after his victory, he began to arouse a lot of interest in public opinion.
And one of the issues that generates the greatest unknown is what movements the libertarian candidate would make if he were elected president with the IMF, one of the largest external creditors of the Republic.
It is worth considering that next week the Minister of Economy Sergio Massa travels to Washington to seal the disbursements of US$ 8,000 million, after the approval of the staff level agreement.
What was discussed at the meeting on Friday the 18th?
Finally, the meeting between Javier Miley and his team with representatives of the organization crystallized on August 18, in which they discussed the strategies that they would carry out if they became president. Milei stressed that the program Freedom Advances it is “much harder” than the body’s, with which he does not believe he will have problems in the future.
As indicated by Javier Milei’s press team, in the meeting that took place virtually and lasted almost an hour and a half, Carlos Rodríguez, Darío Epstein and Roque Fernández participated, on the side of the presidential candidate, and Rodrigo Valdez, Director of the Western Hemisphere of the IMF, together with his team.
Next week, Massa travels to meet with the IMF
to sign the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will disburse US$ 8,000 million, after the approval of the staff level agreement. Reliable sources from the Ministry of Economy confirmed to PROFILE that the presidential candidate will be together with the managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, after the agency’s board approves the technical understanding.
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