“We had a very good and constructive conversation on the issue of the impact of the war in Ukraine on the global economy and also Argentina, highlighting the importance of Argentina continuing with the objective of lowering inflation, improving the performance of its economy and doing it in a a way that takes into account the needs of the Argentine population, especially the most vulnerable segments,” he said.
He also recalled that “the second review has been successfully concluded in a short period due to the discipline that Minister Massa and his team have shown”. “And we agreed in our conversation that in this very difficult global environment it is important to continue this discipline,” she closed.
The meeting was held between 5:25 p.m. (local time, 6:25 in Argentina) and 6:15 p.m. (7:15 in Argentina) in the Tampa Ksiring room of the Hotel Meliá.
At the meeting, Fernández was accompanied by Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero; the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa; and the Argentine ambassador to the United States, Jorge Argüello.
For her part, Georgieva was together with Gita Gopinath, Economic Counselor and Director of the Department of Studies; Kristina Kostial, deputy managing director of the agency; Christian Mumssen, Finance Director; and Krishna Srinivasan, director of the Asia and the Pacific department.
At the meeting, the cost of the war in Ukraine was discussed, with the idea of reducing debt payment targets, while on the issue of overcharges, Georgieva promised to discuss it on the board next December, they said. official sources.
Fernández and Georgieva had one last contact on September 19 in New York, within the framework of the 77th Period of Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, an opportunity in which they had asked for a solution to the “problem of surcharges”, a “fairer” distribution of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and the creation of a Resilience and Sustainability Fund.
At that time, the President had asked the head of the Fund to consider the negative influence of the current international context on Argentina.
On that occasion, Georgieva praised that day the progress of the government’s economic program. In addition, Fernández reiterated to the head of the Fund her concern to find a solution to the problem of overcharges, also known.
Source: Ambito
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