Martín Guzmán held meetings to add support to the agreement with the IMF

Martín Guzmán held meetings to add support to the agreement with the IMF

Among the issues of interest to Argentina at the multilateral level are the need to insist on the reduction of surcharges applied by the Fund, a measure that was supported by the G20 and the IMF’s advisory council, and which is still being discussed. with the Board of Directors of the Fund.

“Thank you France for the constructive role,” Guzmán added.

The Argentine Minister of Economy is in Rome to participate in a G20 summit, where this Friday he will also meet with the German Finance Minister, Olaf Sholz, with his Russian counterpart and his entourage, and with officials of the European Commission (EC).

On the other hand, he will also participate this Friday in the meeting of finance and health ministers of the international forum of governors and presidents of central banks (G20 Joint Finance and Health Meeting).

These technical meetings take place before the meetings scheduled for this Saturday between President Alberto Fernández and German Chancellor Angela Merkel and IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva, in which Guzmán and Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero will also participate.

The financial organization wants the Argentine territory to apply reforms with “high priority” in some decisive sectors of the economy such as the tax system and the labor market, amid the tension between the government and the organization, after the president hardened his speech in front of the next negotiations.

The agency produced a report that argues that “in most economies, greater flexibility is needed in product market regulations and the implementation of active labor market policies” ·

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