The director of the Western Hemisphere of the International Monetary Fund explained that the statements of the owner of the agency did not seek to enter Argentine politics.
“The general director said something very simple about this: the elections are for the Argentine people, not for us, agree? So the message is very clear to me. I can also say that what she underlined was the importance of the continuity of policies to support the stability and recovery of Argentina,” said Rodrigo Valdésdirector of the Western Hemisphere of the Agency, within the framework of a press conference offered this Friday at Washington, referring to the statements made Kristalina Georgieva About the October elections.
“The country is going to elections in October. It is very important that the will to change does not derail. Until now, we do not see that this risk materializes. But I would ask Argentina to maintain the course,” The head of the International Monetary Fund said generating serious criticism of the Argentine opposition.
Valdés insisted that these statements did not seek to end up in Argentine politics by saying: “Their comments reflect the economic opportunities that are coming and the importance of the government maintaining the course to implement them. It is not an opinion on the political process or its results. In fact, the IMF is never positioned in this regard.”
The head of the IMF, early clarified her expressions by pointing out that her message “It was for the government”, clarified and emphasized that “The elections are for Argentines, not for us.”
He insisted that “What we have learned from the experience is that very often, before the elections, the governments weaken their determination to make reforms, so my message was for the government, to establish the course for the benefit of the growth of Argentina, for the benefit of the Argentine people.”
Valdés was also consulted on the information given by the Bloomberg agency referring to that Half of the IMF directory opposed the new loan to Argentina, but the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and Kristalina Georgieva, pressed to approve it.
The head of the Western hemisphere was limited to pointing out that “all decisions for the programs backed by the IMF are taken by the executive directory based on the technical evaluation of the personnel and in line with the fund policies.” He added that “The program for Argentina was approved by the Executive Board after a very rigorous evaluation, a lot of commitment to the Board throughout the process and also reflects the solid history and commitment of the authorities (Argentines) with stabilization and (economic) reforms.”
Source: Ambito
