Argentina and IMF hold crisis talks

Argentine officials arrived in Washington, DC on Tuesday for crisis talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to renegotiate conditions of a $50bn loan to help its ailing economy.

Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne is seeking to secure an early release of funds from the three-year relief package, which he said would allow the government to avoid asking the bond market for financing in the near term.

The IMF has indicated a willingness to accelerate payments, with its head Christine Lagarde stressing her support for Argentina’s policies in an August 29 statement. She said IMF staff had been instructed to work with Argentine officials to “re-examine the phasing of the financial programme”.

Al Jazeera

 

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