2024-01-17 18:42:43
President Javier Milei finally held his long-awaited meeting today with the head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgievawithin the framework of Davos Forum, following the Argentine Government and the agency recovered the credit program last week.
“I am going to fulfill what I promised,” said the Argentine head of state, in reference to the adjustment of public spending and the drop in inflation.
At the meeting, the Argentine president was accompanied by the Chief of Staff, Nicolás Posse; the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo; the secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei; and the ambassador to the United States, Gerardo Werthein. Georgieva, for her part, appeared alongside the Fund’s deputy managing director, Gita Gopinath.
Milei confirmed before Kristalina Georgieva her political decision to apply a strong adjustment plan to end the fiscal deficit and attack inflation at its roots.
He also thanked the managing director for her willingness to close the agreement with Argentina and explained his roadmap to adjust the State, reduce inflation and increase GDP.
The Argentine president considers that his economic program is sufficient to meet the goals on fiscal deficit, monetary emission and reserves of the Central Bank.
For its part, the The head of the Fund praised the commitment exhibited by Milei, the “fast pace” of his Government and the technical team led by Caputo to close the Staff Level Agreement (SLA). «You were fast. “That was important,” said the managing director.
Before the meeting, the Argentine president told those attending the international meeting that “free enterprise capitalism is the only tool “What we have to end hunger and poverty on the planet.”
For its part, The head of the Monetary Fund expressed her “surprise” at the speed in which the President took measures and praised the technical team led by Caputo during the negotiations to reach the agreement, or Staff Level Agreement.
How was the meeting between Milei and Georgieva
The meeting between Milei and Georgieva lasted 25 minutes, and when he left the conclave, Milei told Infobae: “It came out impressive.”
This was the first time Milei and Georgieva saw each other face to face.
Before the formal meeting with the IMF, the president received Máxima Zorreguieta, the Queen of the Netherlands, an Argentine national.
It was a relaxed talk regarding the future of Argentina that was also shared by Karina Milei.
At 5:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. in Argentina), the head of state and the managing director met in a room at the Davos Economic Forum.
According to witnesses of the meeting, Milei smiled at Georgieva and hugged her. And Gopinath made the libertarian gesture next to the president, and then the three took a selfie.
According to the story of those covering the influential international event in Davos, Milei seems like a “rockstar”, and the selfie with Georgieva and Gopinath – who manage the IMF bureaucracy and its adjustment plans – confirmed his disruptive profile at that global event. .
Fuente: Argentine News
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