IMF’s Georgieva: ‘excellent’ meeting with Argentina’s president
2022.09.19 14:10
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© Reuters. Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez hold hands with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva in New York, U.S., September 19, 2022. Esteban Collazo/Argentine Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
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(Reuters) -International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday she had an “excellent” meeting with Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez in New York.
Georgieva said via Twitter (NYSE:) they discussed the importance of a decisive program implementation to fight inflation and to strengthen stability for sustainable and inclusive growth for Argentines.
The meeting comes after the IMF reached a staff-level agreement on Argentina’s $44 billion extended fund facility arrangement, which should unlock nearly $4 billion in funds for the South American nation.
Fernandez is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
