IMF in talks to ‘rapidly conclude’ talks and release of funds for Argentina
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to speed up payments of a $50bn loan to the embattled country, whose currency is in free fall
Washington — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday that it hoped to "rapidly conclude" a new round of talks with Argentina, set to open next week in Washington, with a view to accelerating the release of funds for the crisis-wracked economy. "IMF MD Christine Lagarde, IMF staff and [Argentina’s] finance minister Nicolás Dujovne, and his team are scheduled to meet on Tuesday next week to advance the dialogue," IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said in a statement. "Our goal is to rapidly conclude these talks and submit the revised economic plan to the executive board." Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri and IMF’s Lagarde agreed on Wednesday to speed up payments of a $50bn IMF loan to counter heightened volatility in the battered economy. The IMF approved the three-year standby loan in June. A first $15bn tranche has already been released. The country’s central bank hiked interest rates from 45% to 60% on Thursday in a desperate bid to stabilise a currency in free fall sinc...
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