El FMI desmiente que haya conversaciones avanzadas sobre un nuevo acuerdo con Argentina y valoran la Ley de Bases y el paquete fiscal
El FMI volvió a dejar pagando al ministro de Economía, Luis Caputo, y al presidente Javier Milei. La vocera del organismo, Julie Kozack, dijo durante una conferencia de prensa que “no hay un cronograma específico” en relación a fondos frescos que el ministro viene prometiendo hace rato, al tiempo que además saltó en defensa del director del Hemisferio Occidental Rodrigo Valdés, quien había sido duramente criticado por Milei. Así, el Fondo vuelve a poner paños fríos a las selfies y los guiños discursivos.
No es la primera vez que el Fondo Monetario Internacional da claras muestras de que tiene pies de plomo en la relación con Argentina, a pesar de la simpatía ideológica con Milei y el resto del equipo económico. Fundamentalmente, de que el organismo no está dispuesto a dar dinero fácil, sobre todo si el gobierno no avanza en definiciones en relación a la liberación del cepo cambiario y una fuerte suba de las tasas de interés.
Crédito: IMF.
No es la primera vez que el Fondo Monetario Internacional da claras muestras de que tiene pies de plomo en la relación con Argentina, a pesar de la simpatía ideológica con Milei y el resto del equipo económico. Fundamentalmente, de que el organismo no está dispuesto a dar dinero fácil, sobre todo si el gobierno no avanza en definiciones en relación a la liberación del cepo cambiario y una fuerte suba de las tasas de interés.
Crédito: IMF.
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00:00So, since approval of the Eighth Review on July 13th, the Eighth Review of the program,
00:05we have had some quite positive developments in Argentina.
00:12Congress approved the critical fiscal and structural measures that aim to improve the
00:17quality and durability of fiscal consolidation and support the recovery and investment going
00:25forward.
00:26Particularly noteworthy was the reform of the personal income tax, which brings more
00:32higher income formal sector workers into the tax net, thereby supporting revenues in Argentina
00:40and also improving the burden sharing of the fiscal consolidation.
00:46The approved structural legislation will also help create a more market-based economy and
00:52address many of Argentina's bottlenecks to growth.
00:58More generally, the approval of this critical legislation also demonstrates the administration's
01:04willingness and ability to find political compromise in implementing reforms.
01:11And this is also consistent with more recent efforts to build consensus with a broad set
01:17of stakeholders on key public policy principles and objectives.
01:23And all of this is happening as the program continues to be implemented.
01:27Preliminary data suggests that fiscal and reserve targets continue to be met.
01:32High-frequency data point to further reductions in inflation and some stabilization of economic
01:39activity and demand.
01:42All of this said, and as we've said many times before, continued efforts are needed to continue
01:48to strengthen stability, secure the economic recovery, and we are – our team is actively
01:55engaged with the authorities to this end.
01:58Now, regarding some of the more specific questions, on our future engagement with Argentina, currently
02:06we remain within the framework of the EFF arrangement.
02:11And as we've already mentioned, our engagement remains frequent and constructive.
02:18Staff will engage in discussions on a potential new arrangement, as we would with any IMF
02:24member, once the authorities formally request one.
02:28And at this stage, there's no specific timetable for such discussions.
02:33We'll, of course, share additional information as it becomes available.
02:40There was a specific question on kind of market turbulence and volatility.
02:44I mean, to that, what I can say is, you know, it's inevitable that countries that are going
02:51through these types of stabilization programs will have periods of volatility.
03:01And that's just, you know, inevitable.
03:04But the key here is for policymakers in looking at this volatility to remain agile with policies
03:14and to evolve to continue to address the underlying macroeconomic imbalances that exist.
03:22And this is precisely what the Argentine authorities are doing.
03:28And with respect to the G20, we don't yet have any, the formal schedule finalized.
03:36If we, once we know more and have more information about the managing director's schedule at
03:42the G20, we will certainly be communicating that.
03:48And finally, I think it's just important to note that the managing director has full confidence
03:54in Rodrigo Valdez and her entire senior leadership team.
03:59And as stated previously, our engagement with the Argentine authorities remains active and constructive.