Claudio Loser: "If the IMF does not proceed to a new disbursement, the exchange rate would fluctuate considerably"

L & # 39; economist Claudio Loser warned today that if the MFIs does not make a new disbursement for Argentina ",there would be a bigger exchange than there was. "

If the Monetary Fund stops supporting Argentina and does not give the disbursement (of $ 5.4 billion), the race would be longer than ever and the regulatory measures taken by the government should be more "said the former director of the Department of the Western Hemisphere, the lender.

The IMF may view this restructuring as an inevitable and necessary evil, said Claudio Loser.

In his statements on the radio, Loser felt that "it is positive" that the Minister of Finance, Hernán Lacunza, trip to Washington to contact the IMF authorities. "The minister's trip has taken me by surprise, but I see it as something positive because it's so disbursement is very likely," he added.

For the economist, "if the IMF were seeking help from Argentina at the moment, it would cause a very big shock in the country.We, the Argentineans, have the capacity to face big crises with the Funds". However, he hoped that the agency would do "everything possible to continue to support Argentina".

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Regarding the payment of the last part of the loan from the Fund, Loser said: "If I had to bet, not too much for personal reasons, I would say that this will give you the payout, that the possibility is more on that side. "

With respect to the government's exchange control measures, Loser badessed: "I understand them as something temporary, in times of crisis."

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