Government confirms IMF mission will visit country next week

"The fund arrives next week We are in contact Hernán Lacunza is working The economic team knows what has happened My priority is to take care of the Argentineans," said the president during the meeting. 39, a presentation in Malba.

The Visit of IMF emissaries raises expectations due to agreement between the agency and the government and that both sides should reconsider in light of the new economic measures adopted by Macri after defeat in the primary elections.

For now, the new Minister of Finance, Hernán Lacunza, foresaw what would be his link with the IMF: "I spoke (with the agency) Monday night.I communicated before taking over. Taxes ".

"We will respect the annual directive, the agreement is still in effect, the IMF statement reflects this conversation," said the minister, adding that "I asked them for a few days to finish configuring the situation and describing the situation. next steps".

Shortly after taking over Lacunza, Monetary Fund spokesman Gerry Rice badured that the body was "following closely" the economic and financial crisis in Argentina, and confirmed that "soon" there would send a mission to Buenos Aires.

In this context, the official considered it essential to reach a "commitment to do everything to take care of the Argentines and the stability" of the economy. "We are going through a delicate economic moment, it is a complex moment like all the electoral periods in Argentina, there is no room for personal speculation," he said.