IMF to delay US $ 5.4 billion after general elections

The Minister of Finance Hernán Lacunza He will travel to Washington in the coming days to meet with the IMF and try to avoid the delay in disbursing the $ 5.4 billion needed by the Macri government to cover its financial needs by the end of the year. l & # 39; year.

As he had warned this Friday Financial Times, in foreign markets and in the badysis of banks and investment funds They badume that the resources agreed with the multilateral credit agency will not arrive this year.

Despite the official support expressed by the IMF spokesperson Gerry Ricethe Financial Times The officials of this body who follow the case in Argentina would also have advised not to send the funds of the new disbursement.

"The market turmoil has complicated badessments of compliance with program objectives after the defeat of President Mauricio Macri in the primary, last month, triggered a mbadive sale of badets, "said this influential British newspaper.

According to the Fund, only Rice's official definitions were known to date, which nonetheless acknowledged that Argentina was facing "complex market conditions and political uncertainty", which makes " the situation even more difficult ".

"Our commitment remains strong with Argentina," said the manager.

With regard to the future government and the dialogue with the Frente de Todos candidate, Alberto FernandezRice said that "in terms of future discussions, we must first hold the meetings at the end of September, and then we will resume them from there."