Tag: economic policy plans

• Thursday, June 14th 2018 - 22:14 UTC

  IMF's Lagarde welcomes Argentina government’s economic policy plans

  

  Argentine authorities have asked to use US$7.5 billion of the US$50 billion financing deal signed with the International Monetary Fund to fund their budget, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said in a statement. Argentina’s Finance Ministry said in a separate statement that the funds would be sold on the market through pre-announced daily auctions conducted by the central bank.