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Montevideo, March 23rd 2025 - 10:03 UTC

Tag: Kristalina Georgieva

  • Friday, February 21st 2025 - 09:43 UTC

    No signs of imminent IMF disbursement after Milei meets with Georgieva

    The IMF told Milei it was concerned about certain policies undertaken by the Argentine government

    Argentine President Javier Milei met Thursday with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Washington, D.C., to discuss the South American country's stabilization and growth plan and advance negotiations for a new loan.

  • Monday, February 17th 2025 - 09:08 UTC

    Argentine deregulation minister meets with IMF Chief in Saudi Arabia

    “I am excited about his participation in the IMF's new Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth,” Georgieva said about Sturzenegger

    Argentina's Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger met Sunday in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. They were both attending the Conference for Emerging Market Economies.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2025 - 07:41 UTC

    Milei’s 2025 challenges: Between Argentina's mid-term elections and the IMF

    Javier Milei with his good friend Donald Trump

    By Alejandro Werner (*) - The author thanks Ignacio Albe, Olivier Blanchard, Martina Copelman, Joseph Gagnon, José de Gregorio, Patrick Honohan, Douglas Irwin, Maurice Obstfeld, and other PIIE colleagues for their comments and suggestions.

  • Monday, January 20th 2025 - 07:12 UTC

    Milei holds positive meeting with Georgieva

    “We are doing very well,” Milei posted on social media after his encounter with the IMF's Managing Director

    Argentine President Javier Milei and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva held a meeting Sunday in Washington DC ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration to discuss the economic situation in the South American country.

  • Monday, January 13th 2025 - 06:44 UTC

    IMF warns Milei about increasing poverty amid exchange rate controls

    Milei hopes things will get better after Trump's inauguration

    Despite approving Argentine President Javier Milei's management in a broad way, the International Monetary Fund suggested the South American country should pay more attention to exchange rate arrears and the increasing poverty.

  • Wednesday, November 20th 2024 - 09:44 UTC

    Milei meets with IMF Manager in Rio

    Milei hopes his ties with Donald Trump will lead Georgieva's agency to authorize a US$ 10 billion disbursement

    Argentine President Javier Milei met Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro on the sidelines of the G20 Summit with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to negotiate a new disbursement from the credit agency to boost the South American country's coffers. Also participating in the meeting were Ministers Gerardo Werthein (Foreign Affairs) and Luis Toto Caputo (Economy), among other officials

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 10:41 UTC

    IMF to think about what is best for Argentina, says Georgieva

    “We see the improvements,” Georgieva admitted

    Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo met Thursday in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who then announced that “we have an objective, which is to think together, as a single team, what is best for Argentina”.

  • Thursday, July 25th 2024 - 19:50 UTC

    Argentine Economy Minister meets with IMF Chief in Rio

    Caputo was full of praise for Georgieva as he almost desperately needs fresh IMF funding

    Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo met Thursday in Rio de Janeiro with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who said the encounter had been “constructive.”

  • Tuesday, July 23rd 2024 - 18:43 UTC

    IMF and IDB to boost Paraguay's sustainable development initiatives

    Goldfajn (R) and Georgieva (L) highlighted Paraguay's progress after meeting with President Peña

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced this week in Asunción an increase in cooperation with Latin American and Caribbean countries regarding environmental initiatives and sustainable development.

  • Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 10:11 UTC

    IMF Chief visits Paraguay's tourist attractions

    Georgieva visited the Itapú Hydroelectric Plant on her day as a tourist in Paraguay

    International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Sunday visited the Itaipú Hydroelectric Power Plant and other Paraguayan tourist attractions before starting a series of engagements in the South American country this week. Her agenda includes encounters with government officials, women leaders, and representatives of civil society and the private sector. Georgieva underlined Paraguay's stability and Itaipú's role in this achievement.

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