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  "title": "Statement by the IMF’s Managing Director on Argentina",
  "publication": "IMF News, September 4, 2018",
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  "summary": "Ms. Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund’s Managing Director, made the following statement today after meeting Argentina’s Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne, and Central Bank Deputy Governor Gustavo Cañonero. ",
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      "heading": "Meeting and participants",
      "content": "- Date: September 4, 2018\n- Press Release No.: 18/338\n- Participants:\n  - Ms. Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund’s Managing Director\n  - Argentina’s Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne\n  - Central Bank Deputy Governor Gustavo Cañonero"
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      "heading": "Key statements and findings",
      "content": "- Purpose of meeting:\n  - “to initiate discussions about how the Fund can best support Argentina in the face of renewed financial volatility and a challenging economic environment.”\n- Progress reported:\n  - “We made progress in our meeting and we will be working together to further strengthen the Argentine authorities’ IMF-backed program.”\n- Next steps:\n  - “Our discussions will now continue at a technical level and, as stated before, our common objective is to reach a rapid conclusion to present a proposal to the IMF Executive Board.”"
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      "heading": "Contact information (IMF Communications Department)",
      "content": "- MEDIA RELATIONS / PRESS OFFICER: Raphael Anspach and Maria Candia Romano\n- Phone: +1 202 623-7100\n- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org\n\nPress Release No. 18/338 — Statement by the IMF’s Managing Director on Argentina (September 4, 2018).\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- Argentina and the IMF\n- Press Releases\n- PRESS CENTER\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2018/09/04/pr18338-argentina-statement-by-the-imfs-managing-director"
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    "Phone: +1 202 623-7100",
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