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  "title": "Statement by the IMF Managing Director on Argentina",
  "publication": "IMF News, February 22, 2020",
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  "summary": "Press Release No. PR20/60",
  "publishDate": "2020-02-22",
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      "heading": "Meeting and context",
      "content": "- Press Release No. PR20/60\n- Date: February 22, 2020\n- Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, met with Mr. Martín Guzmán, Economy Minister of Argentina on the sidelines of the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.\n- Media contacts:\n  - PRESS OFFICER: Raphael Anspach\n  - Phone: +1 202 623-7100\n  - Email: MEDIA@IMF.org\n  - @IMFSpokesperson"
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      "heading": "Key findings and statements",
      "content": "- The Managing Director described the exchange as: \"a very fruitful exchange of views on the country’s challenges, and the path forward to ensure a more sustainable and inclusive growth for Argentina.\"\n- Commendation of Argentine authorities:\n  - \"I commended the efforts thus far, under the leadership of President Alberto Fernández, to put in place a set of policies to stabilize the economy and to reduce poverty.\"\n- Debt resolution and future engagement:\n  - \"Building on the findings of the recent IMF staff mission to Buenos Aires, we also discussed the authorities’ plans to secure a sustainable and orderly resolution of Argentina’s debt situation.\"\n  - \"In this context, I welcomed the Argentine authorities’ commitment to continue to deepen our engagement including through an Article IV Consultation and steps toward a Fund-supported program in the future. The modalities of these next steps will continue to be discussed.\""
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      "content": "- The Managing Director reiterated the Fund’s focus and commitment: \"As I have said from the start, our commitment and focus are with Argentina and its people. We want to see the Argentine economy recover in a durable manner, poverty to be reduced and Argentineans prosper.\"\n\nStatement by the IMF Managing Director on Argentina, February 22, 2020.\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- Argentina and the IMF\n- Saudi Arabia 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/2020/02/22/pr2060-statement-by-the-imf-managing-director-on-argentina"
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    "Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, met with Mr. Martín Guzmán, Economy Minister of Argentina on the sidelines of the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.",
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    "The Managing Director reiterated the Fund’s focus and commitment: \"As I have said from the start, our commitment and focus are with Argentina and its people. We want to see the Argentine economy recover in a durable manner, poverty to be reduced and Argentineans prosper.\"",
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