Argentina’s government has successfully reactivated its financial agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This move restarts the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, first established in March 2022. The decision came after both parties acknowledged failures in meeting previously set quantitative targets. Economy Minister Luis Caputo and Santiago Bausili, head of Argentina’s Central Bank, announced […]
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