The announcement by the Minister of Economy, Luis "Toto" Caputo, about the imminent signing of an agreement with the IMF for a 20 billion dollar loan marked the most relevant news of the day and had an immediate impact on the markets, boosting the rise of bonds and the reduction of country risk.
In that context, President Javier Milei gave statements to radio El Observador, where he explained the benefits of the agreement and rejected the versions of the "econochantas and mandriles" about a devaluation.
"Is there absolutely no way there will be a devaluation?" asked journalist Luis Majul. To which the President replied firmly: "But obviously, the issue here is that there is a shortage of pesos, not dollars." For this reason, he considered that "talking about the exchange rate is irrelevant."

Additionally, the President highlighted that this new IMF financing "doesn't increase the debt because it is taking those funds from the BCRA to pay the debt that the treasury has with the Central Bank."









