Argentina’s radical rightwing presidential candidate has claimed the austerity imposed by the IMF is “tiny” compared with what the country needs, as he accused the fund of acting in its own interests in maintaining support for Latin America’s third-largest economy.
Javier Milei, an economist and congressman, told the Financial Times the IMF, which has provided Argentina with a total of 22 bailout packages — most recently in 2022 to replace a failed 2018 deal, “doesn’t care” about the country’s deep-rooted challenges.
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