A technical staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded a one-week mission in Buenos Aires on Thursday, with the goal of auditing Argentina’s economic program. We will provide further information in due course,” an IMF source told the Herald. Now, in order to get an upcoming US$1.1 billion disbursement, Argentina must pass the second review of the new agreement. The “technical mission” was headed by the IMF’s mission chiefs for Argentina, Luis Cubeddu and Bikas Joshi, sources in the lender told the Herald. Private consultants estimate that net international reserves measured using the methodology included in the program with the Fund were around US$13 billion below the committed level.
