A race against the clock faces the Government today to advance with the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and close the deal before March 21, when the next disbursement is due.
In this sense, the economic committee, headed by Minister Martín Guzmán, is carrying out several conversations with the staff of the organismso that the final proposal of the IMF can be brought to Congress on March 1.
However, as the Government itself had confirmed, the project of IMF It will first pass through the Chamber of Deputies, which according to official sources will take place next week.
Although the Executive is still working on the fine print of the agreement, apparently the negotiations are progressing well, and it is estimated that they are already in their final stage.
Even the Minister of Economy anticipates that the final document will be ready before the end of February, with which the proposal can be presented in the Legislative Assembly.
Meanwhile, the tension between the ruling party grows, since some deputies have expressed their rejection of the negotiations that are being carried out with the bodywhich will also represent a great challenge for the country if it is finally signed.
The agreement with the IMF will be the central issue in the Legislative Assembly
As usual, the president is preparing his speech to start a new legislative period, which will begin to run on March 1.
Although his speech will only be known until that day, it is expected that the central issue will be the agreement with the IMFgiven that the proposal also expects to be presented that day in Congress.
Likewise, to give weight to this initiative, the president would also address other economic issues that are of great relevance to the country, and that in any way are linked to the negotiation with the organism.
Although for now the Government trusts that the agreement will be approved in Congress, it is unknown what strategies it will implement in case the proposal falls, since apparently refinancing is the only way out.
