BUENOS AIRES – The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday described a meeting with Argentina’s economy minister, Silvina Batakis, as “productive,” amid a deepening economic crisis afflicting South America’s third-biggest economy.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva added in a post on Twitter that she welcomes Batakis’ efforts “to strengthen fiscal sustainability” in the country.
(Reporting by Eliana Raszewski; Writing by Kylie Madry; Editing by Leslie Adler)