08/05/2020 - 12:33
- Clarín.com
- Politics
Santiago Cafiero and the rest of the ministers that make up the economic cabinet congratulated Martín Guzmán for having reached an agreement with the bondholders for the public debt.
It happened this Wednesday morning, in the Casa Rosada, during a meeting of the economic cabinet in which it advanced in the "post-quarantine productive reactivation program," official sources reported.
According to a video that came out on social networks, the applause was prompted by Cafiero, who upon entering the room said: "Che, an applause for Martín. Have you applauded him yet?" .
In addition to the Chief of Cabinet, the Deputy Chief Cecilia Todesca participated in the meeting; and the Ministers of Economy, Martín Guzmán; of Work, Claudio Moroni; and of Productive Development, Matías Kulfas.
There were also the holders of the Central Bank, Miguel Pesce; from the AFIP, Mercedes Marcó del Pont; and de la Anses, Fernanda Raverta.
The agreement reached by the Argentine Government will mean a relief for the country's external commitments, since according to Minister Guzmán, it implies for Argentina a lower debt burden of US $ 42,500 million during the first five years , and a clear horizon to the 2024 with maturity of US $ 4.5 billion.
Guzmán assured that the negotiation allowed to reduce the interest from an estimated amount of $ 7 average to $ 3 for every $ 100 held by the bondholders, along with a 1.9% capital reduction.
JPE
