Pablo de Leon
11/23/2020 11:50 AM
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 11/23/2020 11:50 AM
The President of the Nation was this weekend at the residence of Chapadmalal, 429 kilometers away from the City of Buenos Aires, and from there he participated in the G20 summit, a forum whose permanent members are 19 countries from all continents plus the European Union - and organizations such as the UN, the IMF and the World Bank - and which is, today, the most important space for political and economic deliberation in the world.
Alberto Ángel Fernández took part of his Saturday and Sunday in participating in this appointment in a virtual way -the conclave was held in Saudi Arabia-, where he focused on the difficult situation that Latin American countries are experiencing due to the pandemic ("no one is saved alone on a planet that burns, floods or is poisoned, "he said) and based his hope on the early arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine, where he recounted the negotiations with different countries and highlighted the relationship with the president of the Federation Russian, Vladimir Putin, with whom Argentina advanced in the acquisition of several million Sputnik V, the country's vaccine.
Alberto Fernández during his speech at the G20 Leaders Summit., Photo of the Argentine Presidency
At the presidential residence of Chapadmalal, Alberto was accompanied by
the first lady Fabiola Yañez
and by the secretary of Communication and Press
Juan Pablo Biondi
.
But he also received the Minister of Economy, Martín Guzmán, who also participated in the G20, in the meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Presidents, where he spoke about the negotiation that the Argentine government is carrying out with the International Monetary Fund: " We want the program with the IMF to help restore macroeconomic stability. We are in the process of talks with the Fund for a new program and we have been working constructively, "Guzmán said.
The minister arrived with the President at the fifth presidential rest on Friday, along with the head of state who stayed with his entourage until Sunday night.
On Sunday, after the second participation in the G20,
Alberto Fernández and Martín Guzmán played paddle tennis.
They teamed up against two other collaborators of the president.
"That way I make sure I win," Alberto said
and the result was 6-0 / 6-0 / 6-2.
After the game, the two of them sat on one side of the court to chat.
They spent almost two hours chatting alone.
Alberto Fernández and Martín Guzmán, in Chapadmalal, in November 2020
The conversation took place in the midst of the different economic measures of the government, which include
an adjustment in public accounts
: already this month, the IFE (Emergency Family Income) was stopped implementing, which did not reach its fourth version of $ 10,000 pesos. .
Then, with the reduction of the ATP program, which assisted companies to pay salaries.
And finally, the new formula for calculating pensions, which would imply a saving of 0.5% of GDP.
In the conversation alone, they also discussed at length the negotiation with the International Monetary Fund, an agreement that was postponed until February, due to political elements such as the inauguration of Joe Biden and the appointment of a new head of the United States Treasury.
But this long meeting between the two, without other presences, meant a support from the President to his economic minister, at a time when he faced criticism for the adjustment and the need to "empower him" in the negotiations with the IMF.
Alberto had already "empowered" his official when the blue dollar was unleashed
and reached over $ 190.
Fernández gave him the order to act, he ran to Miguel Pesce - BCRA head - and the currency fell, although it continues in an unstable seesaw.
In those days, and in parallel, Cristina Kirchner broke her anger of 10 years and received Martín Redrado, former head of the Central Bank for 6 years of Kirchnerism, to listen to the economic ideas of the "Golden Boy".
This Sunday, Alberto was with his current minister Martín Guzmán and
with an aside, alone for two hours, he gave him support
for the challenges that come, which will not be easy, since the end of the year always generates social tensions for the march of the economy.
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