IMF Chief Praises Argentina's Economic Progress, Compares It to Messi's Career

Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director, visited Argentina and commended the country's economic achievements under President Javier Milei. She noted two consecutive years of primary fiscal surplus, economic growth, reduced inflation, and improved sovereign financing costs. Georgieva compared Argentina's economic transformation to Lionel Messi's career, highlighting perseverance as key to both successes. She also emphasized the need for further reforms, including an independent central bank and a durable fiscal rule, to sustain growth.