Carlos Melkonian He shared his assessment of the delay in the agreement with the International Monetary Fund. Additionally, he explained the terms under which he agreed to be Economic Minister of potential govt.
Asked if he would like to be head of the Treasury, the economist replied that he would have “no problem if the next administration has an economic leadership and a government to beat inflation”. “I have no problem being a minister if economics is separated from politics,” he said TN.
Later, he hinted at a future government change in the coming months and asked the political leadership to “fit the occasion”.
Regarding the government’s delay in talks with Monetary Fund“During election season they are playing with fire unnecessarily,” he said.
“A weak economy, without reserves and without funds has historically been a problem in Argentina. My advice is that they don’t play with fire because the situation is so bad,” he warned at the time, pointing against the international system. A silent companion to follow, follow”.
In this sense, he explained that the country has “financial approval” for non-compliance with the agreement’s results and described Argentina as the organization’s “elephant graveyard for officials”.
“The IMF should ask you for the first time to get a decision because the program is in place with this government and they have planned and violated all the decisions,” he noted.
Finally, he issued an ultimatum for the elections, questioning the government’s election strategy regarding the establishment of a new fear campaign against the opposition parties. “We are not deceiving anyone that the people who are here are good and those who come are bad. We cannot avoid what is happening due to lack of funds and emissions. The society does not have to accept the threat that these people are good. And they come as bad men of body and blood”.
