Silvina Batakis “there are many causes that generate inflation” and anticipated that “surely” there will be price controls: “We will look for a agreement with the trainersAnd he denied again: “The official dollar it will not be devalued“.

He denied once again that “in no way” it will be devalued against the dollar, especially in the face of several days of peaks in the price of blue, which the minister downplayed once again in its size. “We see no expectation of devaluation, except, of course, for bullfights exchange rates “, he declaimed in harmony with what was outlined by Alberto Fernández.

Batakis seemed to indicate that he was waiting before Martín Guzmán’s departure. “I have never stopped following macroeconomics,” he said and marked the beginning of him: “There are so many things to improve. We are living unprecedented tension all over the world, it is a very special singularity that all countries experience. We need to take measures that are adapting to what is happening, the transformations will continue to take place “.

He referred to inflation with a retail aspect. “We believe in productive work, not speculative work. In no way can we accept when there is a seller or retailer that simply, given the possibility of inflation, decide to raise prices. We cannot accept it, for the sake of the people, “she warned.

“There was a situation of uncertainty, it is real. Since Monday we have been working with a basket of goods and services that are reasonably priced. We are working on it and will certainly announce it in the coming days.

Will there be a price agreement?Batakis was asked.

-Yes sure.

For the second time since taking office, Batakis downplayed the magnitude of the parallel dollar price. “The market of blue is a marginal market which has virtually no operations, “he noted.

And he countered: “The official dollar is what is actually put into each of the prices we receive on a daily basis, in different bills of exchange for goods, food and services. Energy services have an official dollar. When you look at the multilateral exchange rate, that compares the basket of goods and services between one country and another, with which Argentina has commercial relations, what it shows is that that exchange rate was competitive“.

“We do not see any expectations of devaluation, except for the the currency handles it the previous minister had to suffer. These things are not supposed to happen and the Central Bank has shown that they have the tools to stop it, “she said.

And he sent a reassuring message reaffirming that “the central bank has enough power to meet demand.”

“The truth is that in the economic circuit there are references, you know how I worked, not only because I was Secretary of the Provinces, but also because I was also Minister of Economy in the Province of Buenos Aires. From these efforts we can deduce a lot of what I think, believe and where we will go, “was introduced.

He took the opportunity to define his postulates in economic matters. “I believe in the role of the state, which is necessary. In Argentina, if we take a brief look at what happened, the state was necessary so that Argentines do not lose sources of work, for example with the ATP,” he said. .

He called himself a “Peronist” when asked the question and once again thanked his constituents for the position -Wado De Pedro, Daniel Scioli, this time not Cristina Kirchner-.

Like a celebrity, the minister was followed as she entered the studio and photographed by the invited press. “Do you know where she got to?” was Marcelo Bonelli’s second question, the first was rhetorical, about who she is, to define herself. She knew it. “Yes of course”.

IMF and team building in Economy: the third day of Batakis as minister

Silvina Batakis dedicated Wednesday’s session to the designation of part of the team that will accompany her in Economics, while she held the first talks with the authorities of the International Monetary Fund and then with its director, Kristalina Georgiev.

Firstly, it has been defined that Guillermo Hang, who took office just a month and a half ago to replace Roberto Feletti, will leave the secretariat of Commerce and will be replaced by Martín Pollera. Formality and a pending announcement are hardly missing at the exit.

The economist Pollera accompanied Batakis when he was Minister of Economy of the Province in the management of Daniel Scioli. In the Buenos Aires government, he served as the provincial director of Development Programs, within the ministry led by Batakis.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday afternoon, it became known that the minister held talks with the authorities of the International Monetary Fund region and that a meeting with its director Kristalina Georgieva was also planned.

The head of the Fund specified on his Twitter account that he had “an excellent phone call with Minister @sbatakis today to discuss implementation of the program from Argentina “.

We look forward to continuing our constructive partnership to promote economic stability and inclusive growth in a very challenging global environment. “

From the Ministry of Economy, while reporting in a statement that in the course of the conversation “both agreed to continue working together to promote macroeconomic stability in the growth path“.

“In a framework of trust, we have maintained a cfruitful conversation with Georgieva and we hope to continue to have a positive dialogue, “said Batakis, according to the press area of ​​his portfolio. Batakis already has a trusted spokesperson.

News in development.

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