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Brazil Aims to Discuss Assistance to Argentina With BRICS, IMF - President

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Flags of the BRICS countries: South Africa, India, Brazil and China. - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.05.2023
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BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - Brazil is planning to discuss the issue of assistance to Argentina, which is experiencing a severe economic crisis, with the BRICS informal group of states and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday.
"We have already talked to the BRICS countries and will continue to talk to BRICS to see how we can help Argentina," Lula told journalists after the meeting with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez.
The Brazilian president added he was also planning "through my Finance Minister [Fernando Haddad] to turn to the IMF to remove this knife [debt obligations] from Argentina's throat."
"The IMF cannot continue to put pressure on a country that just wants to grow, create jobs, and improve the lives of its citizens," Lula said.
He noted that Brazil stands ready to aid Argentina, adding that the issue will be discussed with the country's businesspersons and parliament.
Argentina faces $44 billion in debt to the IMF.
A worker wearing an Argentine soccer jersey that says in Spanish World Champions, referring to Argentina's 2022 World Cup title, arranges vegetables at the central market in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. On Feb. 14, the government statistics service (INDEC) will release January's Consumer Price Index for Argentina, which has one of the world's highest inflation rates. - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.03.2023
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In June 2018, the IMF approved a $50 billion standby loan to Argentina to help the country reduce its budget deficit amid soaring inflation. In October 2018, the fund agreed to increase the size of the financing program to $56.3 billion. However, the deal was renegotiated in 2021 to $44 billion.
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