NEWS Release - September 26 - 2018 - IMF and Argentina Authorities Reach Staff-Level Agreement on First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement
The International Monetary Fund staff and Argentina authorities have reached an agreement on a set of strengthened economic policies that will underpin the 36-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) approved on June 20, 2018. Subject to IMF Executive Board approval, the revised Arrangement front loads IMF financing, increasing available resources by US$19 billion through the end of 2019, and brings the total amount available under the program to US$57.1 billion through 2021. The resources available under the program would no longer be treated as precautionary and the authorities intend to use IMF financing for budget support.