2) But now that the #IMF board has approved the revised #Argentina bailout, the question is whether it is a political liability no matter the outcome.
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1) There is no doubt the #IMF is disliked in #Argentina, as we found in @LATAMProg's @TheWilsonCenter/@Poliarquia_ #ArgentinaPulse survey. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/argentinapulse-1-argentines-perceptions-the-world-order-foreign-policy-and-global-issues …pic.twitter.com/eev71eNqTb
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3) For now, amid a deepening recession, opponents see blood in the water, as was clear in
@SergioMassa's criticisms of#Argentina's#IMF program in his recent remarks at@TheWilsonCenter, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-future-argentina-conversation-sergio-massa ….pic.twitter.com/vWnvq5Z1kl
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4) But two things are working in President
@mauriciomacri's favor: 1st, the#Argentina deal appears to have stabilized the peso, perhaps the most politically potent economic indicator.Show this thread -
5) 2nd, public opinion recognizes the gravity of
#Argentina's economic troubles, even though the#IMF's solutions are mistrusted. In@MyFconsultora's October poll, 79% of respondents said the economy was worse than a year ago, amid deep concern over inflation and unemployment.Show this thread
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