LONDON/NEW YORK—The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Argentina reached a staff-level agreement on the fourth review of their $44 billion loan program, the IMF said in a statement on Monday, confirming that some economic targets for the country could be eased.
The IMF staff said that adjustments were being requested to key targets to build up foreign currency reserves, which has been hampered by a major drought gripping the grains producing nation that has hurt exports of soy, corn, and wheat.
It said adjustments would be focused on early 2023 and would help adapt the program for the “impact of the increasingly severe drought,” while also taking into account plans by the country to save dollars by cutting spending on energy imports….