Luis Caputo Met With the Secretary of the Treasury of Donald Trump's Administration

The Minister of Economy, Luis "Toto" Caputo, held a meeting with the United States Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, a key official in the negotiations to reach a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as he represents the position of the Donald Trump administration within the organization's board.

"The Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, met today with the Argentine Minister of Finance, Luis Caputo, with whom they discussed the impressive reform measures of the Milei Administration to reduce inflation, reactivate growth driven by the private sector, reduce poverty, and increase real wages," indicated the Treasury Department's statement.

"The Secretary praised Finance Minister Caputo for the macroeconomic and structural reform measures that reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector and decrease the size and influence of the government," added the official statement. "Thank you Secretary Scott Bessent for a very constructive meeting," Caputo wrote on X.

The dialogue with Bessent took place a few days after the meeting between President Javier Milei and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva.

"Today I received President Milei at the IMF to talk about Argentina's stabilization and growth plan, which is yielding significant results. Our teams continue to work constructively toward a new program," highlighted Georgieva on X.

The meeting of Milei and Trump

Yesterday, after their speeches at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the United States, President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei held a meeting.

In the meeting, the successful economic reforms of President Milei and the strengthening of the bilateral relationship between Argentina and the United States were discussed. Additionally, the Republican leader invited the Argentine president to visit the White House in the coming months.

"President Trump met with Argentine President Javier Milei at the CPAC, where they discussed President Javier Milei's innovative economic reforms and how our countries can work more closely together," reported the White House in a statement on X, adding: "President Trump also invited President Milei to visit the White House in the coming months."