Press Release No. 11/100

Press Release: Statement by the IMF on Technical Assistance Mission to Argentina

March 24, 2011

Mr. Nicolás Eyzaguirre, Director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Washington:

“The Argentine authorities and Fund staff have agreed that the second technical assistance mission to advise on a new national consumer price index (CPI) will take place on April 4-11. The mission will be led by Mr. Carlos Medeiros from the Western Hemisphere Department. Fund staff plans to leave a report with the authorities that will include specific recommendations concerning the design and methodology for developing a new national CPI.”