The Minister of Economy, Martín Guzmán, made a toast at the end of the year with the employees of the Ministry. In addition, the Public Official celebrated the 80th anniversary of the creation of the building of the Ministry of Economy, and a commemorative plaque was uncovered for said reason.

In this context, the Minister expressed his absolute commitment with the administration to achieve an orderly economy, and called for each Government official to focus on every task assigned “to contribute from our position to give shape to the Argentina we want” said Guzmán.

President Alberto Fernández received Diego Maradona this afternoon at Casa Rosada. The Minister of Economy, Martín Guzmán, also shared part of the meeting.
Born in La Plata and supporter of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata soccer team, Guzmán met the legendary number 10 of the Argentine National Soccer Team and current coach of the institution.

Diego also autographed t-shirts of the “tripero” club, of the Argentine National Soccer Team and of Argentinos Juniors – the president is a fan of the club at which Maradona started his career.

The National Executive Power sent to the Honorable Congress of the Argentine Nation a bill on Social Solidarity and Productive Recovery, which lays the groundwork for the solution of the economic and social crisis that the Argentine Republic is experiencing.

Within said framework, the “External Debt Sustainability Management Unit” is created within the scope of the Secretariat of Finance under the Ministry of Economy of the Nation, which will be in charge of one of the purposes included in the aforementioned bill, being its main duty to manage the sustainability of the external public debt of Argentina.

This Unit will initiate a consultation process generating a channel for dialogue with various market participants and agents in line with the objectives proposed by the Minister of Economy.

At this stage, this Secretariat invites financial institutions and financial advisors to participate in the interaction process that allows the country to restore the sustainability of its external public debt as a part of the comprehensive macroeconomic program in force.

The following email box: ugs-agentesfina@mecon.gob.ar has been created in order to receive relevant information and to add dynamism to the communications with interested institutions.

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The Minister of Economy of the Argentine Republic, Martín Guzmán, after presenting the national cabinet and taking office, received the greetings and congratulations in his twitter account @Martin_M_Guzman of recognized national and international economists, international organizations, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and important universities.

One of the first to greet him was the American economist, Professor Joseph Stiglitz. The Nobel Prize in Economics wrote from his account @JosephEStiglitz “Congratulations to @Martin_M_Guzman, Argentina’s new Minister of Economy “.

In a videoconference held yesterday in Córdoba, the Nobel Prize defined the new Minister as “brilliant” and highlighted that “he knew he wanted to return to Argentina and make a contribution to his country.”

Gerry Rice, spokesman for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) congratulated Martin Guzmán, Matias Kulfas and Miguel Pesce on their respective appointments as Argentina’s Minister of Economy, Minister of Productive Development and President of the Central Bank respectively. From his account @IMFSpokesperson he pointed out that “We look forward to working with them.”

In its last tweet on Argentina, the international organization said that “The IMF maintains a constructive dialogue with the Argentine authorities focused on a better future for the country. We fully share Argentina’s objectives of pursuing policies that reduce poverty and foster sustainable growth.”

The universities where Guzmán studied and lectured also congratulated him. The Business School of the University of Columbia wished him luck on the important work ahead. The academic institution recalled, from its @Columbia_Biz account, that Martín Guzmán worked with Professor Joseph Stiglitz in studying macroeconomics and the sovereign debt conflict.

The Graduate Center of the School of Economics of the University of La Plata wrote: “Congratulations @Martin_M_Guzman new Minister of Economy, who has a high academic level and studied at our school @economicas_unlp. We wish him the greatest success in his management! ”

The Argentine economist, Sebastián Galiani, former Secretary of Economic Policy, congratulated the brand-new Minister of Economy and wished him that he could do the best for the country.

Some of the academic personalities who greeted him were Branko Milanović, a Serbian-American economist known for his work on income distribution and inequality; Dan Beeton, International Communications Director for the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR); Héctor Torres, former director for Argentina in the International Monetary Fund; Ingrid H. Kvangraven, Lecturer in International Development at the University of York; Kevin P. Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy and Director of the Global Economic Governance Initiative at Boston University; and Laura Carvalho, Professor of Economics at University of São Paulo and PhD New School for Social Research.

Guzmán also received the congratulations and support of Oded Galor, Israeli economist, and Robert Howse, Professor of International Law at NYU School of Law.

The Minister of Economy warmly responded all greetings. He wrote in a tweet on December 7: “Argentina, we are going to take care of you. Thank you president @alferdez for your confidence. We are going to work to put Argentina back on its feet. ”

The official account of Martín Guzmán is @Martin_M_Guzman, he joined Twitter in August 2015 and already has 61,900 followers. His website is https://martinmguzman.com