The IMF approved the second revision

The acceptance of the march of the Argentine economy on the part of the Monetary Bottom would qualify a possible payment of 320 million dollars for the national government

WASHINGTON. - The directive table of the International Monetary Fund (the IMF) announced that it today approved the second revision of the march of the Argentine economy within the framework of the program decided in January, which opened the possibility of a payment of 320 million dollars for the national government.

"the Directory of the IMF, completed the second revision of the performance of Argentina under the contingent agreement of seven months, that was approved the 24 of January of 2003", it needed the official notice of press emitted in the North American capital.

Angela Gaviria, spokesman of international the financial organism indicated that the revision corresponded to a contingent agreement ("stand by") by 3100 million dollars approved at the beginning of this month.

"That revision has allowed that frees other 226.2 deg (right special of turn, equivalent to 320 million dollars)", the spokeswoman said.

The announcement was done shortly before the trip of the chief of a main directorate of the Bottom, Horst Köhler, to our country the next week, to take contact with the government from Néstor Kirchner.

Sources: ANSA, EFE and DyN