BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could discuss a pending loan deal with Argentina in a Friday meeting, local newspaper La Nacion reported on Tuesday, citing diplomatic sources.
Argentina desperately needs the $20 billion deal to unlock investment-blocking capital controls, bolster depleted foreign reserves and come out of a tight inflationary pinch.
(Reporting by Buenos Aires newsroom; Editing by Natalia Siniawski)
