Argentina's Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, held a meeting today with his Israeli counterpart, Nir Barkat, and announced that the Israeli official will visit the country in the coming months. The meeting took place within the framework of the World Economic Forum, being held in the Swiss city of Davos. There, the Minister engaged in a conversation with his Israeli counterpart and announced that the official will arrive in the country in March. «Pioneers in technological development for various industries, there are many synergies to develop between our countries,» Caputo noted on his social media, accompanying the post with a photo alongside Barkat. This is another meeting the official held in Switzerland: yesterday, he met with the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, amid the request to accumulate Central Bank (BCRA) reserves. The Government's agenda in Davos Since his arrival on Tuesday, President Javier Milei has held meetings with CEOs of banks and greeted his Swiss counterpart, Guy Parmelin. He also spoke at the Country Strategy Dialogue on Argentina before global CEOs. However, the main activity focused on the speech he delivered yesterday, where he affirmed that «free-market capitalism is the only just system» and made a nod to his American counterpart Donald Trump: «Make Argentina Great Again». In turn, today he attended the ceremony that led to the signing of the Peace Council created by Trump. Milei was accompanied on his trip by Luis Caputo (Economy), Karina Milei (Secretariat of the Presidency), Pablo Quirno (Chancellor), and Federico Sturzenegger (Deregulation and Transformation of the State). Currently, the presidential delegation is returning to Argentina.
Argentina's Economy Minister Discusses Upcoming Visit with Israeli Counterpart
Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Caputo met with Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat in Davos and announced his visit to Argentina for March. They also discussed economic cooperation and technological synergies between the countries.