Argentina
Jorge Macri concluded his U.S. tour in Washington with meetings on investment and financing
The Buenos Aires city chief wrapped up his official visit with meetings with business leaders, diplomatic authorities and the head of the IDB. The agenda focused on projects for the City of Buenos Aires linked to infrastructure, health, mobility and climate adaptation.
Jorge Macri concluded his official tour of the United States in Washington, where he held meetings aimed at attracting investment and securing financing for strategic works and projects in the City of Buenos Aires.
During the visit, he met with representatives of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.-Argentina Business Council, as well as the Argentine ambassador to that country, Alec Oxenford, and the president of the Inter-American Development Bank, Ilan Goldfajn.
At the meeting with Chamber of Commerce executives, Neil Herrington, Anne McKinney and Lesly Rubio took part. There they analyzed the economic relationship between Argentina and the United States, as well as the possibilities of expanding trade, investment and ties with U.S. companies.
Macri said that Buenos Aires seeks to deepen its ties with the private sector in the United States to create conditions that favor new investment, business expansion and job creation in the city.
According to Ámbito, at the meeting with Goldfajn they reviewed cooperation and financing alternatives for initiatives that the city administration considers priorities in infrastructure, transportation, health and climate adaptation. They also reviewed the city’s fiscal situation and its ability to sustain investments with its own resources, access to the capital markets and multilateral loans.
Among the topics addressed were the digitalization of the health system, urban mobility and resilience and water management policies in the face of climate change.
The delegation was made up of Gabriel Sánchez Zinny, Fulvio Pompeo and Cristian Ritondo. According to Ámbito, the stop in Washington was the closing leg of a tour that included meetings with federal and local authorities, lawmakers, political leaders, businesspeople, multilateral organizations and university representatives.
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