LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Argentina's surprise presidential front-runner, radical libertarian Javier Milei, pitched models of dollarizing the South American country's economy in a meeting with major lender the International Monetary Fund on Friday, two sources said.
Milei, 52, outlined his economic proposals and told IMF representatives that his teams is working on "different models of dollarization," said two sources close to the candidate with direct knowledge of the meeting who asked not to be named.
In the 80-minute meeting, he also told IMF officials that he does not intend to default to the fund or to bondholders, one of the sources added.
The IMF was keen to learn further details on Milei's dollarization plans, one source said.
IMF officials included the director of the Fund's Western Hemisphere Department Rodrigo Valdes and deputy director Luis Cubeddu.
Persons:
Javier Milei, Milei, Carlos Rodriguez, Roque Fernandez, Dario Epstein, Western Hemisphere Department Rodrigo Valdes, Luis Cubeddu, Milei's, Jorgelina, Juan Bustamante, Hugh Lawson, Adam Jourdan, Alistair Bell
Organizations:
International Monetary Fund, Peronist, U.S ., IMF, Western Hemisphere Department, Thomson
Locations:
Argentina, Rosario