The Government of Macri ratifies Argentina's aspiration to join the OECD

The Government of Mauricio Macri today ratified the aspiration of Argentina to become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a step that believes will contribute to strengthen the reform program promoted by Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires, Nov 15 (EFE) .- The Government of Mauricio Macri today ratified the aspiration of Argentina to become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a step he believes will contribute to strengthening the reform program promoted by Buenos Aires.

"We want to be part of the OECD," said the Secretary of Interministerial Coordination of the Argentine Government, Mario Quintana, by participating in a forum on the entry process of the South American country to the international organization.

At the meeting, held at the Casa Rosada, Quintana said that the countries that have followed the "best practices" proclaimed by the OECD, made up of 35 nations, "have done very well."

OECD Cabinet Director, Gabriela Ramos, said at the meeting that Argentina, which last year formally requested its entry into the body, "has full support from all member countries."

"The question is with whom enter and how it enters. OECD practices, "said Ramos.

In turn, the Argentine Finance Minister, Nicolás Dujovne, considered that the OECD" can help "in the reform program promoted by Macri and that contemplates changes in fronts such as labor, tax and tax, among others.

According to Dujovne, the reforms proposed by the Argentine Government "coincide" with the parameters set The OECD on "good practices".

He also highlighted that "the main political forces of the opposition also agree that Argentina should enter the OECD ".

Meanwhile, the Argentine Production Minister, Francisco Cabrera, said that the OECD practices will have a very positive impact to" eliminate obstacles and barriers "and in that way "to improve the productivity of the State and of the companies".

On the other hand, the Minister of Social Development, Carolina Stanley, put the accent in achieving "an economic development inclusive ", where" each Argentine "has" the same opportunities ".

The secretary of International Economic Relations of Argentina, Horacio Reyser, also spoke at the forum. He highlighted the trade agreements negotiated by Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) with many of the member countries of the OECD.

"There is a parallel between these negotiations and access to the OECD, "said Reyse, who noted that if Argentina achieves the standards of OECD members, it can have" greater facilities and fewer obstacles "to reach agreements.

During the debate also the director for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay of the World Bank, Jesko Hentschel, said that the agency "accompanies Argentina in the process of accession to the OECD ".