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Javier Milei’s big move to normalise Argentina’s economy
Many of Argentina’s 22 previous IMF programmes have ended in disaster. Mr Milei’s record gives some credibility to his ...
Argentina's Milei seeks trade deal with US
President Javier Milei's will meet with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, days after both the International Monetary Fund ...
US Treasury's Bessent backs Argentina's economic reforms with eye on China
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he met with Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday to underscore the Trump ...
In key milestones for President Milei, Argentina secures IMF deal and ends most capital controls
President Javier Milei says that he will lift most of the country’s strict capital and currency controls next week, a ...
General strike against President Milei's austerity disrupts Argentina
The daylong strike comes as President Javier Milei has sought to eliminate Argentina's fiscal deficit through severe ...
Argentina's Milei faces first ballot test since his presidency began as regional polls commence
The election in Argentina’s third-most-populous province of Santa Fe, with 2.8 million voters, will pick delegates to a ...
IMF Bets Billions on Milei’s Chainsaw to Avert Past Debacles
Six years after Argentina’s record financial bailout collapsed, the International Monetary Fund is again putting billions of ...
Argentina’s President Milei reacts as country to lift strict currency controls with help from IMF
The libertarian government of President Javier Milei on Friday announced that it would lift most of the country’s strict ...
US Treasury secretary to meet with Argentina's Milei on Monday
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with Argentina President Javier Milei and other government and business ...
Argentina's President Milei draws pushback over his Falklands War speech
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has marked the anniversary of his nation’s failed 1982 attempt to forcibly ...
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In key milestones for President Milei, Argentina secures IMF deal and ends most capital controls
Argentina, a serial defaulter Before Milei took office in December 2023, the previous left-wing Peronist administration ran up massive budget deficits, leading to sky-high inflation and a ...