The president of Argentina, Javier Mileiaccused the political “caste” (leadership) of being responsible for poverty reaching 57% of the population according to data from an academic study. ”The true inheritance of the caste model: 6 out of every 10 Argentines are poor. “The destruction of the last hundred years is unparalleled in Western history.”the ultraliberal […]
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Argentina achieves a financial surplus of US$620 million for the first time in 12 years
Argentina last January recorded a financial surplus of 518,408 million Argentine pesos (US$ 620 million), product of a primary surplus and the payment of interest from the public debtas reported this Friday by official sources. This is the country’s first positive financial result since August 2012 and in January since 2011, according to data from […]
Mario Vargas LLosa and Javier Milei will receive an award from the Juan de Mariana Institute
The president of Argentina, Javier Mileiwill travel to Spain next June to receive an award granted by the Juan de Mariana Institute, like the Peruvian writer and Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Mario Vargas Llosa. ”President Milei will receive the 2024 Prize from the Juan de Mariana Institute on June 21, along with other leaders […]
Nicolás Maduro calls Javier Milei “crazy” and accuses him of stealing a plane from Venezuela
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurocalled this Thursday “crazy” and “bandit” to his Argentine counterpartJavier Mileiand accused him of stealing the country’s cargo plane that was held in Buenos Aires since June 2022 and which was transferred to the United States on Monday. “Milei’s bandit stole the plane from Venezuela. Javier Milei, the hero of […]
Inflation in Argentina moderates in January but exceeds 250% annually
The inflation in Argentina moderated in January but in 12 months the increase in prices exceeds 250%, one of the highest rates in the world. According to official figures, inflation in January reached 20.6%, below the 25.5% in December, but with an interannual rate of 254.2%. The items with the greatest increases in January were […]
Steve Forbes asks Milei to dollarize the economy amid investor doubts
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, from the Middle East, ordered the withdrawal of the project of the “Law bases and starting points for the freedom of Argentines” when he learned that it would return to commission. This situation is generating doubts and uncertainty among investors and foreign diplomacy, according to the newspaper El Cronista, […]
After his tour, Milei says he will continue to apply the “chainsaw” to cut political expenses
The Argentine president Javier Milei returned to Buenos Aires on Tuesday after completing an intense tour abroad with redoubled desire to continue making the “chainsaw” against “political caste” by reducing public spending. This was expressed by the ultraliberal president during the flight back to the Argentine capital, after ending a week-long trip during which he […]
After hugs and alfajores, Milei meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican
The Argentine president Javier Milei He was received this Monday by his compatriot Pope Francis, in an audience in the Vatican aimed at strengthening the relationship between two ideologically opposed leaders and in which the most Argentine of gifts was not missing: alfajores. The Argentine pontiff and Milei met for an hour and ten minutes […]
Markets in Argentina react negatively to Milei’s setback in Congress
Public securities and shares of companies Argentina fell this Wednesday, while the country risk index grew and the dollar prices increased in a negative reaction from investors to the setback suffered in Congress by the ‘omnibus law’ promoted by the president Javier Milei. Argentine sovereign bonds in dollars closed with falls of between 2.8% and […]
Fire advances in native Patagonian forests in southern Argentina
Some 6,000 hectares of native forests were consumed by an uncontrolled fire in the province of Chubut, Patagonia region in southern Argentina, while firefighters are fighting another outbreak in an important natural reserve in the neighboring province of Río Negro, this reported. Tuesday authorities. In Chubut, the strong wind and high temperatures fueled the flames […]