The Secretary of State of USAAntony Blinken, this Friday, gave a boost to the new president of Argentina, the ultra-libertarian Javier Mileiand his economic reform plan despite the president’s closeness to donald trumpgreat rival of the American president, Joe Biden. Blinken traveled to Buenos Aires to meet with Mileiwho has been in office for just […]
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Argentina: social movements protest against the Milei adjustment plan
This Friday the social movements and left-wing picketers carry out a series of protests in Argentina speaking out against the adjustment plan of the Government of Javier Milei and the policy that would be eliminating the mediation of these organizations in helping the most vulnerable. As part of this protest, the Piquetero Fighting Frontmade up […]
Javier Milei mocks the dialogue and raises the minimum wage by just 30%
After negotiations between the Governmentcompanies and unions, the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, established by decree a 30% increase in the minimum wage. This adjustment will occur in two tranches: in February it will reach 180,000 pesos (US$210 at the official exchange rate) and, for March, it will reach 202,800 pesos (US$235). The unilateral decision […]
Tension grows in Argentina due to the losing race of wages against inflation
They grow in Argentina union protests, such as the strike in the health sector this Thursday or in the railway sector the day before, due to the sharp drop in the purchasing power of salaries in the face of a inflation very high, in a context of severe economic adjustment. After this Wednesday’s strike of […]
Javier Milei raises the minimum wage in Argentina to US$230, less than what workers request
After failed negotiations with companies and unions, the Argentine president raised monthly remuneration by only 30% in a context where inflation shot up to 254%. Join the La República WhatsApp channel Price of the dollar in Peru today, Wednesday, February 20: price for purchase and sale Sunat Auctions: Superintendence will auction houses and land in […]
France lends 65 million euros to Argentine province to care for the environment
The Argentine province of Santa Fe (center) obtained this Tuesday a loan of 65 million euros (about US$ 70 million) for environmental works by signing an agreement with the French Agency for Development (AFD) within the framework of the visit of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs , Stéphane Séjourné, to the South American country. […]
Argentina calls on Russia to investigate the death of the opponent Navalni
He Government of Argentinachaired by the libertarian Javier Mileicalled on Russia this Tuesday to carry out an investigation to clarify the death in prison of the opponent Alexei Navalny last Friday. “Regarding the clarification of the death of Alexei Navalnypolitical leader of the Russian opposition and promoter of democracy and human rights, the Argentine government […]
The minimum wage in Argentina increases by decree by 30% due to lack of agreement between parties
The government of Argentina will set the new mandatory minimum wage, raising it by 30% during February and March, given the “lack of agreement between the parties”, conditioned by the country’s inflationary acceleration and increases in the basic food basket, official sources reported this Tuesday. “The parties have not been able to reach an agreement, […]
Javier Milei: “I am proud to be an anarcho-capitalist”
The president of Argentinathe libertarian economist Javier Mileistated this Monday that he felt “proud” of being “anarcho-capitalist”extreme of liberalism that dreams of a capitalist society without a State. “I am proud to be an anarcho-capitalist. “What happens is that I’m crazy, but I’m not stupid, I don’t eat glass,” Milei said when speaking at a […]
Peru fails again against Argentina in the application of a tariff fence on biodiesel
Confirmation in the second instance. In Argentina, biodiesel, one of the cornerstone components for diesel production, is subsidized. Since 2016, Peru has tried to limit its income – with prices well below market cost – to prevent it from undermining the local industry. Join the La República WhatsApp channel Price of the dollar in Peru […]