BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The International Monetary Fund, Argentina’s biggest creditor, agreed Monday to release the next tranche of loans due under a bailout program, endorsing government austerity measures so severe they even surpass the terms of its $43 billion loan. The IMF deal follows the completion of its review of Argentina’s compliance record and confirms the next $792 million …
Free-market enthusiasts and mutual admirers Elon Musk and Javier Milei, Argentina’s new president, will headline next week’s Milken Institute Global Conference, the annual Beverly Hills confab that tackles the world’s most pressing problems with a dash of celebrity and Hollywood. The theme of this 27th annual gathering is “Shaping a Shared Future,” a reference to finding common ground amid the …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — One is an erratic billionaire entrepreneur and self-declared free-speech absolutist, prone to profanity-laden rants against “wokeness” and obsessed with making humanity a multi-planetary species. Tech executive Elon Musk and Argentine President Javier Milei finally sealed their budding bromance Friday at a Tesla electric car factory in Texas — their first meeting after months of mutual admiration …
What to know about Argentina's deregulation protests Argentina's new president was inaugurated less than two weeks ago. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: This week the new president of Argentina, Javier Milei, deregulated an enormous swath of his country's economy. ARONCZYK: Now, because many of these changes were done by executive order - basically, president's choice - it's quite likely that some of …
