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Javier Milei wants to dollarize Argentina. What exactly does that mean? : Planet Money : NPR
1 year ago

Javier Milei wants to dollarize Argentina. What exactly does that mean? : Planet Money : NPR

NPR  

Dollarizing Argentina Argentina has been on a decades-long search for economic stability, but it always seems to be out of reach. In a country where the local currency is in free fall, promising to replace that currency with the US dollar can seem like a magical solution. Sponsor Message Argentina's new president, Javier Milei, won in part by promising to …

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Javier Milei wants to gut spending and ditch the peso, but will it save Argentina's economy?
1 year ago

Javier Milei wants to gut spending and ditch the peso, but will it save Argentina's economy?

ABC  

Of all the eccentric qualities of Argentina's new president, the purported source of some of his political counsel is perhaps the most curious. Last weekend's vote was primarily of protest in anger at the current government and "not a endorsement of many of the policies that Milei has proposed, some of which are relatively extreme", according to Mark Jones, chair …

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Argentina’s president-elect wants public companies in private hands, with media first to go
1 year, 1 month ago

Argentina’s president-elect wants public companies in private hands, with media first to go

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s right-wing president-elect gave the first indications Monday of how he plans to start shaking up South America’s second-largest economy: with a slew of privatizations. Experts immediately questioned how far Milei would get in fulfilling that vision without the support of Argentina’s National Congress, where his party holds a relatively small share of seats. “In conceptual …

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Argentina holds key presidential election with economy at stake
1 year, 1 month ago

Argentina holds key presidential election with economy at stake

Al Jazeera  

Argentinians have cast their ballots and are bracing for the outcome of a nail-biter presidential election race between embattled Economy Minister Sergio Massa and the libertarian outsider Javier Milei amid a crippling economic crisis. Massa, 51, is a charismatic and seasoned politician seeking to convince Argentines to trust him despite his performance as economy minister, which has seen annual inflation …

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After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoff
1 year, 2 months ago

After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoff

The Hindu  

Argentina's economy minister and the anti-establishment upstart he faces in a presidential runoff next month began competing Monday to shore up the moderate voters they need. Mr. Massa focused his messaging in the latter part of the campaign on how Mr. Milei’s budget-slashing chainsaw would negatively affect citizens already struggling to make ends meet, with a particular focus on how …

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Argentina’s populist presidential candidate Javier Milei faces criticism as the peso takes a dive
1 year, 2 months ago

Argentina’s populist presidential candidate Javier Milei faces criticism as the peso takes a dive

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s firebrand populist presidential candidate Javier Milei, the front-runner to win the election later this month, is coming under fire from his rivals who blame him for a sharp depreciation of the local currency in the parallel market. The peso had already been steadily depreciating for months, but took a sharp downturn Monday after Milei, in …

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Tucker Carlson erupts into Argentina’s presidential campaign with Javier Milei interview
1 year, 3 months ago

Tucker Carlson erupts into Argentina’s presidential campaign with Javier Milei interview

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentinian presidential candidate Javier Milei railed against socialism and praised Donald Trump in an interview with U.S. host Tucker Carlson that has underlined how global attention is focusing on Argentina since Milei emerged as the frontrunner in the country’s presidential race. In the interview posted Thursday on Carlson’s page on X, formerly known as Twitter, the …

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Argentina’s anti-establishment candidate Milei engages IMF in economic talks after shock primary win
1 year, 4 months ago

Argentina’s anti-establishment candidate Milei engages IMF in economic talks after shock primary win

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s right-wing populist presidential candidate Javier Milei met Friday with International Monetary Fund officials to explain his economic proposals for the country, days after he became the surprise front-runner for the October election. The IMF officials included the head of the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department, Rodrigo Valdes “We are not going to default on either the …

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Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote
1 year, 4 months ago

Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Argentine peso plunged Monday after an anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in primary elections that will help determine the country’s next president. If he were to win “my allies would be the United States and Israel,” Millei said, adding he would move Argentina’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to …

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Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump wins in primary vote
1 year, 4 months ago

Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump wins in primary vote

LA Times  

Javier Milei, the presidential candidate of Argentina’s Liberty Advances coalition, embraces his sister Karina at his campaign headquarters in Buenos Aires. Javier Milei rocked Argentina’s political establishment by receiving the biggest share of primary votes for presidential candidates in the October general election to decide who leads a nation battered by economic woes. “I don’t know what’s going to happen …

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Argentine peso plunges after shaggy-haired rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote
1 year, 4 months ago

Argentine peso plunges after shaggy-haired rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Argentine peso plunged Monday after a shaggy-haired 52-year—old anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in primary elections that will help determine the country’s next president. Javier Milei rocked Argentina’s political establishment Sunday by receiving the biggest share of primary votes for presidential candidates in the October general election to determine who …

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