In Milei's Argentina 'economic miracle', not everyone's a winner

Christian Bialogurski, 35, often spends 12 hours a day teaching communications classes at schools in the Buenos Aires suburbs, sometimes not eating until he returns home at night to save costs. Read More

Currency controls and debt in Argentina: the stakes are high if Milei’s latest economic gamble doesn’t pay off

The controls, known locally as el cepo (the clamp), meant that citizens and businesses were limited in the amount of foreign currency they could purchase. At the same time, they were constrained in ... Read More

‘Falklands still British and Thatcher was brilliant’ Argentina’s President Milei says

Argentina’s president Javier Milei has accepted that ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently ... Read More

What does it mean that President Milei ended Argentina's strict controls on currency and capital?

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The International Monetary Fund disbursed on Tuesday the first installment of Argentina's new $20 billion bailout after President Javier Milei removed most of ... Read More

Argentina's inflation was higher than expected in March, unwelcome news for President Milei

The IMF's executive board is expected to vote on the program later Friday. While Milei considers the IMF deal crucial to his efforts to stabilize Argentina's long troubled economy, the still-vague ... Read More

Milei’s bold move: making Argentina’s economy normal

Yet not everyone in Argentina is so triumphant. On April 10th, after the news of the IMF deal first broke, a pre-planned general strike against Mr Milei’s spending cuts paralysed the country. Read More

US Treasury secretary to meet with Argentina's Milei on Monday

WASHINGTON - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with Argentina President Javier Milei and other government and business leaders in ... Trump's latest round of global tariffs. Read More

General strike against President Milei’s austerity disrupts Argentina

The daylong strike comes as Milei is 16 months into a presidency that has sought to eliminate Argentina’s fiscal deficit through severe austerity measures. The stoppage — led by the country ... Read More

$20B billion IMF loan set to help Argentina's Javier Milei stay course in economic reforms

May 3 (UPI) -- South Korea's defense industry is gaining global interest, as demonstrated by high-profile visits from U.S. figures like Donald Trump Jr., who met with business leaders in Seoul ... Read More

What does it mean that President Milei ended Argentina’s strict controls on currency and capital?

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The International Monetary Fund disbursed on Tuesday the first installment of Argentina’s new $20 billion bailout after President Javier Milei removed most of ... Read More