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Milei intervenes in currency market despite letting Argentine peso float

Argentina’s government has intervened in the currency markets to influence the peso’s value and is likely to miss reserve accumulation targets.

Milei has cut 48,000 public-sector jobs since taking office

President’s chainsaw slashes public-sector employment; Staff numbers have fallen 9.6% over the last 17 months, says Argentina’s government.

Milei burnishes his Trump ties by hosting health chief RFK Jr

Health & Human Services chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes second US Cabinet official to visit Argentina in recent weeks.

Argentina ratifies WHO withdrawal during RFK Jr visit

Argentina says it will reform healthcare model and reiterates decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization, as Trump's health secretary, vaccine-sceptic Robert F. Kennedy, visits Buenos Aires.

Caputo confirms first peso-denominated debt sale in nearly a decade

Argentina unveils first sale of peso-denominated debt in nearly a decade – a high-stakes test of international investor confidence.

Future of Maradona death trial in doubt as scandal-hit judge steps down

Judge Julieta Makintach forced to recuse herself following outcry; Court says it will decide Thursday if case goes to retrial.

Ricardo Darín and Milei’s online army: empanadas or rotten fish

Argentina’s government, along with its army of online trolls and sympathetic journalists, used the price of empanadas to mock Ricardo Darín and distract from the economic crisis. Viral mockery and aligned media coverage helped them avoid talking about frozen wages, austerity, and the loss of purchasing power.

La Libertad Avanza, PRO near agreement for Buenos Aires Province vote

After Casa Rosada meeting with Karina Milei and co, PRO emissaries Cristian Ritondo and Diego Santilli confirm party will reach an agreement with La Libertad Avanza to run together against Peronism in Buenos Aires Province elections.

Maradona death trial in peril with judge under microscope

The future of the trial for the death of star Diego Maradona will be defined Tuesday following questions about a judge's impartiality.

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Milei government says SIDE intelligence services won’t persecute critics

President Javier Milei’s government denies a report in 'La Nación' newspaper claiming that SIDE intelligence services will collect information on figures who could cause a “loss of confidence” in government policies, including journalists or opposition politicians.

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Argentina claims return to global markets with peso bond sale

Argentina’s government will issue a five-year bond denominated in pesos that’s aimed at international investors who are allowed to purchase it in US dollars.

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Milei officials beef with Darín over price of a dozen empanadas

Actor Ricardo Darín draws Milei administration’s ire by complaining about the price of a dozen empanadas.

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Empanada attack: Milei’s defenders slam actor Ricardo Darín

Defenders of President Javier Milei’s government – including Economy Minister Luis Caputo – slam actor Ricardo Darín after he expresses concern over high prices in Argentina.

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Six provinces demand over US$9 billion from national government

Provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, La Rioja, Formosa, Santiago del Estero and Santa Fe – mostly all opposition controlled – are demanding US$9.376 billion in outstanding debt from President Javier Milei’s government.

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Figures hint at deepening crisis for Argentina’s publishing market

Annual report by Cámara Argentina del Libro – which represents more than 500 national publishers, bookshops, and distributors – reveals a decline both in the number of new titles and in print runs; Around three-quarters of publications are produced in and around Buenos Aires.

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Carlo Ancelotti in Brazil on mission to restore Seleçao's lost glory

Brazilian Football Confederation spent two years wooing Ancelotti to try to turn the page on years of disappointment for the national side and its fans – now the work begins in earnest.

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Witness claims Maradona trial filming is for documentary about judge

Judge and witness denies trial footage was for Maradona documentary; Filmmaker claims footage was part of a personal project about under-fire magistrate and not tied to the case.

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A whirlwind of votes, a black hole of dollars

Argentines know their history, and they have enjoyed spending sprees in the past at the cost of the Central Bank, which invariably ended in economic catastrophe: in the late 1970s, in the 1990s, in the mid- and late 2000s. Milei will have to work hard to convince them that things will not be as they were.

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Milei wants to paint Argentina violet

Milei and his sister are well aware that political loyalties usually owe more to a person’s sense of belonging to a vaguely defined community than to reasoned arguments. Handouts can help, but peer pressure counts for more than anything else.

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Milei’s purple patch

The headlines all reflect a Milei triumph and a PRO catastrophe (the government objectives in almost equal measure), both accurate enough but also relative.

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Battle royale

Politically, Milei is the son of fragmentation. Now, he’s consolidating his forces thanks to the weakness of dispersed opponents.

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One small step or a giant leap?

La Libertad Avanza’s triumph in the City has been celebrated as a virtual game-changer. Yet the cost of winning over the PRO electorate might have been starting to resemble that party.

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Distrusting Argentines loath to bank their 'mattress dollars'

Argentina's government estimates there are about US$200 billion so-called "mattress dollars" out there – five times the reserves of the Central Bank.

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Argentina signals to investors IMF cash to come despite reserves

Argentina expects to receive a US$2-billion disbursement from the IMF next month, regardless of whether nation hits target for rebuilding foreign reserves.

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Argentina imposes new limits on Casa Rosada press accreditation

Number of reporters allowed at press conferences to be tightened and questions must be pre-approved; Areas of Casa Rosada now declared off-bounds, dress code introduced.

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Platense’s ‘brothers’ target play-off glory after eliminating River

The ‘Squid’ prove to be slippery customers for the aristocrats of nearby Núñez; Drilled by the curious coaching duo of Sergio Gómez and Favio Orsi, Platense are Argentina’s new giantkillers.

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Stories that caught our eye: May 17 to 24

A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

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Things ain’t what they used to be – and nor were they then

'Crisis social, pandemia y colonialismo inglés: una mirada de la Argentina a través del sainete y del seminario Don Quijote de Eduardo Sojo'; by Victoria Cox, Ediciones Diotima, 2024, 96 pages.

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Milei’s revamp lets Argentines send US$43,700 – no questions asked

ARCA tax agency will stop collecting large swathes of information from citizens and businesses, ranging from used car and home sales to everyday supermarket purchases, starting Friday.

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Milei unveils plan to draw dollars out from under mattresses

Government announces measures to encourage the use of undeclared savings; Decree on way and a bill to “protect savers.”

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Patagonian province on war footing over Milei’s threat to industry

Residents of the far-south province of Tierra del Fuego are fighting to save their jobs after President Milei delivered a blow to its local manufacturing activity.

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Milei redefines essential services by decree, limits right to strike

Argentina’s government tightens limits on right to strike and expands list of “essential services or activities” that must provide “minimum service” during industrial action.

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Investments, remonetisation, reforms – the doubts of US business leaders

Milei’s RIGI incentives do not convince, the 'quasi-whitewash' needs "rationality" and reform bills into 2026. Electoral atmosphere at this year’s AmCham Summit and business optimism.

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MercadoLibre CEO steps aside after 25 years for chairman job

Billionaire founder Marcos Galperin will step down as CEO of e-commerce and financial services giant Mercado Libre in January 2026.

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Anger from unions as Milei expands limits on right to strike

Civil society groups and trade unions in Argentina slam President Javier Milei's "unconstitutional" decree limiting the right to strike.

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Telecom Argentina sells debt amid Telefónica takeover scrutiny

Telecom Argentina SA is tapping international debt markets to smoothe its acquisition of Telefónica SA’s local unit.

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Photographer freed after being violently detained at protest

An AFP collaborator, photojournalist Tomas Cuesta, was freed in Buenos Aires Monday after he was detained with three other people at a pensioners' march that saw clashes with police.

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Rich Argentines face higher energy bills after Milei subsidy cut

President Javier Milei will cut energy subsidies for all gated communities in the Greater Buenos Aires region.

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Milei, Caputo eye dollars under the mattress

Convinced that inflation and the dollar will not cause problems, Milei and Caputo want to advance with a new currency whitewash with peculiar characteristics. Banks and supermarkets will no longer need to inform taxman of movements of clients.

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Argentina’s economy grew less than expected in March

Argentina’s economy grew less than expected in March, reveals INDEC data.