News of milei

Report: Milei mulls right-wing summit as allies advance in Latin America

Today 10:15 President Milei studying potential summit of right-wing leaders in Argentina following recent election wins for allies.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The physics of power in Milei’s Argentina

Today 07:50 As the year enters its final stretch, spectators are looking to the Milei administration in order to figure out whether it will be able to deliver on multiple fronts, particularly whether it will manage to build a consensus in Congress.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Cheers – here’s to a more ‘caste-like’ Milei in 2026

Today 07:25 Looking ahead too much to 2027 risks overlooking 2026. Milei needs to take a step-by-step approach to his government.

by Marcelo J. García

Editorial

Tightening Santa’s belt

Yesterday 05:54 The question is whether government policies are on course to translate the budget’s premises into anything remotely resembling reality.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei’s 2026 Budget bill likely to win Senate approval

24-12-2025 15:45 Government bill wins support of four senators from Convicción Federal caucus; Milei says he won’t veto bill, but will redistribute spending if key articles fall.

PUBLIC SPENDING STATS

Milei’s chainsaw slashes 50 trillion pesos in spending

23-12-2025 16:35 Data from the IARAF institute shows government has cut almost US$8 billion in spending since taking office – and President Milei is going for more, saying he will readjust spending even if 2026 Budget is approved.

BONDS & MARKETS

Argentines pile into short-term bonds to dodge FX controls

23-12-2025 16:16 Domestic businesses and investors are paying a premium to stock up on dollars in a creative effort to sidestep currency controls.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Report: Sharp drop in employees, employers in Milei’s first two years

23-12-2025 14:47 Between November 2023 and September 2025, almost 281,000 registered jobs were lost with over 20,000 companies closing down, according to CEPA report based on government data.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Mercosur wants on-the-fence EU to know it has other options

21-12-2025 08:48 As the European Union struggles to complete a trade deal with Mercosur, competitors eyeing South America’s consumer market and vast mineral resources are taking note.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Lula, Milei clash over Venezuela at Mercosur summit

20-12-2025 20:11 President Milei again calls for flexibility on Mercosur's trade rules in speech to regional summit; Argentina's leader clashes with Brazilian leader Lula over US President Donald Trump's approach to Venezuela.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Milei’s tactical retreat and the liquid contours of power

20-12-2025 08:48 Milei’s libertarians have grown in owned legislative muscle, they still need from circumstantial allies and provincial governors to pass legislation.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Editorial

'cause I’m the Taxman

20-12-2025 08:02 In restricting government to ever narrower circles, Milei is misreading the results of the last midterms. But Milei’s conclusion is that sister knows best.

Analysing Argentina

Wide open field for Milei

20-12-2025 07:44 A libertarian but not a “libertidiot,” as he likes to say, Milei seems to have picked security rather than risk for the new stage of his administration. It is a good choice.

by Marcelo J. García

POLITICS & LABOUR

CGT leads first rally against Milei’s labour reform bill

18-12-2025 16:43 Demonstration called by labour federation draws thousands to Plaza de Mayo.

MENDOZA MINING PROJECT

Cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining

18-12-2025 16:34 Swiss-backed venture seeking to build first large copper mine in province better known for winemaking is considering financing offers in key test case for fledgling industry.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Key reforms up for debate as Milei begins Congress push

18-12-2025 15:48 Lawmakers open debate on Milei’s 2026 Budget bill, a labour reform package and controversial changes to the National Glaciers Law.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei stymies wild peso swings as he resets Argentine FX policy

18-12-2025 01:34 The Central Bank’s FX desk is about to play a more prominent role as President Javier Milei seeks to accumulate reserves.

POLITICS & SPORT

Tapia distances himself from AFA’s negative headlines at home

18-12-2025 01:18 AFA says Milei “has chosen it as a target of his political ambitions” as Bullrich files corruption complaint with CONMEBOL against football governing body’s chief and treasurer.

PROFILE

Verón, AFA’s adversary, takes Estudiantes to Clausura triumph

18-12-2025 00:19 The sporting success of 'El Pincha' is not the only reason ‘La Brujita’ Verón has been in the spotlight of late.

GUEST COLUMN

Milei's law for (removing) glacier protection is a regressive reform

17-12-2025 23:56 The bill to amend the National Glacier Protection Law, would dismantle the minimalist regime which today protects glaciers and the periglacial perimeter, Argentina’s most important strategic water reserves.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Argentina needs a robust plan of national consensus

17-12-2025 16:28 Without an internal national consensus, assistance from the west is futile. With it, Argentina could become a success story once again.

NEW APPOINTMENT

Darío Wassermann named new president of Banco Nación

17-12-2025 13:01 New head of leading public bank closely linked to Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei and Economy Minister Luis Caputo;

MONETARY POLICY

Milei gives in to IMF pressure and opens door to inflation risk

17-12-2025 12:50 Economic team has relinquished price deceleration as its overriding priority in an effort to break through the floor of Argentina’s country risk rating, but new strategy faces market scepticism over government’s financing capacity.

by Eugenia Muzio

LATIN AMERCIAN POLITICS

Milei embraces Chile's president-elect Kast, cementing right-wing alliance

17-12-2025 10:14 Argentina's president is eagerly embracing José Antonio Kast as another partner in a right-wing project he sees himself as commanding across the region.

BONDS & MARKETS

Argentina moves closer to bond market return with peso pivot

16-12-2025 22:08 Central Bank will begin to gradually unwind the tight grip it keeps on the currency starting January; Officials also say they’re going to start buying dollars to boost the Central Bank’s cash stockpile.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei sends Glacier Protection Law reform bill to Congress

16-12-2025 21:30 Argentina's government targets approval by end of year, despite environmental pushback; New rules would loosen projections for glaciers and pass responsibility for mining projects to provincial administrations.

Crime & Security

Soldier found dead at Quinta de Olivos presidential residence

16-12-2025 12:30 Twenty-one-year-old soldier found dead at one of internal security posts at the Olivos presidential residence, where President Javier Milei lives. Victim identified as Rodrigo Gómez, who was on security duty at the site.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Milei names new chief as head of ARCA tax bureau resigns

16-12-2025 08:21 Juan Pazo, head of ARCA (ex-AFIP) tax bureau steps down to return to private sector; Government names head of DGI tax inspectorate, Andrés Edgardo Vázquez, as replacement.

ANALYSIS

Chile follows Latin American neighbours in lurching right

16-12-2025 07:49 Leftist leaders have not won a single presidential election in Latin America this year as voters opt for change.

CENTRAL BANK ANNOUNCEMENT

Argentina to adjust peso's exchange rate bands in line with inflation

15-12-2025 23:13 President Javier Milei’s government says it will adopt a new monetary framework, adjust the peso’s trading bands in line with inflation and build up Central Bank’s international reserves.

CHILE ELECTION 2025

Chile shifts right as Pinochet fan Kast wins election run-off by landslide

15-12-2025 15:32 Voters elected José Antonio Kast, the most right-wing president in 35 years of Chilean democracy, with a thumping 58 percent of vote in run-off against Jeannette Jara.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Argentina, too big to fail?

13-12-2025 09:37 The sceptic in me wonders whether, given Trump’s personality and lust for sycophancy, the message could simply be: “Milei, too big to fail.”

by David Smith

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

The curtain falls … and rises

13-12-2025 09:17 The new Senate has no less than 13 caucuses but the big picture has 21 senators responding directly to the Javier Milei administration, 26 in the Kirchnerite orbit, 14 in the centre-right and 11 heeding purely provincial interests.

by Michael Soltys

Editorial

Halfway to heaven?

13-12-2025 06:30 The Milei Presidency at its halfway mark can most charitably be described as a work in progress.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Top banks bet on farming boom with Milei cutting taxes

12-12-2025 19:34 Two major banks in Argentina are seeking to open up more credit for farmers as President Javier Milei cuts export tariffs for growers.

ANALYSIS

Inflation picked up more than expected after key vote

11-12-2025 16:37 Inflation accelerated for the third straight month even after President Javier Milei’s midterm victory.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Warning sign for Milei as inflation creeps up to monthly 2.5%

11-12-2025 16:29 Disappointment for Milei as INDEC data shows hikes accelerated last month, led by increases in food and non-alcoholic beverages; Prices up 27.9% in first 11 months of the year, 31.4% year-on-year.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

UK denies Milei's claim over lifting of Argentina arms sales

11-12-2025 12:34 President tells British newspaper he intends to visit the United Kingdom in April or May next year and claims talks are ongoing over lifting of weapons ban in place since Malvinas conflict; London denies any "specific talks" over relaxing of arms export controls.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei begins labour reform battle, sends bill to Congress

11-12-2025 10:42 President returns from Norway trip and inks text of sweeping labour reform bill; Proposals, which are likely to face resistance from unions, will be discussed first by Senate.

RETURN TO MARKETS

Government stages market comeback with local dollar bond sale

10-12-2025 22:53 Demand for the US$1-billion sale reached US$1.42 billion; Deal seen as dry run for Argentina's eventual resumption of overseas borrowing.

MARKETS & BONDS

Argentina’s dollar bond sale tests foreign demand under Milei

10-12-2025 15:39 A bond sale planned for Wednesday may be a small step for Argentina’s government at home, but a major move toward a potential return to international debt markets.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei kicks off second half of term with stronger hand in Congress

10-12-2025 15:20 President has gained ground in Congress after October’s midterm elections but lacks firm majorities; Key reforms still hinge on delicate negotiations with governors and rivals.

MINING IN MENDOZA

Thousands protest as Milei-backed mining bill wins approval in Mendoza

10-12-2025 11:39 Provincial lawmakers back US$500-million copper venture despite widespread demonstrations and warnings from environmental groups; Activists from across the province protest against the San Jorge mining firm project.

SECOND ANNIVERSARY

Two years of Milei in five economic and social indicators

09-12-2025 18:30 Two years into President Javier Milei’s government, a look at five key indicators and what they tell us about Argentina under the libertarian leader.

by Agustina Bordigoni

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei lines up seven bills for summer Congress sessions

09-12-2025 17:42 Government publishes bills it will seek to pass in Official Gazette; Budget and labour reform top the list.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei readies major reforms while markets await currency shift

09-12-2025 15:28 Argentina currently allows the currency to trade within a strict set of bands, a policy that has helped keep inflation in check. But analysts say it has also created an overvalued peso that is weighing on the economy.

AGRICULTURE

Argentina trims export duties for agricultural products

09-12-2025 14:28 Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces “permanent reduction” in export duties for soybeans, maize, wheat and other crops, including derivatives.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Milei cuts export taxes on Argentine soy, corn and wheat

09-12-2025 14:15 President Javier Milei’s government has reduced export duties on soybeans, corn and wheat.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei to attend Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo

08-12-2025 19:29 Argentina’s President plans a brief but symbolic trip as tensions with Venezuela rise.

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Machado family, heads of state in Oslo to fete elusive Nobel laureate

08-12-2025 19:09 María Corina Machado has indicated she will accept her award in person on Wednesday at Oslo's City Hall, despite the risk of being declared a fugitive for leaving her country.

News of milei

Report: Milei mulls right-wing summit as allies advance in Latin America

The physics of power in Milei’s Argentina

Cheers – here’s to a more ‘caste-like’ Milei in 2026

Tightening Santa’s belt

Milei’s 2026 Budget bill likely to win Senate approval

Milei’s chainsaw slashes 50 trillion pesos in spending

Argentines pile into short-term bonds to dodge FX controls

Report: Sharp drop in employees, employers in Milei’s first two years

Mercosur wants on-the-fence EU to know it has other options

Lula, Milei clash over Venezuela at Mercosur summit

Milei’s tactical retreat and the liquid contours of power

'cause I’m the Taxman

Wide open field for Milei

CGT leads first rally against Milei’s labour reform bill

Cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining

Key reforms up for debate as Milei begins Congress push

Milei stymies wild peso swings as he resets Argentine FX policy

Tapia distances himself from AFA’s negative headlines at home

Verón, AFA’s adversary, takes Estudiantes to Clausura triumph

Milei's law for (removing) glacier protection is a regressive reform

Argentina needs a robust plan of national consensus

Darío Wassermann named new president of Banco Nación

Milei gives in to IMF pressure and opens door to inflation risk

Milei embraces Chile's president-elect Kast, cementing right-wing alliance

Argentina moves closer to bond market return with peso pivot

Milei sends Glacier Protection Law reform bill to Congress

Soldier found dead at Quinta de Olivos presidential residence

Milei names new chief as head of ARCA tax bureau resigns

Chile follows Latin American neighbours in lurching right

Argentina to adjust peso's exchange rate bands in line with inflation

Chile shifts right as Pinochet fan Kast wins election run-off by landslide

Argentina, too big to fail?

The curtain falls … and rises

Halfway to heaven?

Top banks bet on farming boom with Milei cutting taxes

Inflation picked up more than expected after key vote

Warning sign for Milei as inflation creeps up to monthly 2.5%

UK denies Milei's claim over lifting of Argentina arms sales

Milei begins labour reform battle, sends bill to Congress

Government stages market comeback with local dollar bond sale

Argentina’s dollar bond sale tests foreign demand under Milei

Milei kicks off second half of term with stronger hand in Congress

Thousands protest as Milei-backed mining bill wins approval in Mendoza

Two years of Milei in five economic and social indicators

Milei lines up seven bills for summer Congress sessions

Milei readies major reforms while markets await currency shift

Argentina trims export duties for agricultural products

Milei cuts export taxes on Argentine soy, corn and wheat

Milei to attend Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo

Machado family, heads of state in Oslo to fete elusive Nobel laureate

Cheers – here’s to a more ‘caste-like’ Milei in 2026

The physics of power in Milei’s Argentina

Report: Milei mulls right-wing summit as allies advance in Latin America

Tightening Santa’s belt

Rafael Grossi lays out bold reformist vision for troubled United Nations

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