News of government

Initial results from Milei’s ‘exam’ for state workers show 96% pass rate

Today 00:49 Although only 10% of state workers have taken the Milei administration’s new test to date, the good results have led their ATE union to demand employees’ transfer to permanent employment, while calling for ministers, secretaries and directors to be similarly evaluated.

ENERGY & GAS

Milei vows to promote nuclear energy in Argentina

Yesterday 11:37 President vows to install nuclear reactors to power artificial intelligence servers across Argentina.

EDITORIAL

The near in blood, the nearer bloody

Yesterday 05:07 Time to stop being the snake biting its own tail and return to being the libertarian lion against the caste instead of co-opting it.

WAR ON THE STATE

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cut nearly 35,000 public-sector jobs in 2024

Yesterday 05:07 Report by the Deregulation & State Transformation Ministry, headed by Milei ally Federico Sturzenegger, details 34,280 dismissals or contract terminations between December 2023 and October 2024, shrinking the state payroll by seven percent.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Milei’s ‘we want it all’ moment

Yesterday 05:07 We’re early into the experiment. But Javier and Karina, along with star political advisor Santiago Caputo, are already imagining the “Milei era,” which should last at least eight years and include control of the Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires Province.

by James Grainger

IMF NEGOTIATIONS OVER NEW DEAL

IMF: Formal talks over new deal with Argentina have begun

19-12-2024 21:09 The International Monetary Fund and Argentina have formally begun negotiations over a new loan agreement as the current programme draws to a close.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Argentina takes steps to speed up Milei’s dollarisation strategy

19-12-2024 15:38 Argentina’s government is working with major banks and payment firms to advance Javier Milei’s dollarisation strategy.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Amnesty Int’l urges Milei to respect rights after year of ‘confrontation’

19-12-2024 14:18 Data compiled by rights NGO shows more than 1,100 people were injured in protest “repression” during Milei’s first year in office

by James Grainger

NEW IMF PROGRAMME

IMF in talks with Argentina on loan to succeed US$44-billion deal

19-12-2024 14:13 International Monetary Fund confirms it has formally opened talks with President Javier Milei's government over a new loan programme to replace its existing US$44-billion deal.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina exited recession as Milei eyes growth before midterms

16-12-2024 21:22 Argentina emerged from a brutal recession in the third quarter; Gross domestic product expanded 3.9% from July to September compared to the previous three-month period, better than analysts’ expectations.

MONETARY POLICY

Argentina weighs managed exchange rate once it lifts currency controls

16-12-2024 19:44 President Javier Milei's government is weighing whether to introduce a managed exchange rate regime — a “dirty float” — once it lifts its current foreign exchange controls in 2025.

As I see it

Milei is still very much in charge

14-12-2024 15:37 The success or failure of the far-reaching programme Milei devised will depend on whether or not most members of the political fraternity have learned enough from their many errors.

by James Neilson

EDITORIAL

Party in both its meanings

14-12-2024 06:30 Depicting Edgardo Kueider as a pure Kirchnerite will not wash – not only has he delivered some key votes for the Milei government, he was also star spin doctor Santiago Caputo’s nominee to chair the bicameral intelligence commission.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

'Cause I was the taxwoman

14-12-2024 05:39 ARCA (until recently AFIP) tax bureau chief Florencia Misrahi’s dismissal could be worth a closer look to have some idea of where the Milei government is heading as its second year begins.

by Michael Soltys

HEALTH & ECONOMY

Government: Prepaid health schemes face probe for alleged ‘cartel practices’

12-12-2024 18:48 Following investigation into co-ordinated fee increases between last December and last April, Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni states CNDC anti-monopoly watchdog has initiated summary proceedings against several prepaid health schemes and former chamber president Claudio Belocopitt.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

United yet disorganised: Peronism comes to terms with a year of Milei

12-12-2024 18:10 What remains of the Unión por la Patria coalition could only manage a photo-op and is far from placing things in order. The internal differences and disputes stalling the bid to reach unity in 2025.

by Rosario Ayerdi

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Who was Milei’s audience?

11-12-2024 23:45 With an almost religious hope of 2025 being a growth year, President Milei used his first anniversary address to talk to the ‘círculo rojo’ business establishment and his run-off voters, with no concrete announcements for ordinary people.

by Javier Calvo

Tax policies

Sturzenegger clarification pours cold water on Milei’s 90% tax reduction claim

11-12-2024 15:55 Argentina’s deregulation czar assures that the government’s idea is to simplify the tax structure but not to reduce the percentage of its burden – a notable difference from President Javier Milei’s first anniversary speech vow.

President's address

Milei vows to axe capital controls and negotiate Trump trade deal

11-12-2024 09:50 President Javier Milei promises to lift capital and currency controls next year and negotiate a free-trade agreement with the United States once Donald Trump takes office.

MILEI'S FIRST YEAR

Milei promises inflation will be a 'bad memory' in first anniversary speech

10-12-2024 23:45 President touts US trade deal with Trump, vows to remove currency controls and says “happy times” lie ahead in national broadcast marking first year in office.

ONE YEAR WITH MILEI

A year into office, Milei’s ‘shock’ therapy takes hold

10-12-2024 16:41 President Javier Milei marks his first year in office Tuesday and intends to celebrate his government's achievements in a national broadcast later this evening.

MILEI'S FIRST YEAR

Key measures from Milei’s first year in office

10-12-2024 09:57 President’s first year in office was marked by drastic state cutbacks, the sharpest rise in poverty in two decades, an aggressive rhetoric and notable shift in foreign policy.

MILEI'S FIRST YEAR

Four takeaways from President Javier Milei's first year

10-12-2024 09:44 Four takeaways from Milei's first year in office: Slimming the state, wielding the chainsaw, domestic political battles and a shift in foreign policy.

A YEAR WITH MILEI

Tirades and trolls: how Milei changed Argentina's political rhetoric

09-12-2024 17:30 According to a September poll by consulting firm Zuban Córdoba, 65.7% of Argentines believe that "hate and intolerance are on the rise" since Javier Milei took office.

SOCIETY

Pensioners the biggest losers of Milei’s first year in office

09-12-2024 13:20 Some five million retirees in Argentina receive just a minimum pension and bonus payment amounting to some US$320, just a third of the estimated living cost for an older adult.

365 days of Javier Milei

One year in, Milei yet to fulfill key economic campaign promises

09-12-2024 12:53 Dollarisation, the removal of the ‘cepo,’ and the closure of the Central Bank – though he has tamed inflation, President Javier Milei has yet to deliver on key economic promises in his first year in office.

POLITICS

Milei fires head of tax bureau over ‘streaming and influencers’ rules

07-12-2024 18:21 ARCA (ex-AFIP) chief Florencia dismissed from her post after less than a year in office; Order to fire official reportedly came straight from President Milei.

Analysing Argentina

Year one: Milei surpassed expectations, but now faces high ones

07-12-2024 06:51 The question of whether Milei will be an anecdote or a new force that defines an era will largely begin to be answered in 2025. First and foremost, it will depend on the economy, and second — but by no means less important — on the midterm elections in October.

by Marcelo J. García

EDITORIAL

The year of the lion

07-12-2024 06:17 Milei’s first year in office has seen much more grey than its inflamed and somewhat arbitrary crusade against the “caste” of drab democratic politics would care to admit.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

No quorum, no forum

07-12-2024 05:30 Congress becomes its own worst enemy when deputies and senators refuse to do the work for which the tax-payer remunerates them.

by Michael Soltys

MILEI'S FIRST YEAR

Milei’s self-congratulatory maiden year

07-12-2024 00:36 A year in, Milei is surfing the wave of popularity, feeling invincible as he receives the constant attention of the international media, which in turn feeds his ego even further.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

OPINION & ANALYSIS

A year with Javier Milei

06-12-2024 17:00 President Javier Milei’s election last year marked a radical shift in Argentina’s history. We need to retool everything, integrating political analysis with technology and the vision of the world of people who interrelate by looking at screens, turning away from real faces.

by Jaime Duran Barba

ECONOMIC POLICY

Milei admires Ireland for a statistic the Irish don’t favour

06-12-2024 12:35 President Javier Milei aspires to reform Argentina’s economy in the way Ireland turned around its fortunes over the past three decades. The Irish see more nuance to their own story.

INTEREST RATES

Central Bank lowers rate to 32% on price expectations

06-12-2024 00:10 Argentina’s Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 300 basis points to 32 percent as inflation expectations fall.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Budget clash, extra sessions, Speaker Menem – Milei’s first year in Congress

04-12-2024 17:39 Despite being firmly in the minority, Milei has managed to amend over 100 laws since taking office and advance his programme of fiscal austerity. Nevertheless, tensions with allies and opposition persist, centred on the 2025 Budget, anti-graft laws and electoral reform.

by Facundo Maceira

CRIME & SECURITY

‘Narco-terrorists’ make death threats against security minister, governor

02-12-2024 16:18 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich vows to clamp down on “narco-terrorists” after threats against her and Santa Fe Province Governor Maximilaino Pullaro in video.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The ecstasy of Javier Milei

30-11-2024 05:48 Things look rosy for the libertarians at this juncture, encouraging them to become even more ambitious.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

The protectionist racket

30-11-2024 05:37 While Donald Trump and Javier Milei might be a mutual admiration society, they are moving in opposite directions on protectionism.

by Michael Soltys

Analysing Argentina

Milei and nothing but Milei

30-11-2024 05:12 If the opposition wants to challenge the President, the best they could do is to try something radically different. This is exactly what Milei did when he launched his political career.

by Marcelo J. García

STATE SELL OFF

Milei’s first Argentina privatisation beset by US$536-million debt

29-11-2024 21:57 President Javier Milei is imposing a December deadline on Argentina’s first bid to sell a long list of state-run companies to the private sector, outlining how challenging it will be.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Report: Milei government plans to eliminate non-binary DNIs

28-11-2024 14:57 As part of the libertarian cultural battle, President Javier Milei government is drawing up a decree to prohibit access to non-binary DNI identity documents, which have existed since 2021.

ECONOMIC POLICY

Milei confirms his ‘chainsaw’ will keep running next year

27-11-2024 15:52 “Full speed ahead,” says Argentina's president, vowing that public spending cuts will continue into 2025.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Betting on Milei, investors choose longer duration

27-11-2024 12:43 Investors are extending the duration of their peso savings and investments, signalling confidence in President Javier Milei.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

‘Fat Dan’ and libertarian childishness

23-11-2024 06:00 The childish attitudes of Milei 'troll army' come as the government has regained momentum in opinion polls.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Chau Evita? Milei officials eye demolition of iconic BA building

21-11-2024 19:29 Evita must be trembling in heaven – President Javier Milei’s government is evaluating the future of an iconic building on Avenida 9 de Julio. Will the site, once home to state ministries, face the libertarian chainsaw?

IMF LOAN PROGRAMME

Argentina ‘sure’ of new IMF deal, says it doesn’t depend on Trump

21-11-2024 14:28 IMF spokeswoman Julie Kozack says authorities in Argentina are “exploring the option of moving to a new arrangement” with the multilateral lender to replace its existing US$44-billion loan programme.

ICC RULING ON ISRAEL

Argentina says ICC warrants 'ignore' Israel's right to self-defence

21-11-2024 13:36 President Javier Milei’s government says International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister "ignores" the country's right to defend itself.

UNITED STATES POLITICS

'First Buddy': Musk takes unusual star role with Trump

13-11-2024 23:09 Elon Musk became a key ally to Donald Trump during his presidential campaign, reportedly spending over US$100 million to help the Republican win.

UNITED STATES POLITICS

Musk named 'government efficiency' chief as Trump appoints incoming US officials

13-11-2024 13:04 Who's who in the new Trump administration? As Republican leader draws up his team after winning the 2024 presidential election, notable figures like Elon Musk, Mike Waltz, Marco Rubio, and more are being lined up for key roles.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Argentina in ‘transition’ to growth, says top World Bank official

12-11-2024 22:21 Top World Bank official William Mahoney praises advances by President Javier Milei's government and says Argentina is "in transition" towards the recovery of growth.

News of government

Initial results from Milei’s ‘exam’ for state workers show 96% pass rate

Milei vows to promote nuclear energy in Argentina

The near in blood, the nearer bloody

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cut nearly 35,000 public-sector jobs in 2024

Milei’s ‘we want it all’ moment

IMF: Formal talks over new deal with Argentina have begun

Argentina takes steps to speed up Milei’s dollarisation strategy

Amnesty Int’l urges Milei to respect rights after year of ‘confrontation’

IMF in talks with Argentina on loan to succeed US$44-billion deal

Argentina exited recession as Milei eyes growth before midterms

Argentina weighs managed exchange rate once it lifts currency controls

Milei is still very much in charge

Party in both its meanings

'Cause I was the taxwoman

Government: Prepaid health schemes face probe for alleged ‘cartel practices’

United yet disorganised: Peronism comes to terms with a year of Milei

Who was Milei’s audience?

Sturzenegger clarification pours cold water on Milei’s 90% tax reduction claim

Milei vows to axe capital controls and negotiate Trump trade deal

Milei promises inflation will be a 'bad memory' in first anniversary speech

A year into office, Milei’s ‘shock’ therapy takes hold

Key measures from Milei’s first year in office

Four takeaways from President Javier Milei's first year

Tirades and trolls: how Milei changed Argentina's political rhetoric

Pensioners the biggest losers of Milei’s first year in office

One year in, Milei yet to fulfill key economic campaign promises

Milei fires head of tax bureau over ‘streaming and influencers’ rules

Year one: Milei surpassed expectations, but now faces high ones

The year of the lion

No quorum, no forum

Milei’s self-congratulatory maiden year

A year with Javier Milei

Milei admires Ireland for a statistic the Irish don’t favour

Central Bank lowers rate to 32% on price expectations

Budget clash, extra sessions, Speaker Menem – Milei’s first year in Congress

‘Narco-terrorists’ make death threats against security minister, governor

The ecstasy of Javier Milei

The protectionist racket

Milei and nothing but Milei

Milei’s first Argentina privatisation beset by US$536-million debt

Report: Milei government plans to eliminate non-binary DNIs

Milei confirms his ‘chainsaw’ will keep running next year

Betting on Milei, investors choose longer duration

‘Fat Dan’ and libertarian childishness

Chau Evita? Milei officials eye demolition of iconic BA building

Argentina ‘sure’ of new IMF deal, says it doesn’t depend on Trump

Argentina says ICC warrants 'ignore' Israel's right to self-defence

'First Buddy': Musk takes unusual star role with Trump

Musk named 'government efficiency' chief as Trump appoints incoming US officials

Argentina in ‘transition’ to growth, says top World Bank official

Initial results from Milei’s ‘exam’ for state workers show 96% pass rate

Milei vows to promote nuclear energy in Argentina

Milei, Reagan and the 20% enemy rule

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cut nearly 35,000 public-sector jobs in 2024

Quite soon there will be nobody left

Gildo Insfrán desafió a la Corte Suprema: "Ningún porteño nos va a indicar quién gobernará Formosa"

Cambios en los ministerios, reforma electoral y achique de estructuras para 2025 en CABA

Así fue el atropello masivo en un mercado navideño de Alemania

5 muertos y más de 200 heridos: detuvieron a un médico saudí por el atropello masivo en un mercado navideño en Alemania

Rayos y centellas en el SMN: renunció el director y hay "alerta naranja" por la sucesión