News of government

La $Libra no avanza

22-02-2025 06:05 There can be no excuse for a President turning into an influencer for such a risky venture. A trained economist should always check the facts before reaching conclusions.

Milei meets IMF chief, gifts Musk a chainsaw

21-02-2025 00:13 Enjoying some time away from Argentina following the "cryptogate" scandal, President Javier Milei meets with Elon Musk in Washington and gifts him a chainsaw.

Milei orders Anti-Corruption Office to launch '$LIBRA' probe

20-02-2025 11:08 Opposition lawmakers push for a congressional commission to investigate President Javier Milei's conduct in scandal; UCR senator Pablo Blanco leading initiative, with support from Kirchnerism, some sectors of PRO and  provincial leaders.

Provinces eye debt sales as economic optimism mounts

19-02-2025 15:30 Buenos Aires City— which oversaw a failed debt tender offer toward the end of 2024 — and Córdoba Province are each mulling the sale of around US$500 million of bonds between March and May

Milei pushes crypto token, then deletes post amid fears of scam

15-02-2025 09:25 Milei deleted initial post pushing crypto token, saying he was “not aware of the details of the project and after having become aware of it I decided not to continue spreading the word.”

A cyberpunk at the helm

15-02-2025 06:10 Is Milei an astute operator who is merely playing the role of a foul-mouthed cyberpunk or is he simply showing the world the kind of person he really is?

by James Neilson

Milei government summons disability recipients to ‘audit’ hearing

14-02-2025 10:22 Hundreds of thousands of Argentines who receive disability pensions are to be summoned to a hearing in cost-cutting push to establish and verify if they are eligible and if the welfare payment “reaches those who need it.”

Argentina inflation hits lowest level since mid-2020

13-02-2025 16:41 Annual consumer price hikes dip below 100% for the first time in two years as Milei continues to tame inflation.

Milei says he’s considering taking Argentina out of Paris Agreement

06-02-2025 08:11 Hours after confirming nation’s withdrawal from World Health Organization, President tells French media outlet that he is analysing exit from Paris climate accords.

Milei government announces ban on gender transitions for under-18s

05-02-2025 21:32 Milei government announces it will amend Argentina’s Gender Identity Law to “prohibit hormone treatments and body adaptation surgeries for minors under 18 years of age”; LGBT+ activists say they will challenge measure in court.

Milei wants right-wing forum as restarts ‘chainsaw’

28-01-2025 11:27 La Libertad Avanza leader wants to be the beacon for a movement of right-wing leaders with whom he shares ideological common ground. He will deepen the “cultural battle” in Argentina and move forward with deeper cuts at public companies, prompting a new wave of redundancies in time for the October midterms.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

Milei’s learning curve

25-01-2025 06:48 Milei’s learning curve should take note from his predecessors: too much orthodoxy or unorthodoxy leads to trouble.

by Marcelo J. García

Latin America ducks and covers for Trump – except Milei

18-01-2025 06:37 With expected good access to the new White House, it will be up to Milei and his team to distinguish personal ideology from national interest and act accordingly.

by Marcelo J. García

IMF projects strong economic growth for Milei's Argentina in 2025

17-01-2025 18:59 International Monetary Fund estimates that Argentina’s economy contracted by 2.8% last year, but projects five percent growth in the coming two years.

Midterm elections set limit on Milei’s search for spending cuts

10-01-2025 13:26 Spending cuts in 2024 reached some five percent of Argentina's GDP. Is there room to repeat this feat?

A decade on, prosecutors conclude Alberto Nisman was killed

10-01-2025 11:22 Eight days before the 10th anniversary of his death, a new report concludes that late special prosecutor Alberto Nisman was killed for investigating alleged cover-up of the perpetrators of AMIA terrorist bombing in 1994.

Official says country made payments on sovereign debt

09-01-2025 11:38 Finance Secretary Pablo Quirno said on a post on X Thursday morning that Argentina's government has made debt payments to international bondholders.

Despite ‘no pauta’ rule, Milei finds other ways to reward or punish the media

08-01-2025 15:56 The Milei administration cut state advertising as part of its austerity plan, but quietly, other state bodies and firms continue to distribute cash without transparency.

Milei scores win with US$1-billion repo from five top banks

05-01-2025 09:47 Milei administration announces US$1-billion repurchase agreement with five international lenders that will help replenish foreign reserves at its Central Bank.

Expert reports say poverty rate has fallen to 36.8%

04-01-2025 15:11 Experts warn of structural poverty risks as two reports tracking indices say the number of Argentines considered poor fell significantly in the last quarter of 2024.