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Montevideo, May 30th 2025 - 08:01 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    Milei holds phone conversation with Zelensky

    Milei's Argentina adopted a change in foreign policy to align with Trump, who called Zelensky a dictator

    Argentine President Javier Milei Monday held a “warm” phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss bilateral relations and the peace process with Russia. The South American leader thanked Zelensky for his solidarity and condolences following the floods in Bahía Blanca for which the latter also offered to help. “Ukraine is ready to help Argentina to protect lives and provide the necessary assistance,” Zelensky wrote on X.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Massa wants to build an alternative to set limits to Milei

    “We have to look for common sense, put the best of us to build unity,” Massa stressed

    Former presidential candidate Sergio Massa made a public reappearance this weekend after months of keeping a low profile following his electoral defeat during a Frente Renovador convention in Buenos Aires. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of setting aside internal differences in search of “building an alternative that sets limits to the current government,” predicting victories in upcoming elections, including in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and in the Province of Buenos Aires, with which the opposition would boost its parliamentary presence.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 09:04 UTC

    Argentina's “miracle” on hold, says WSJ

    With the mid-term elections in October, any progress will remain on standby for at least half a year, the WSJ foresaw

    According to The Wall Street Journal, Argentina's economic recovery under President Javier Milei is on hold after the Libertarian Government's 2fragile” achievements have investors cautious, awaiting clearer long-term strategies.

  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 20:22 UTC

    Milei spends Wednesday morning in Bahía Blanca

    Milei's trip was kept unnanounced out of security concerns

    Argentine President Javier Milei visited Bahía Blanca to oversee recovery efforts following a devastating storm that killed at least 16 people, although it could be way more since nearly 100 others are still missing. The head of State arrived unannounced at the Comandante Espora naval air base, met with Mayor Federico Susbielles to assess the situation, and inspected the assembly of a military bridge over the flooded Maldonado Channel, aimed at restoring connectivity in heavily affected areas.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    Opposition lawmakers file criminal case against Milei over IMF loan decree

    Milei's DNU is in violation, in the first place, of constitutional clauses, lawmakers such as Victoria Tolosa Paz argued

    A group of opposition lawmakers filed a criminal complaint against Argentine President Javier Milei for signing an Emergency Decree (DNU) to enable a new ten-year agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at canceling non-transferable Treasury bills held by the Central Bank (BCRA). The decree bypassed the traditional legislative process of sending a bill to Congress, which Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo said was necessary given the urgent need for IMF support.

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    CFK lambasts Milei for deal with IMF

    The devaluation of the Argentine peso will be before or after the October mid-term elections, CFK wondered

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) was heavily critical of the incumbent Javier Milei's intentions to borrow from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to keep inflation at bay. She argued that Milei's reliance on the Austrian School of economics has led the Libertarian administration to the current situation and that the solutions intended were harmful to Argentina's interests.

  • Friday, March 7th 2025 - 10:53 UTC

    Argentina to okay IMF loan through a presidential decree

    The IMF said congressional approval was not necessary but would nevertheless speed the Board's nod

    Argentine President Javier Milei plans to issue an Emergency Decree (DNU) to approve the new loan to be agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Casa Rosada announced Thursday. As mandated by law, each DNU needs congressional approval to not be stricken. The new deal seeks to cancel National Treasury debt to the Central Bank, reducing total public debt and strengthening the Central Bank's balance sheet and subsequently lifting the so-called exchange stocks.

  • Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Trump says he would look into signing FTA with Argentina

    Milei resurrected Argentina from oblivion, Trump argued

    Just hoours after US Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone said his country was not interested ina Free Trade (FTA) with Argentina and that President Javier Milei should pick his advisors better, US President Donald Trump said the Libertarian was “a great leader” and admitted he could “look into” a commerce arrangement.

  • Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 09:58 UTC

    Milei planning tour of Israel later this month

    There are rumors that Milei might announce the shifting of the Argentine Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during this tour

    Argentine President Javier Milei's trip to Israel on March 23 will further consolidate the alliance between the two countries. During his four-day visit, Milei will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the fight against terrorism, anti-Semitism, and discrimination,

  • Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 14:46 UTC

    US not interested in FTA with Argentina, Latin American Envoy says

    People close to Trump lost money in the $LIBRA swindle; hence, Milei should better forget about any help from the White House, Claver-Carone hinted

    Former Inter American Development Bank (IDB) President Mauricio Claver-Carone, now Us State Department envoy for Latin American Affairs, said during the weekend that President Donald Trump's administration was not after any new Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which might be disappointing to Argentina's Javier Milei who announced he was willing to leave Mercosur to achieve just that.

 

 

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