What happens when a country with triple-digit inflation and chronic fiscal deficits elects a chainsaw-wielding populist with a dead dog for chief counsel as president? Back in November, following the unexpected triumph of the
Argentina’s Senate approved a contentious bill on Thursday, February 26, that significantly loosens legal protections for glaciers, advancing the measure to the lower chamber for debate. The legislation, backed by the far-right
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The Argentine Senate delivered a major legislative victory to President Javier Milei’s government on Thursday, approving a sweeping labor reform bill despite widespread street protests that left at least 15 people injured
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Argentinian President Javier Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, pulled off a surprising triumph in Sunday’s legislative elections, winning 40.84 percent of votes for Congress compared with 31.64 percent for the opposition Peronist
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Washington is facing mounting political pressure over its multibillion-dollar support for Argentina, as critics question the Trump administration’s backing of President Javier Milei’s libertarian government ahead of midterm elections this Sunday. The
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Argentina’s Congress delivered a significant blow to President Javier Milei on Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly to restrict his ability to govern by decree, marking the latest setback for the right-wing leader. The lower
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Argentina is facing a mounting financial crisis as President Javier Milei battles an unprecedented run on the peso fueled by highly inventive local currency traders. According to a report in the Financial
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The United States is in talks to establish a $20 billion swap line with Argentina and is prepared to purchase the country’s dollar bonds, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. The
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Argentina’s central bank has spent more than $1bn in just three days defending the peso, as mounting political turmoil around President Javier Milei unsettles investors and raises doubts over the future of
More Argentina’s President Javier Milei suffered a major setback as his libertarian party, La Libertad Avanza, lost a key vote in the country’s most populous province by a wide margin. In Sunday’s provincial
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Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei continues to benefit from a fragmented opposition, with fewer than a third of voters able to identify a viable rival nearly two years into his presidency, according
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