CONGRESS & POLITICS Senators raise their own pay as Argentines cope with hardship Yesterday 22:41 Senators vote by a show of hands to raise their own salaries by 170%, while half of their compatriots live in poverty.
EDUCATION UBA students and teachers demonstrate against Milei's cutbacks Yesterday 10:25 Students and teachers of the University of Buenos Aires protested with public classes in the street and symbolic embraces of buildings against the government’s drastic austerity.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Caputo looks for funds for Argentina in Washington Yesterday 00:07 Economy Minister Luis Caputo is on the search for funds in Washington, seeking the US$15 billion President Javier Milei says Argentina needs to remove currency controls.
RELATIONS WITH CHINA Central Bank chief Bausili among top officials headed to China 18-04-2024 18:02 Top government officials are preparing to visit China in the next few weeks as President Javier Milei ditches his aggressive rhetoric against Beijing in a bid to deepen ties with a key trade partner.
NO HAY PLATA? Rebellion in Senate: Pay increase passed by show of hands and without debate 18-04-2024 17:40 Milei lashes out via social networks after senators vote to approve pay increase; "2025 will see a historic hiding" for the caste, says President.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Inflation falling ‘a little faster than expected,’ says Georgieva 18-04-2024 15:51 Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund, says "inflation is coming down faster than expected" in Argentina.
BLOOMBERG Caputo speech at JPMorgan event helps propel Argentine bonds 18-04-2024 13:18 Argentina won’t lift capital controls until international reserves are high enough to safeguard against a potential currency run, Luis Caputo tells investors.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei requests meeting with Lula to discuss 'joint policies' 18-04-2024 12:38 Bending to reality, Argentina’s President finally proposes an encounter with his Brazilian counterpart after trashing him on the campaign trail last year; Foreign Minister Mondino delivers a formal invite to her colleague Mauro Vieira in Brasília.
HEALTH & ECONOMY Government intervenes to halt private health scheme price surge 17-04-2024 17:21 Free-market Milei administration uses state power to challenge firms and announces most prepaid health schemes are rolling back runaway price increases; "The Argentina of wise guys is over," declares presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni.
BUSINESS & INVESTMENT Top CEOs to heap praise on Milei at Patagonia retreat 17-04-2024 13:18 Elsztain will host president at exclusive Bariloche event; IRSA starting construction on biggest project in its history
PRESIDENTIAL U-TURN Milei will no longer fly commercial for security reasons, says spokesperson 16-04-2024 17:22 Javier Milei reverses previous decision to travel by commercial airliner on foreign trips abroad; Decision follows recommendation by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, who has asked that President’s protection be stepped up.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMF improves inflation projection: 150% this year, but 45% in 2025 16-04-2024 15:44 Latest 'World Economic Outlook' report predicts Argentina’s GDP will contract by 2.8% this. Milei’s "shock plan" will impact economy, arriving hand-in-hand with recession, says Fund.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Mondino warms ties with Brazil, but no Milei-Lula meet on cards 16-04-2024 13:10 "The possibility of a presidential meeting is always present. And we hope that at some point it will happen," Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino declares after visit to Brasília.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Mondino says Argentina will ‘never interfere' in Brazil’s affairs 15-04-2024 17:06 Foreign Minister Diana Mondino denies reports that President Javier Milei will mediate in Elon Musk’s row with Brazilian Judiciary, declaring that Argentina would “never interfere” in another nation's affairs.
MILEI Milei sees four dogs and says there are five – it should concern us 15-04-2024 16:25 On a denial of reality, cloned dogs, mediums and Javier Milei's messianic project. by Juan Luis González
POLITICS Supreme Ct: Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla formally nominated 15-04-2024 15:01 More than a month after their identities first hit the headlines, President Javier Milei formally nominates Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla for Supreme Court.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY President Milei cuts short international trip over Mideast crisis 13-04-2024 21:56 President Javier Milei is ending his international trip early to handle his country's response to the crisis in the Middle East.
President's love life Milei confirms break up with actress girlfriend Fátima Flórez 13-04-2024 17:30 President Javier Milei says his relationship with girlfriend, actor and comedian Fátima Flórez, has come to an end.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Guillermo Dietrich: ‘I’m backing this government all I can so that it does well’ 13-04-2024 05:47 Former transport minister and close ally of Mauricio Macri on the Milei government, state companies and Juntos por el Cambio. by Jorge Fontevecchia
CULTURE WARS The perfect enemy for Javier Milei 13-04-2024 05:28 The president, his inner circle, and the Cabinet have become extremely selective regarding the outlets and journalists they speak to, with Milei only giving interviews to friendly reporters who lob softballs at him. by Agustino Fontevecchia
MEDIA Pressure on the press: from Videla to Milei 12-04-2024 17:20 Attacks by Javier Milei on the press in general, and at 'Noticias' and 'Perfil' in particular, are nothing new. Argentina’s President is using old methods to silence critics. by Gustavo González
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Monthly inflation slowed more than expected in March 12-04-2024 16:35 Monthly inflation in Argentina slowed more than expected in March, cooling for the third straight month.
MILEI MEETS MUSK President Milei meets Elon Musk at Tesla factory in Austin 12-04-2024 14:52 Argentina’s President flies from Miami to Texas for a meeting with SpaceX boss Elon Musk at his Telsa factory in Austin; X owner gives Javier Milei tour of building as photos of encounter go viral online.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Central Bank cuts interest rate to 70%, markets see inflation easing 12-04-2024 10:22 Argentina’s Central Bank cuts main interest rate to 70% from 80% – the third time since President Javier Milei took office.
HUMAN RIGHTS & DICTATORSHIP NGOs accuse Milei government ‘dismantling’ team investigating military records 12-04-2024 08:45 Injunction against move filed with courts as human rights groups denounce firing of 10 out of 13 researchers that probe archives of Armed Forces to assist investigations into crimes against humanity.
new culture wars front President versus the press: Milei slams 'corrupt' journalists 11-04-2024 15:25 Taking a page from the populist playbook, President Milei this week criticised a number of high-profile journalists in a lengthy radio interview with TV and radio presenter Alejandro Fantino.
MILEI, MIAMI & MUSK Milei reveals Jewish family tale as he visits US for Musk meeting 11-04-2024 14:12 Libertarian leader, who was joined in Miami by his girlfriend Fátima Florez, reveals previously unknown familial tie to Jewish faith as he receives award from religious organisation; High expectation ahead of meeting with Elon Musk in Texas as plans are drawn up for mogul’s 2025 visit to Argentina.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ‘No alternative’ to austerity in Argentina, says top World Bank official 10-04-2024 17:59 Economist William Maloney comes out in support of Milei’s government’s reform plans; World Bank says Argentina's economy will decline 2.8% in 2024.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Milei decree removes price caps for telecommunications market 10-04-2024 17:30 Milei decree amends legislation for Internet, telephone and cable market. Move will allow de-regulation of prices in the sector, in order to "encourage competition and investment."
SOCIAL UNREST Eleven arrests as police crack down on protesters in Buenos Aires 10-04-2024 16:28 Police water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a temporary blockade of Avenida 9 de Julia.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS HSBC joins firms exiting Argentina amid Milei's economic makeover 10-04-2024 15:24 Foreign companies reluctance contrasts with local optimism; Exxon and Clorox decided to divest investments in Argentina.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Milei seeks second chance from Congress with scaled-back reform 10-04-2024 14:53 Government is circulating trimmed down draft version of its sweeping reform bill to lawmakers as Milei seeks to overhaul economy.
MUTUAL APPRECIATION SOCIETY President Milei to meet Elon Musk at Tesla factory in Texas 09-04-2024 12:59 After months of online flattery and praise, Argentina’s self-proclaimed “anarcho-capitalist” head of state will finally meet billionaire businessman Elon Musk in-person at Tesla’s factory in Austin, Texas.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Elon Musk and Latin America: Ideological affinities and business opportunities 08-04-2024 16:33 Billionaire Elon Musk is using his social network X to take communion with the right-wing in Latin America, a region with natural resources that could help make him even richer.
FOOTBALL Agüero allies himself with Milei, says City Football Group interested in Argentina 08-04-2024 15:30 Sergio Agüero, proclaiming the privatisation model for nation's top football clubs, has spoken with President Javier Milei. Tipping his former club Independiente as an option, the ex-Rojo star says the City Football Group are interested in Argentina. by Agustín Colombo
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei: Argentina in talks with Ukraine, military aid a possibility 08-04-2024 12:22 President Milei plans to meet with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in mid-June and says talks between two nations includes potential sending of military aid.
POLITICS Milei dynasty? Lemoine says Karina should be Argentina's next president 08-04-2024 09:12 La Libertad Avanza lawmaker Lilia Lemoine says president’s sister, Karina, should be Argentina’s next head of state – after Javier Milei has finished a second term.
Analysing Argentina Is President Milei growing in stature? 06-04-2024 06:39 Argentina’s president is exercising power fully, even as he continues to learn how the dynamics of it works. by Marcelo J. Garcia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Attitudinal shifts and the risks of upheaval 06-04-2024 06:24 Milei’s “negative rhetoric,” sustained by his synthetic power, is useful in setting the agenda, but it doesn’t put food on the table. by Agustino Fontevecchia
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Martín Lousteau: ‘I’m not afraid of leaders with an authoritarian streak’ 06-04-2024 06:09 Senator and UCR chair on why the mega DNU emergency decree was unconstitutional, President Milei’s economic plan and Radical renewal. by Jorge Fontevecchia
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei: ‘We must strengthen strategic alliance with United States’ 05-04-2024 17:01 President travels to Tierra del Fuego, where he meets with US General Laura Richardson and commits to forging closer ties with Washington; New aircraft incorporated into Argentina’s Air Force.
Venezuelan politics Venezuela to grant safe passage of Machado aides to Argentina 05-04-2024 15:03 Maduro administration will grant safe passage to Argentina to six aides of opposition leader María Corina Machado.
MILEI & HIS DOGS Milei says his four cloned dogs chose their own economist names 05-04-2024 14:56 The cloned dogs that Javier Milei refers to as his “four-legged children” all bear the names of his economist heroes. But the president insists he didn’t choose their names — they did.
BLOOMBERG INTERVIEW Giving up China is hard, even for Argentina’s anarcho-capitalist 05-04-2024 13:40 President Javier Milei is taking a softer tone than he did as a candidate, saying he won’t touch existing trade agreements with Beijing.
BLOOMBERG INTERVIEW Milei sees long slog ahead to bring Argentina reforms he pledged 05-04-2024 11:14 While Milei made shutting down the Central Bank and dollarising the economy centrepieces of his political campaign, he acknowledges plans are going to take a lot longer than he expected.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Kahneman and Milei 05-04-2024 10:00 Israeli-US psychologist and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman has shown that people make decisions in contexts of uncertainty, based on feelings of pleasure and pain, interest and boredom, joy and suffering, satisfaction and dissatisfaction. The communication of an election campaign focuses on promises, but people judge governments by hard facts. by Jaime Duran Barba
BLOOMBERG INTERVIEW Milei talks up his peso plans, China, Trump and Israel 05-04-2024 09:44 Libertarian leader discusses fiscal and monetary plans, his approach to one of his country’s biggest trading partners and creditors, and much more in interview with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait.
human rights & judiciary Justice minister working on bill to lower age of criminal responsibility 04-04-2024 21:17 Mariano Cúneo Libarona posts on social media showing he had begun work on a bill that aims to lower the age of imputability so that minors can be sentenced from the age of 14.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IMF hails Argentina’s ‘impressive’ progress under Milei 04-04-2024 19:27 Progress made by Milei administration is "impressive" but "the road to stabilisation is never easy," says IMF Communications Director Julie Kozack.
POLITICS Milei reopens debate about dictatorship, Armed Forces 04-04-2024 18:51 President enrages human rights groups by questioning estimate of those disappeared by junta’s security forces and calls for “reconciliation” of the military in Argentina.