News of milei

Bessent: US working on new US$20-billion private-sector 'facility' for Argentina

Today 14:48 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he is working with private sector on another US$20-billion "facility" to support Argentina, bringing Washington's total promised assistance to US$40 billion.

Santilli, Milei’s last-minute substitute, tries to clear ballot confusion

Today 14:23 Santilli, a lifetime politician who also once ran on a Peronist ticket, blames “political dinosaurs” for not letting the party put his face on a new ballot. 

Trump says he’d be ‘very upset’ by Chinese military in Argentina

Yesterday 21:58 Trump’s comments about Chinese activity in Argentina come as President Javier Milei visits the White House.

Caputo says US Treasury will continue to support peso

Yesterday 21:54 US Treasury is still finalising details of the swap line, but a decision to make it available to Argentina has already been made, Caputo told reporters in Washington.

Milei at White House: Trump says US help is dependent on win in midterms

Yesterday 15:21 Argentina's president makes long-desired visit to White House, but US President Trump says Washington's help is dependent on who wins elections.

Great expectations as Milei jets to Washington for Trump meeting

13-10-2025 22:39 President Javier Milei travels to Washington to meet Donald Trump with markets anticipating announcements and progress towards a trade deal.

US lifeline buys Argentina time as investors urge overhaul

13-10-2025 14:58 US$20-billion lifeline will keep Javier Milei from being engulfed by a currency crisis in the run-up to key mid-term elections. The outlook after the vote is less clear.

Electoral court rules Santilli will lead LLA list in Buenos Aires Province

11-10-2025 17:57 Argentina’s National Electoral Chamber overturns federal judge’s previous decision and rules PRO deputy Diego Santilli should top La Libertad Avanza’s list in Buenos Aires Province following José Luis Espert’s resignation amid scandal.

The jaws of defeat

11-10-2025 06:00 The biggest unknown in these midterms is surely how many citizens are going to turn out to vote in the first place.

OpenAI, Sur Energy to build massive AI data centre in Patagonia

10-10-2025 16:07 US tech firm OpenAI and Argentine firm Sur Energy sign letter of intent for US$25-billion investment in artificial intelligence; Companies plan joint venture to develop Stargate Argentina, a massive AI infrastructure project that will include a data centre in Patagonia.

United States buys pesos, confirms US$20-billion lifeline for Milei

09-10-2025 18:26 Washington steps in to save Milei with direct purchase of pesos and a US$20-billion currency swap; US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ready to take “exceptional” measures to stabilise Argentina’s economy in the face of "acute illiquidity.”

Nucleoeléctrica sell-off: Discontent in nuclear sector over Milei’s ‘geopolitical’ turn

09-10-2025 18:15 Halting the CAREM project, freezing plans to build the Atucha III and IV plants and entry into Washington’s FIRST programme all add up to a dramatic shift for Argentina’s nuclear sector. Critics accuse the government of violating “technological sovereignty” in favour of foreign interests.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

US report on Machado funds poses uncomfortable questions for Bullrich

09-10-2025 01:05 US government report by Homeland Security indicates that Machado had already been linked to drug-trafficking and money-laundering in 2021.

IMF chief: Public support is crucial for Milei’s reform push

08-10-2025 18:07 With a US$20-billion swap with the United States reportedly under discussion, IMF reinforces that Milei government's reforms will falter without popular support.

Milei pulls out all stops in defence of fragile peso

08-10-2025 13:33 After burning through billions of dollars in reserves, Argentina’s government is getting creative and finding new alternatives to defend the peso.

Espert and Machado’s murky history

08-10-2025 12:27 How the government’s main candidate in Buenos Aires Province became tainted by campaign contributions of dubious origin.

by Rodis Recalt

Milei running short of dollars as Argentina awaits US lifeline

07-10-2025 16:14 Argentina’s Treasury is burning through its dollar deposits to prop up the peso, with traders estimating it has as little as US$700 million left in its coffers.

World Bank trims Argentina’s growth forecast to 4.6%

07-10-2025 13:37 Argentina’s economy will grow by 4.6 percent in 2025, predicts World Bank economists – above domestic projections; World Bank slightly raises growth forecast for wider Latin America region.

New US ambassador: Firms on brink of 'unprecedented’ investment in Argentina

06-10-2025 17:44 Peter Lamelas, incoming US ambassador to Argentina, claims US companies and “Western world” are on the verge of investing an unprecedented amount of capital.”

Rebellion in Milei’s inner circle forced Espert’s exit

06-10-2025 17:34 Milei’s entourage was unanimous and left the President with no choice. Why he clung to his candidate until the last moment – and what “the Professor” knows.

by Franco Lindner