'Blanqueo permanente'?

Experts say Argentina’s dollar thirst could open door for illegal funds

At Eugenia Muzio

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Towards a smarter state

At Michael Soltys

HEALTH & ECONOMY

Milei government eliminates Argentina's national cancer institute

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina's GDP shrank less than expected in 2024

Milei-Musk

The tale behind Milei’s chainsaw gift for Elon Musk

Currency flows

Argentines spend most dollars since 2018 on strong peso policy

At Kevin Simauchi, Bloomberg

TOURISM & TRAVEL

Argentina’s rich neighbours cut back on visits due to strong peso

At Ken Parks, Bloomberg

SPENDING CUTS

Scientists warn Milei wants to 'deepen' cuts, slash state research

Analysis

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

At José Calero, Noticias Argentinas

Football in Argentina

Estudiantes embark on spending spree with US billionaire’s support

At Dan Edwards

AMID SCANDAL

Yáñez gives up state security detail amid NYE dinner furore

ECONOMIC POLICY

Milei confirms his ‘chainsaw’ will keep running next year

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Foreign Ministry set to meet chainsaw after Mondino's failure to cut costs

At Juan Pablo Kavanagh

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Leftist leaders are failing their promises across Latin America

At Peter Millard, Manuela Tobias & Robert Jameson, Bloomberg

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

World Bank highlights falling inflation but warns of economic decline

education funding row

Congress opens session on Milei's veto of university funding bill

EDITORIAL

It’s the education, stupid

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists fear underfunded research on verge of collapse

At Tomás Viola, AFP

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Privatisations, relaunches and retirements – Milei’s plan for state media

At Julian D'Imperio

EDUCATION

Teaching staff at public universities stage 48-hour strike

POLITICS & SOCIETY

Gender policies hit by chainsaw in Milei’s Argentina

At Juan Pablo Kavanagh

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Social indicators cast doubt over Milei's 'catastrophe' averted claim

At Agustina Bordigoni

JUSTICE SYSTEM & PRISONS

Milei slashes budget for legal centres in favour of prison spending

At Agustina Bordigoni

FILM & CINEMA

National cinema raises its voice at Cannes against Milei’s cutbacks

At Esther Sánchez, AFP

Marcha Federal Universitaria

Massive crowds march against Milei’s cuts to state universities

CULTURE

Like a bad movie: Argentina's culture industry suffers under Milei

At Tomás Viola, AFP

EDUCATION

UBA students and teachers demonstrate against Milei's cutbacks

DEFENCE SPENDING

Petri hails Milei's leadership as he inks deal for F-16 jets in Denmark

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Attitudinal shifts and the risks of upheaval

At Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Kicillof announces wage increase for state workers

EDUCATION

Universities challenged: Chancellors warn Milei government money will only last until May

At Giselle Leclercq

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nobel laureates warn budget cuts are 'cancelling' research

Brazil and Wall Street

Lula pulls off rare trick twice, wooing Wall Street and the poor

At Andrew Rosati & Maria Eloisa Capurro, Bloomberg

LABOUR TENSIONS

Strikes pile up amid sting of Milei’s shock therapy

At Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Brazil’s economic activity caps 2023 with better-than expected growth

At María Eloisa Capurro, Bloomberg

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

IMF authorises US$4.7 billion loan tranche, says Milei will remove currency controls

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Chainsaw Plan Round 2: Government looks to deepen austerity

At Juan Pablo Kavanagh

BLOOMBERG – FEATURE

Argentina’s ruined railways will force Milei to confront poverty

At Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg

EMERGENCY MEASURES

Milei devalues peso by 54% in first batch of shock measures

At Kevin Simauchi, Manuela Tobias & Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg

CROSS-BORDER SHOPPING

Uruguayans pile into Argentina to spend record US$1 billion

At Ken Parks, Bloomberg

Election 2023

Massa's gradual approach versus Milei's radical plans

At Walter Brandimarte & Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg

DEFENCE

Argentina buys four Norwegian aircraft to patrol South Atlantic

At Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

WARNING FROM FUND

IMF warns Argentina not to dawdle on incremental economic reform

At Martha Beck & María Eloisa Capurro, Bloomberg

LATIN AMERICA

Chile President Boric plans 3.5% spending hike, vows economic revival

At Matthew Malinowski, Bloomberg

International Monetary Fund

IMF says Argentina’s spending adds risks to US$44-billion deal

At Patrick Gillespie, Eric Martin & Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg

How Javier Milei would cut Argentina spending by 14% of GDP

At Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg

ELECTION 2023

Rodríguez Larreta plans spending cuts to help peso

At Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg

Living with inflation

Spend now, worry later: no point saving in inflation-stricken Argentina

At Valentina Torres, AFP