FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei heads to Madrid as star guest for Vox summit Yesterday 15:24 Argentina’s President set to meet with Santiago Abascal, the leader of far-right party Vox, during trip to Spanish capital.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Posse predicts 139% inflation as he finally turns up in Congress Yesterday 00:53 Eight-hour debut for Cabinet chief in Congress as he forecasts 139.7% percent annual inflation, a dollar at 1,016 pesos by year-end and defends paralysis of public works projects.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Milei finally discovers politics 01-05-2024 22:33 President Milei appealed to dialogue and negotiation and obtained his first parliamentary triumph with the approval of his ‘Ley de Bases’ bill and accompanying fiscal package. The head of state has to persuade people of his ability to govern while in a minority. He is being watched by audiences in Washington and Beijing. by Walter Curia
NEW ROUND LAY-OFFS Milei administration sharpens chainsaw against public employees 25-03-2024 15:40 Government ready for a new onslaught against state employees – Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse is in charge of monitoring the issue. Around 15,000-20,000 expected to lose posts as contracts are not renewed.
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES CIA chief William Burns travels to Argentina for meetings 21-03-2024 13:03 Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse meets with the head of the US intelligence services at the Casa Rosada; CIA head latest in a long list of officials from Washington to visit Buenos Aires since President Javier Milei took office.
POLITICS Milei's ‘Bermuda triangle’ stalks government officials 20-03-2024 22:02 The three members of Javier Milei’s inner circle have the authority to bounce any Cabinet member they see fit – and there have already been nine top-level exits in the first three months of the president’s term. by Ramón Indart
Politics Posse and Pettovello, key Milei ministers, tussle for posts and influence 06-03-2024 09:45 Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse and Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello, two high-profile officials without previous political experience, are ramping up tensions in President Javier Milei’s government. by Pablo Varela
POLITICS Milei hands Cabinet chief control of the media, more power to sister 05-02-2024 07:12 President Milei increases power of Nicolás Posse and Karina Milei, designating them in charge of public media and communication; All state outlets placed under one-year public trusteeship in second decree.
IMF DEBT TALKS IMF mission team in Buenos Aires for talks with Milei government 05-01-2024 08:25 Argentina’s new government set to receive mission team from multilateral lender for talks over US$7.7 billion in maturities due this year; Milei administration considers IMF programme to be “virtually collapsed.”
IMF DEBT DEAL IMF to visit Argentina amid expectation of new agreement 03-01-2024 08:56 The IMF's press office confirmed the meeting for Thursday. Nicolás Posse and Luis Caputo will lead talks.
MILEI’S NEW GOVERNMENT Milei taps lawyer Silvestre Sívori to run intelligence services 12-12-2023 17:18 President Javier Milei has appointed 39-year-old lawyer Silvestre Sívori to head Argentina’s AFI intelligence services.
NEW GOVERNMENT Milei finalises Cabinet line-up ahead of inauguration 07-12-2023 21:15 At press time nearly all the members of new government had been revealed by president-elect’s team; One key gap remains the Health Secretariat, with speculation it may be separated from new ‘Human Capital Ministry.’
Milei in America Milei makes contact with Biden administration in Washington 28-11-2023 22:52 Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei makes first contact with officials from US President Joe Biden's government.
MILEI’S GOVERNMENT Who will be in Milei’s Cabinet? Confirmed ministers, secretaries 22-11-2023 22:51 The libertarian government will have eight ministries, with Human Capital and Infrastructure the new innovations. Many previous ministries will become secretariats. A look at the confirmed and possible names in the next Cabinet.