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Montevideo, August 18th 2025 - 22:33 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    Opposition lawmakers file criminal case against Milei over IMF loan decree

    Milei's DNU is in violation, in the first place, of constitutional clauses, lawmakers such as Victoria Tolosa Paz argued

    A group of opposition lawmakers filed a criminal complaint against Argentine President Javier Milei for signing an Emergency Decree (DNU) to enable a new ten-year agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at canceling non-transferable Treasury bills held by the Central Bank (BCRA). The decree bypassed the traditional legislative process of sending a bill to Congress, which Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo said was necessary given the urgent need for IMF support.

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    CFK lambasts Milei for deal with IMF

    The devaluation of the Argentine peso will be before or after the October mid-term elections, CFK wondered

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) was heavily critical of the incumbent Javier Milei's intentions to borrow from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to keep inflation at bay. She argued that Milei's reliance on the Austrian School of economics has led the Libertarian administration to the current situation and that the solutions intended were harmful to Argentina's interests.

  • Friday, March 7th 2025 - 10:53 UTC

    Argentina to okay IMF loan through a presidential decree

    The IMF said congressional approval was not necessary but would nevertheless speed the Board's nod

    Argentine President Javier Milei plans to issue an Emergency Decree (DNU) to approve the new loan to be agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Casa Rosada announced Thursday. As mandated by law, each DNU needs congressional approval to not be stricken. The new deal seeks to cancel National Treasury debt to the Central Bank, reducing total public debt and strengthening the Central Bank's balance sheet and subsequently lifting the so-called exchange stocks.

  • Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Trump says he would look into signing FTA with Argentina

    Milei resurrected Argentina from oblivion, Trump argued

    Just hoours after US Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone said his country was not interested ina Free Trade (FTA) with Argentina and that President Javier Milei should pick his advisors better, US President Donald Trump said the Libertarian was “a great leader” and admitted he could “look into” a commerce arrangement.

  • Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 09:58 UTC

    Milei planning tour of Israel later this month

    There are rumors that Milei might announce the shifting of the Argentine Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during this tour

    Argentine President Javier Milei's trip to Israel on March 23 will further consolidate the alliance between the two countries. During his four-day visit, Milei will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the fight against terrorism, anti-Semitism, and discrimination,

  • Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 14:46 UTC

    US not interested in FTA with Argentina, Latin American Envoy says

    People close to Trump lost money in the $LIBRA swindle; hence, Milei should better forget about any help from the White House, Claver-Carone hinted

    Former Inter American Development Bank (IDB) President Mauricio Claver-Carone, now Us State Department envoy for Latin American Affairs, said during the weekend that President Donald Trump's administration was not after any new Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which might be disappointing to Argentina's Javier Milei who announced he was willing to leave Mercosur to achieve just that.

  • Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei does not rule out leaving Mercosur

    “The NYT article looked like hair salon gossip,” Milei argued

    Argentine President Javier Milei further elaborated on his plan to curb inflation during his opening speech Saturday before the Legislative Assembly when opening the 202t5t Legislature. Among other items, he spoke of a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) plus the reorganization of the Central Bank (BCRA) accounts.

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Argentine artist State-imposed guild monopolies dissolved

    “Today we can leave behind 50 years of cultural oppression,” Sturzenegger stressed

    Argentina's Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger announced this week the elimination of restrictions on cultural activities dating back to the dictatorship of General Juan Carlos Onganía (1966-1970). The new Presidential Decree issued by Javier Milei will “free Argentine culture from the system of state control established by the Onganía regime 50 years ago,” the minister explained.

  • Friday, February 28th 2025 - 20:40 UTC

    Milei wants opposition leader Kicillof to resign as Governor of Buenos Aires

    Milei followers posted this image meme of Kicillof highlighting that 4,304 have been committed since he became governor

    Argentine President Javier Milei urged Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof to resign so that a federal intervention could be launched to restore order as residents of that Argentine district were enraged Thursday by the murder of a 7-year-old girl. The perpetrators were identified to be minors aged 14 and 17, and would therefore face lesser to no charges; in other words, they would be free to kill again. “Let us intervene in the Province,” Milei insisted.

  • Friday, February 28th 2025 - 20:03 UTC

    New York Times unveils obscure deals for businessmen to have access to Milei

    The New York Times confirmed that more than one crypto entrepreneur paid to meet Milei<br />

    According to a New York Times investigation, cryptocurrency businessmen paid bribes to meet Argentine President Javier Milei during the Argentina Tech Forum last October, where Milei delivered the closing speech.