US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly reiterated his strong support for Argentine President Javier Milei's government, confirming that his agency was prepared to do whatever it takes to stabilize the South American country's economy and was working on a currency swap package believed to be around US$20 billion.
The Argentine Senate rejected President Javier Milei's vetoes on two key bills—the University Funding Law and the Pediatric Emergency Law (which allocates resources to the Garrahan Hospital)—effectively ensuring both laws remain in force.
On September 22nd, 15 minutes before Argentina’s foreign-exchange markets opened, America’s government made an intervention. “Argentina is a systemically important US ally,” Scott Bessent, America’s treasury secretary, wrote on X, a social network. He added that the United States would “do what is needed” and that “all options for stabilization are on the table.”
As the Argentine Government of Javier Milei grapples to keep the local peso from plunging against the US dollar, former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner posted from her house arrest that everybody knew about the impending devaluation after the Oct. 26 midterm elections. Oh, Milei! ... It seems to me that they realized that after Sunday the 26th, you would devalue, CFK wrote.
Argentine President Javier Milei will meet on Oct. 14 with his US counterpart, Donald J. Trump, at the White House, just a few days ahead of the midterm elections in the South American country, Casa Rosada confirmed Tuesday. “MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE. End,” Milei posted on X.
Argentine President Javier Milei has resumed dialogue with former president Mauricio Macri after more than a year of political distance. The rapprochement comes in the wake of La Libertad Avanza’s electoral defeat in Buenos Aires province, where Peronism won by more than one million votes.
“In the Falkland Islands, we feel very secure and confident with the support we receive from all British political parties for the exercise of our right to self-determination and our desire to remain a British Overseas Territory,” said Falkland Islands MLA Roger Spink in a telephone interview with GBnews from the UK.
Argentine cabinet chief Guillermo Francos received this week, recently arrived new UK ambassador David Cairns, and according to reports cooperation, trade and bilateral investments were the issues addressed by the two top officials.
Argentine President Javier Milei met in New York on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.
Argentine President Javier Milei had a busy agenda on Wednesday in New York after his speech before the 80th United Nations General Assembly.