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Montevideo, January 29th 2026 - 09:45 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Argentina issues first dollar-denominated bonds in years

    The last dollar-denominated issuance occurred in January 2018 under then-President Mauricio Macri

    The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei returned to foreign debt markets, raising US$1 billion to cover impending maturities, it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires. The Economy Ministry auctioned the new BONAR 2029N bond.

  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Prolonged stagnation reported in Argentina

    Over 60% of Argentine companies project a better situation in a year

    Argentina's Industrial Union (UIA) released a study last week showing simultaneous declines in production, sales, employment, and finances. The UIA's Industrial Performance Monitor (MDI) remains below the expansion threshold for the 14th consecutive survey, signaling a deepening contraction across all sectors, driven by weak demand and rising costs.

  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:21 UTC

    Milei touts F-16s as Argentina's new “Guardian Angels”

    “Today more than ever, we can say that the forces of heaven are with us,” Milei underlined

    Argentine President Javier Milei officially presented the first six F-16 fighter jets acquired from Denmark on Sunday, calling the multimillion-dollar purchase “the most important military acquisition in the last 50 years of Argentine history.”

  • Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 12:03 UTC

    Martín Menem re-elected as Speaker of Argentina's Lower House

    Martín Menem will remain third in line to the presidential succession

    The Argentine House of Deputies swore in 127 new legislators on Wednesday in a session that concluded with the reelection of Martín Menem as Speaker. The occasion wss attended by President Javier Milei as the ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) became the largest minority bloc. LLA secured 95 seats after Entre Ríos' Francisco Moechio changed sides.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 10:06 UTC

    Argentine gov't undertakes cleansing of second-tier officials

    Adorni's grip in Milei's administration is expanding

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni undertook a significant restructuring of second-tier officials following recent cabinet changes, it was reported Tuesday in Buenos Aires.

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 09:08 UTC

    Just a formality: Bullrich resigns as Argentina's Security Minister

    Bullrich thanked Milei for the trust placed in her, the Senator-elect wrote in her resignation letter

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich turned in her resignation effective Monday to President Javier Milei to prepare for her accession to the Senate on December 10, to which she was elected on Oct. 26 on behalf of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). Alejandra Monteoliva is set to succeed her as the new head of the security portfolio.

  • Saturday, November 29th 2025 - 09:24 UTC

    Argentine SME's decry effects of Milei's policies

    Diab's CAME had previously endorsed the Libertarian administration's initiatives

    The Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME) is sounding the alarm over business closures, attributing the crisis to the government's dual policies of import openness and reduced consumption.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Israeli FM meets Milei at Casa Rosada

    Milei plans to travel next year to Israel to conclude the Argentine Embassy's shift from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

    Argentine President Javier Milei hosted Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Casa Rosada on Tuesday, marking a high-level diplomatic engagement that underscored Argentina's deepening political alignment with the Middle Eastern country.

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 08:50 UTC

    Milei picks Army officer as Defense Minister

    Lt. Gen. Presti is currently the Army's Chief of Staff

    Argentine President Javier Milei has named Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Presti as the new Defense Minister, marking the first time since the return to democracy in 1983 that a military officer will head the ministry.

  • Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina’s $LIBRA scandal: report says Milei promoted private scheme, violated ethics rules

    The commission confirmed direct links between President Milei and key promoters of the $LIBRA maneuver

    The Argentine House of Deputies' Investigative Commission on the $LIBRA cryptofiasco has concluded in its final report that President Javier Milei may have committed misconduct in the exercise of his duties by promoting a private venture, which would violate the Public Ethics Law.