Tag: Javier Milei

• Thursday, April 18th 2024 - 23:14 UTC

  Argentina applies for NATO global partnership

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Luis Petri Thursday filed a request from President Javier Milei's government to become a “global partner” of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Earlier this week, Petri went to Denmark to sign the purchase of 24 second-hand US-built supersonic F-16 fighter jets.

• Thursday, April 18th 2024 - 10:41 UTC

  Argentina's Economy Minister foresees 1-digit monthly inflation imminent

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo insisted Wednesday in Washington DC during his participation at the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Spring Meeting that his country would be achieving a one-digit inflation rate shortly.

• Thursday, April 18th 2024 - 10:25 UTC

  First shipment of Paraguayan mosquito repellent sent to Argentina

  

  Paraguayan producers Wednesday dispatched the first shipment of mosquito repellent to Argentine, where President Javier Milei's administration opened up the borders to import this product in a move to curb black-market-like prices given the high demand stemming from the onset of a dengue fever outbreak.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  IMF says Argentina improving but results not expected this year

  

  According to the World Economic Outlook released Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Argentina's inflation in 2024 is expected to reach 149.4%. The study also forecasted that the country's economy would fall by 2.8% this year only to bounce back in 2025 by 5%. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) would be dropping to 45%.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2024 - 10:36 UTC

  Business forum in Bariloche to be attended by Presidents of Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay

  

  Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina, Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay, and Santiago Peña of Paraguay are expected to be the three most important participants of the so-called Llao Llao Forum starting Wednesday in the Patagonian resort of Bariloche in the Argentine province of Río Negro.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2024 - 19:27 UTC

  Milei to no longer fly on passenger services out of security concerns

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei will no longer use commercial flights due to security concerns stemming from his stance beside Israel in the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, it was announced in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2024 - 18:58 UTC

  Journalist pledges to file concurrent lawsuits against Milei

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei will face two lawsuits against him from journalist Jorge Lanata, whom the head of state said was getting paid under the table to criticize him for allowing Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela, a foreign national and a representative of another government, to participate in a local cabinet meeting.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2024 - 16:00 UTC

  Argentina makes its largest military aircraft acquisition in decades: F-16 fighter jets from Denmark

  

  Argentina has finalized its largest military aircraft acquisition in decades with the purchase of 24 F-16 fighter jets from Denmark, signaling a significant step in bolstering its defense capabilities.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina reinforces security alongside Bolivian border

  

  After announcing its unwavering alliance with Israel in the ongoing Middle East crisis, the Argentine Government of President Javier Milei upped its security alert on the northern border given Bolivia's military alignment with Iran but lowered it from “orange” to “yellow” elsewhere in the country, it was reported Monday in Buenos Aires.

• Monday, April 15th 2024 - 23:59 UTC

  Brazil and Argentina have much in common despite opposing presidents

  

  Foreign Ministers Mauro Vieira of Brazil and Diana Mondino of Argentina met in Brasilia on Monday for talks aimed at bringing South America's two largest countries closer together, despite the opposing views of presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Javier Milei, especially on each other.