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Argentina has surplus harvest but farmers want more from President Milei

June 22, 2024 admin

In the booming agricultural area of Buenos Aires, silos overflow at the end of the harvest. Farmers are delaying sales while waiting for the ultra-liberal President, Javier Milei, to whom they gave their vote, to eliminate taxes and exchange barriers. | Photo Credit: AFP In the pampas, Argentina’s vast and fertile grasslands outside Buenos Aires,…

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Nobel laureates sound alarm as Argentina cuts science funding

March 8, 2024 admin

Argentina’s President Javier Milei attends the opening session of the 142nd legislative term, at the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sixty-eight Nobel laureates in chemistry, medicine, economics, and physics sent a letter on Wednesday to Argentine President Javier Milei voicing concern that cuts to science and technology…

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Argentina’s President weighs next steps after economic reform bill setback

February 8, 2024 admin

Argentina’s President Javier Milei | Photo Credit: Reuters The government of Argentine President Javier Milei was seeking to salvage his wide-ranging economic reform package after Congress delivered a major blow a day earlier, casting doubt over its future and triggering a fall in financial markets. Lower house lawmakers rejected several crucial proposals in the bill,…

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After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoff

October 24, 2023 admin

Argentina’s economy minister and the anti-establishment upstart he faces in a presidential runoff next month began competing Monday to shore up the moderate voters they need. Economy Minister Sergio Massa earned almost seven points more than chainsaw-wielding economist and freshman lawmaker Javier Milei in Sunday’s vote. Most polls had shown Mr. Massa slightly trailing, as…

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