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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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Spain Recalls Ambassador After Argentina President Calls PM’s Wife “Corrupt”

May 19, 2024 admin

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said he expected an apology from Javier Milei. (File) Madrid: Spain recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultations on Sunday after Argentina’s President Javier Milei made derogatory comments about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife during a far-right rally in Madrid. Milei had called Sanchez’s wife Begona Gomez…

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Argentina reports its first single-digit inflation in six months

May 16, 2024 admin

President of Argentina, Javier Milei. File Argentina’s monthly inflation rate eased sharply to a single-digit rate in April for the first time in half a year, data released Tuesday showed, a closely watched indicator that bolsters President Javier Milei’s severe austerity program aimed at fixing the country’s troubled economy. Prices rose at a rate of…

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Spain rejects Argentinian claim PM Sanchez ruining the country

May 4, 2024 admin

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Spain on May 4 denounced comments by Argentina’s presidency which had accused the Spanish government of bringing “poverty and death” to its own people. The office of Argentinian President Javier Milei had published a statement on X, accusing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of damaging Spain’s…

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Argentina President’s “Chainsaw” Threatens Oscar-Winning Cinema, Culture

April 20, 2024 admin

Buenos Aires, Argentina: President Javier Milei’s “chainsaw” approach to budget cuts have not only caused deep financial pain to many Argentines, but is also threatening the country’s Oscar-winning culture scene, industry players say.At home and abroad, actors, directors and musicians accuse the self-declared “anarcho-capitalist” leader of showing disdain towards their industry as he slashes funding…

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Milei warns Argentine parliament he will govern ‘with or without’ political support

March 2, 2024 admin

Argentina’s President Javier Milei speaks during the opening session of the 142nd legislative term, at the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei, in his first policy speech to parliament on Friday, said he would push his package of sweeping economic reforms whether or…

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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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