Libertarian leader’s intransigence over his rapid reform strategy triggers clash with lawmakers
Prices rose more than 25% in December amid severe economic downturn
Fund says libertarian president is ‘fully determined’ to bring programme back on track
Plaintiffs on collision course with country’s pro-market president despite Milei’s professed ‘willingness to pay’
Javier Milei’s activist vice-president challenges the narrative of the past 40 years
Partnership is first step in President Gabriel Boric’s national strategy for battery metal
New president’s bill aims to overhaul areas such as penal, tax and electoral issues that were not covered in earlier decree
Rapidly accelerating price rises hit festive beef dishes — and rest of economy
New president makes good on campaign pledge to pare back bureaucracy as protesters decry ‘chainsaw austerity’
Move aims at clearing short-term central bank debt which is almost 10% of South American country’s GDP
Buenos Aires landlords are removing apartments from the traditional market as inflation tops 160%
Rightwing-led draft fails to win majority approval after a left-led effort was voted down last year
Early days of radical libertarian’s government combine improvisation with orthodox economic policies
Move comes as demonstrations are expected to grow as social groups react to new president Javier Milei’s austerity plans
Lawmaker from Milei’s party says ‘fragmented’ congress means compromises needed to govern
Economy minister Luis Caputo highlights need to tackle surging inflation and fiscal deficits
Libertarian outsider seeks to build support in congress but faces huge hurdles to fix the economy
As President Javier Milei faces a Herculean task, citizens share informal strategies to navigate spiralling inflation
Milei’s appointment of ex-finance minister cheers markets but he faces an immense challenge
Markets boosted by choice of Luis Caputo, former finance minister from centre-right bloc
US relationship likely to be crucial for president-elect’s plans for country’s economy
South American president-elect faces different task from his fellow populists, who rushed to hail his victory
Unions oppose Thatcher-loving libertarian’s plans to remove companies from state ownership
President-elect Javier Milei despises the establishment — apart from the unpopular ex-leader who helped him win power
President-elect faces huge economic challenges without congressional majority
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