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Javier Milei is splurging on the army

Many Argentines are asking why

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In Catholic Argentina, Javier Milei embraces Judaism

That is not universally welcomed by Argentine Jews

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Javier Milei has turned Argentina into a libertarian laboratory

But the biggest economic test is yet to come

Leaders

Javier Milei’s next move could make his presidency—or break it

Radical experiments with the currency could spell disaster

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Javier Milei finally lugs key reforms through Argentina’s Senate

Markets celebrated the two bills’ passing, after protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires

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Meet Argentina’s richest man

The boss of Mercado Libre ponders Javier Milei, self-doubt and the dangers of wokery

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Chinese green technologies are pouring into Latin America

That is prompting anxiety in the United States about security, coercion and competition

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South American vineyards brace for tricky summers ahead

Climate change is hurting the wine regions of Chile and Argentina

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Latin America’s new hard right: Bukele, Milei, Kast and Bolsonaro

Crime, abortion and socialism, not immigration, are the issues that rile them

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After 100 brutal days, Javier Milei has markets believing

Argentines have not given up on him either 

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Argentina’s football clubs are resisting privatisation

Javier Milei wants to attract foreign money into ailing teams

Business

How Argentine businessmen size up Javier Milei

Is it time to invest in a spot of Malbec?

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What Javier Milei could learn from Peru’s economic successes

Argentina’s libertarian president wants to rip up the rule book. He shouldn’t

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The fightback against Javier Milei’s radical reforms has begun

Argentina’s powerful trade unions are preparing to strike on January 24th

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Argentina’s Javier Milei begins his radical experiment in libertarian rule

The new president is overriding Congress to push through reforms

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Javier Milei implements shock therapy in Argentina

His government plans to cut spending by 3% of GDP. Will society tolerate it?

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