Argentina bought itself time at the International Monetary Fund this week, but President Javier Milei still faces a hard-currency shortage that he’ll have to tackle before elections next year.
Argentina bought itself time at the International Monetary Fund this week, but President Javier Milei still faces a hard-currency shortage that he’ll have to tackle before elections next year.
Argentina’s economy chief told investors in Washington that President Javier Milei’s government won’t need to tap global capital markets this year as it lines up cheaper financing options.
Argentina’s economy chief told investors in Washington that President Javier Milei’s government won’t need to tap global capital markets this year as it lines up cheaper financing options.
Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Caputo. Photographer: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images
Argentina’s inflation picked up more than expected in March as prices at the pump rose sharply on the Iran war and as education costs surged on annual tuition adjustments.
Argentina’s inflation picked up more than expected in March as prices at the pump rose sharply on the Iran war and as education costs surged on annual tuition adjustments.
Vehicles wait in line to pump fuel at a Shell gas station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. President Javier Milei's Argentina approved new electricity prices to be charged by Edenor and Edesur starting April 1 and authorized an increase in the wholesale gas price, while also looking to fire 70,000 government workers, freeze public works, cut off funding to provincial governments and terminate more than 200,000 social welfare plans.
President Javier Milei asked Argentines to be patient with the country’s economic turnaround, employing a rare tone of humility amid declining poll numbers and a worsening outlook for blue-collar industries.
President Javier Milei asked Argentines to be patient with the country’s economic turnaround, employing a rare tone of humility amid declining poll numbers and a worsening outlook for blue-collar industries.
Argentine President Javier Milei during a swearing in ceremony at the National Congress in Buenos Aires on Dec. 3, 2025.
President Javier Milei asked Argentines to be patient with the country’s economic turnaround, employing a rare tone of humility amid declining poll numbers and a worsening outlook for blue-collar industries.
President Javier Milei asked Argentines to be patient with the country’s economic turnaround, employing a rare tone of humility amid declining poll numbers and a worsening outlook for blue-collar industries.
Argentine President Javier Milei during a swearing in ceremony at the National Congress in Buenos Aires on Dec. 3, 2025.
Cristian Dezilio thought the loan he took out to buy his son a used car to get around Buenos Aires’ suburbs was plenty manageable at $355 a month in pesos.
Cristian Dezilio thought the loan he took out to buy his son a used car to get around Buenos Aires’ suburbs was plenty manageable at $355 a month in pesos.
Poverty in Argentina fell to the lowest level since the first half of 2018 in another victory for President Javier Milei, even as the disinflation process stalls.
Poverty in Argentina fell to the lowest level since the first half of 2018 in another victory for President Javier Milei, even as the disinflation process stalls.
Argentina’s economy posted a slight expansion in January following a quarter of weaker-than-expected growth for President Javier Milei.
Shoppers at the Pacifico shopping mall in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Argentina's economy capped a strong second half of growth as it emerged from a long recession last year ahead of an expected new deal in the coming weeks with the International Monetary Fund.
President Javier Milei’s approval rating fell in March to the lowest level since he took office as corruption allegations ensnared his government, unemployment climbed and Argentines soured on his trade deal with the Trump administration.
President Javier Milei’s approval rating fell in March to the lowest level since he took office as corruption allegations ensnared his government, unemployment climbed and Argentines soured on his trade deal with the Trump administration.
President Javier Milei’s approval rating fell in March to the lowest level since he took office as corruption allegations ensnared his government, unemployment climbed and Argentines soured on his trade deal with the Trump administration.
President Javier Milei’s approval rating fell in March to the lowest level since he took office as corruption allegations ensnared his government, unemployment climbed and Argentines soured on his trade deal with the Trump administration.
Argentina’s monthly and annual inflation readings both came in higher than expected in February before the war in Iran put upward pressure on oil prices.
Argentina’s monthly and annual inflation readings both came in higher than expected in February before the war in Iran put upward pressure on oil prices.
Argentina’s finance secretary resigned last week after clashing over plans to raise funds in international capital markets, highlighting President Javier Milei’s shift away from a push to restore access to Wall Street financing.
Argentina’s finance secretary resigned last week after clashing over plans to raise funds in international capital markets, highlighting President Javier Milei’s shift away from a push to restore access to Wall Street financing.
Argentina’s finance secretary resigned last week after clashing over plans to raise funds in international capital markets, highlighting President Javier Milei’s shift away from a push to restore access to Wall Street financing.
Argentina’s finance secretary resigned last week after clashing over plans to raise funds in international capital markets, highlighting President Javier Milei’s shift away from a push to restore access to Wall Street financing.
Emboldened by a string of legislative victories, President Javier Milei dedicated Argentina’s annual state of the nation address to hurling insults at his opponents in a return to his boisterous persona on the campaign trail.
Emboldened by a string of legislative victories, President Javier Milei dedicated Argentina’s annual state of the nation address to hurling insults at his opponents in a return to his boisterous persona on the campaign trail.
Javier Milei, Argentina's president, during an interview at Bloomberg House during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 20 to 24.
Argentine President Javier Milei’s signature labor reform cleared its final hurdle in the Senate, a pivotal victory in the libertarian’s ambitious agenda that could help the South American nation return to global markets.
Argentine President Javier Milei’s signature labor reform cleared its final hurdle in the Senate, a pivotal victory in the libertarian’s ambitious agenda that could help the South American nation return to global markets.
Argentina’s economy grew more than expected in December due in part to a historic wheat harvest that offset the fallout from a pivotal midterm election.
Argentina’s economy grew more than expected in December due in part to a historic wheat harvest that offset the fallout from a pivotal midterm election.
Argentina’s lower house of Congress passed President Javier Milei’s signature labor reform bill, a key step in the libertarian’s ambitious agenda that could help the nation return to global markets.
Argentina’s lower house of Congress passed President Javier Milei’s signature labor reform bill, a key step in the libertarian’s ambitious agenda that could help the nation return to global markets.
Javier Milei, Argentina's president, at Bloomberg House during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23.
Javier Milei promete que su reforma laboral traerá los empleos de regreso a Argentina. Pero sus ciudades industriales se preparan para otra ronda de sufrimiento.
Javier Milei promete que su reforma laboral traerá los empleos de regreso a Argentina. Pero sus ciudades industriales se preparan para otra ronda de sufrimiento.
A worker carries iron at the Elseg S.r.l. factory in Villa Constitución, Santa Fe, Argentina, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2026.
Javier Milei promete que su reforma laboral traerá los empleos de regreso a Argentina. Pero sus ciudades industriales se preparan para otra ronda de sufrimiento.
Javier Milei promete que su reforma laboral traerá los empleos de regreso a Argentina. Pero sus ciudades industriales se preparan para otra ronda de sufrimiento.
A worker carries iron at the Elseg S.r.l. factory in Villa Constitución, Santa Fe, Argentina, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2026.