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Libertarian economist must walk a tightrope to defuse price pressures
Javier Milei courts hard-right allies in Israel and Italy without freezing out Brazil or China
Olive-growing region of La Rioja issues a bold challenge to libertarian’s austerity agenda
Kristalina Georgieva says she is “satisfied” by libertarian’s plans amid congressional pushback
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
New president makes good on campaign pledge to pare back bureaucracy as protesters decry ‘chainsaw austerity’
Buenos Aires landlords are removing apartments from the traditional market as inflation tops 160%
New government aims to balance budget by end of 2024 after currency devalued as part of ‘shock therapy’
Economy minister Luis Caputo highlights need to tackle surging inflation and fiscal deficits
Libertarian president-elect signals approach in keeping with ‘market situation’
President-elect faces huge economic challenges without congressional majority
Insurgent libertarian has big plans but must work around his lack of congressional majority to deliver radical policies
Run-off between embattled economy minister and radical libertarian set to produce ‘outlier’ result
Executives lack faith in either Peronist economy minister or hard-right libertarian
Country’s two main political forces may be permanently changed by challenge of radical outsider Javier Milei
Economy minister says renminbi will be used to pay IMF, prop up the peso and aid importers
Anti-establishment frontrunner has encouraged voters to get rid of the currency ahead of this month’s polls
Fund’s regional chief warns growing presence of gangs is deterring investment
Impracticable and costly, such a currency shift would not be much more than a convenient sleight of hand
The rightwing presidential hopeful is among a new generation of politicians reviving the movement
Central bank devalues peso by 18% against the dollar to reassure anxious investors
Import levies and preferential agriculture export rate aim to lower currency’s value without hitting inflation
Central bank to raise interest rates to 97% and step up currency intervention
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