Javier Milei

Explore our coverage of Javier Milei, president of Argentina


The Americas

An election win boosts Javier Milei’s reform project

Lower inflation brings popularity. Popularity brings power, which helps with lowering inflation

The Americas

Milei’s bold move: making Argentina’s economy normal

A gob of IMF cash will help float the peso, but political and market risks abound

Leaders

Why the IMF should bail out a serial deadbeat

Under President Javier Milei, Argentina has changed

Finance & economics

How Milei made Argentina deserving of an IMF bail-out

He offers the only way out of a supremely difficult situation

The Americas

Javier Milei’s crypto misadventure

The Argentine’s first serious embarrassment as president

The Americas

Argentina’s Javier Milei is betting big on an oil gusher

The country’s shale fields are on track to yield 1m barrels of oil per day by 2030

The Americas

Javier Milei’s liberal reforms are hurting yerba mate growers

But consumers now pay some 30% less for Argentina’s national drink than they did in 2023

Podcast Money Talks

Is Javier Milei’s campaign to smash the state working?

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, as the Argentine president marks one year in office, we assess the impact of his radical reforms

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Podcast Editor’s Picks

A closer look at the politics of Argentina’s president

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

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Podcast The Intelligence

Has Javier Milei’s first year as Argentina’s president been a success?

Also on the daily podcast: seaweed packaging and remembering Portugal’s carnation giver, Celeste Caeiro

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The Americas

Entrevista con Javier Milei, presidente de Argentina

Transcripción de su encuentro con nuestro corresponsal

The Americas

An interview with Javier Milei, Argentina’s president

A transcript of his meeting with our journalist