Argentina

Argentine President gets little change from currency swap

Argentina’s Libertarian President, Javier Milei, is close to replacing the Peso with the US Greenback. Calling the Argentine Peso a ‘museum piece,’ Milei believes hard economic shock therapy and adopting the US dollar will calm one of the most volatile economies in the world. The government’s plan to adopt the dollar, privatize key industries and …

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Australia can learn from Latin America in ending Gendered Violence

The following story contains details some listeners may find distressing. The conversation around ending gendered violence in Australia continues, with the Federal government committing almost a billion dollars in funding to combat the issue. But other countries like Mexico and Argentina have seen great success in adopting alternative models of policing when it comes to …

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Argentina’s political shake-Up: Milei’s victory and radical promises

Argentina has just elected a new president, Javier Milei, defeated the left wing candidate, Sergio Massa. Milei now takes up residence in the presidential pink house called Casa Rosada. The self-styled Anarcho-Capitalist and far-right Libertarian has promised wide scale change that could send Argentina’s social and economic world upside down. Image: Photo by Angelica Reyes …

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