Javier Milei

Milei’s railroad auction may exclude US-backed bidders

President Javier Milei is pursuing substantial private investment to revitalize Argentina’s deteriorating freight railways, aiming to establish them as a vital corridor for transporting grain and minerals to export ports. However, the privatization of the state-owned network presents a formidable challenge, one that Argentina has previously struggled to overcome. During the 1990s, the government’s initial … Read more

Milei Celebrates 4.4% Economic Growth in 2025

President Javier Milei derided his detractors on Friday following the release of data, which indicated that Argentina’s economic activity grew by 4.4 percent in 2025. The year-on-year increase in gross domestic product in 2025 was propelled by increases in private consumption (7.9 percent), public consumption (0.2 percent), exports (7.6 percent), and gross fixed capital formation … Read more