Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, fulfilled his promise of reducing the number of ministries of the country in one of the first executive orders of his administration. The number of ministries was reduced to nine, as the state needs to cut expenses by making adjustments targeting a reduction of 5% of the gross domestic […]
Latam Insights: Milei Wins Runoff Election, Vows to Eliminate Central Bank in Argentina; Drex to Encourage Tokenization
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Libertarian Javier Milei wins the runoff election in Argentina, reinforcing his intention of eliminating the central bank. Also, the digital real may encourage the tokenization of assets in Brazil, and the Brazilian senate […]
Argentina’s President-Elect Javier Milei ‘No Anarcho-Capitalist’ Says Former Greek Finance Minister
According to Greece’s former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei is “no anarcho-capitalist.” The former finance minister said Milei’s plan to fight inflation with dollarization “is like nuking a country to get rid of Covid-19.” Milei a Dictator in Libertarian Clothing Former Greece finance minister and anti-capitalist, Yanis Varoufakis, has warned that Argentina’s […]
Libertarian and Free Market Proponent Javier Milei Wins Argentine Presidency
Argentina has welcomed Javier Milei as its newly elected president, with the libertarian candidate achieving a majority in the popular vote, surpassing his opponent Sergio Massa. Milei, who identifies as an anarcho-capitalist, has expressed his intention to dismantle the political “caste” which he accuses of failing the nation, boldly asserting earlier this year that the […]
Argentina Faces Presidential Runoff: Massa and Milei Vie for Leadership Amid Economic Tensions
This past weekend in Argentina, a vote for the country’s next president led to a runoff between Finance Minister Sergio Massa of the Unión por la Patria party and libertarian candidate Javier Milei of the La Libertad Avanza party. In the Sunday vote, Massa received 37% while Milei garnered 30%. Massa, Milei Eye Victory in […]