Argentina
Explore our coverage of Argentina’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
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The Americas
Javier Milei will be Argentina’s first libertarian president
But how much can he actually do?
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Leaders
In Argentina Javier Milei faces an economic crisis
The radical libertarian is taking over a country on the brink
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The Americas
Is Argentina’s new president too divisive to fix a broken economy?
Javier Milei’s libertarian policies may be too radical to pass, or to work
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The Economist reads
What to read about Argentina
Seven books shed light on a troubled and paradoxical country
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Leaders
Argentina’s election result is the worst of all possible outcomes
Sergio Massa, the economy minister, will now go head-to-head with Javier Milei
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The Americas
Argentina’s presidential election delivers a surprise result
The Peronists knock Javier Milei, an erratic libertarian, into second place. Now for the run-off
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The Intelligence
Sergio Massa, Argentina’s Peronist candidate, outshines firebrand Javier Milei
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The Americas
Can Argentina’s next president fix the economy? Don’t count on it
Javier Milei still leads the polls. But the country needs more than dollarisation
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Finance & economics
Argentina is pushing international lending to its breaking point
The IMF has no good options—but it may have just selected the worst