welcome
ABC News

ABC News

3mon ago

World

World

In address to congress, Argentine President Milei promises IMF deal and lauds economic wins

ABC News
Summary
Nutrition label

78% Informative

President Javier Milei promises IMF deal and lauds economic wins in annual address to congress .

Milei: "We have gone from being a global laughing stock.. to being an unexpected protagonist" Milei 's speech played to the sentiments of his right-wing base but included little in the way of new policy.

IMF has been weighing whether to lend more money to troubled Argentina , its largest debtor with history of defaults.

Last week , Milei announced he would bypass the country’s senate to appoint two Supreme Court justice nominees by decree.

A good result in the ballot would allow Milei “to make all the changes he wants and not have to make any concessions," an economist says.