Argentine president Milei participates in a fair of rural sector

Argentine President Javier Milei promises to lift currency controls and eliminate export taxes on the agricultural sector as he takes part in a fair in Buenos Aires.

Today, Argentina remains one of the biggest livestock and grain producers but its more dubious distinctions include being beset with one of the world’s highest debt burdens and highest annual inflation rates.

President Milei has prioritized balancing the government’s books and quelling inflation — key campaign promises that he hopes can keep public opinion from swinging against him as his austerity drive hits Argentines hard.