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Argentina hasn't adopted the dollar faster because the nation's politicians 'play dirty,' President Milei says
"They probably would have accused us of some monkey, shady business and would have sent us to priso…
Jennifer Sor
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Dollarization is the only way out for Argentina from its deepening debt trap, top economist Steve Hanke says
The top economist's comments as the South American nation struggles with a collapsing currency, tri…
Zahra Tayeb
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Argentina's dollar-loving president Javier Milei warns the country to get ready for a painful economic shock
In his inaugural speech Sunday, the libertarian outsider warned Argentina that there's "no alternat…
George Glover
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The US dollar is central to Argentina's plan to fix its broken economy. There's just one hitch.
Argentina's new president Javier Milei wants to adopt the greenback to tame sky-high inflation. Her…
George Glover
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Argentina used Chinese yuan for part of its payment to the IMF as US dollars remain scarce
To meet maturity payments on its $44 billion debt deal with the IMF, Argentina has previously tappe…
Filip De Mott
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Argentina's new president Javier Milei thinks adopting the US dollar can rescue its screwed economy
Argentina's been battling triple-digit inflation and a crash in the value of its currency, the peso…
Huileng Tan
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Argentina needs a recession, not dollarization, to tackle the peso crash, an economist says
Argentina needs a recession - not dollarization - to fix its plunging currency, according to Robin …
Zahra Tayeb
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Argentina's presidential candidate is already setting things in motion to dollarize the economy by rebuilding reserves
Argentina's presidential candidate Javier Milei has kickstarted talks with foreign investment funds…
Zahra Tayeb
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Dollarization would eliminate Argentina's future inflation risk, former IMF board member says
"Dollarization would be very positive for Argentina," said Mark Rosen, who was a US member of the I…
Filip De Mott
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Dollarization is the only way for Argentina to stop its 'death spiral', economist Steve Hanke says
The Johns Hopkins professor echoed the views of Argentina's presidential candidate Javier Milei – w…
Joseph Wilkins
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'Coldplay dollar' and 'Qatar dollar' highlight Argentina's bizarre currency system as it weighs ditching the peso
There are more than a dozen different peso-dollar exchange rates that are meant to stem outflows of…
Filip De Mott
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Argentina's top presidential candidate wants to use the US dollar to crush inflation and transform the country's economy
An adviser to Milei said hyperinflation prevents structural reform and that dollarization is "a mea…
Phil Rosen
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Argentina should avoid dollarization as it can trap the country in Ecuador-like economic morass, one economist says
"Some in Argentina romanticize Ecuador's dollarization. Reality is different," IIF's chief economis…
Zahra Tayeb
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Critics say a wealth tax wouldn't work. Argentina just brought in $2.4 billion with one.
The tax targeted the top 0.8% of Argentinian taxpayers, and revenue will go to pandemic relief. Yet…
Juliana Kaplan
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Forget de-dollarization - Argentina may adopt the greenback as its currency and abandon the peso
If Argentina adopts the greenback, it would become the biggest economy so far to dollarize, accordi…
Filip De Mott
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With inflation soaring at 113%, Argentina should mothball its central bank and dollarize, top economist Steve Hanke says
The John Hopkins University professor echoed Argentina's presidential candidate, who also called fo…
Zahra Tayeb
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The 'blue dollar' is booming: Argentina's lust for the buck pushed its black-market rate up 60,000% since peso parity ended in 2002
On Argentina's forex black market, the dollar recently topped 1,000 pesos for the first time. The u…
Anil Varma
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Argentina to tax the super-rich to pay for equipment and supplies needed to fight COVID-19
Argentina is taxing its wealthiest 0.8% of taxpayers in an effort to cover the costs of coronavirus…
Joshua Zitser
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Dedollarization is under threat in Argentina after the US dollar zoomed 5,000% versus the peso over the past decade
The Argentine peso's plummeting value against the US dollar is undermining the country's efforts to…
Zahra Tayeb
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FIFA WC: Lionel Messi doing well, says Argentina manager Scaloni amid injury concerns
Argentina will be taking on Mexico on Sunday in their second Group C match. They had lost their pre…