President Javier Milei’s new government in Argentina has announced a 54 percent devaluation of the peso. Argentinians will now have to pay 800 pesos for one dollar, Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced in a televised speech. The government hopes to stabilize the Argentine economy with shock therapy.
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New Argentine government devalues peso by 54 percent: “Avoid catastrophic hyperinflation”
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