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    Dollar versus inflation

    According to Infobae, since Milei took over the dollar has lost 47% of its purchasing power. https://www.infobae.com/economia/2024/04/05/el-dolar-libre-rompio-el-piso-de-los-1000-y-perdio-casi-la-mitad-de-su-valor-desde-que-asumio-milei/
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    Accident insurance in Argentina

    The ACA - Automovil Club Argentino - is the best, in my view. Reasonable prices and superb service.
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    $100K+ USD for apartment can seller legally insist on cash?

    The buyer picks the "escribano", who researches the title to make sure it is legit. Their fee is 2%, negotiable to 1% in many cases. As far as I know there is no title insurance here, so choose your escribano carefully - it is your only defense against fraudulent sales.
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    Government says it will change name of Centro Cultural Kirchner

    What a hair-rising statement! Never knew Sarmiento could be so blood thirsty.
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    Government says it will change name of Centro Cultural Kirchner

    The CCB should move to new digs. Borges deserves a better place than an old shopping arcade.
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    Government says it will change name of Centro Cultural Kirchner

    I read it may be renamed Centro Cultural Borges. A far better name.
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    Argentina - "How to destroy an economic giant"

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    If I pay with a US Visa credit card at Avis in Argentina, will I get blue rate?

    Two days ago I charged 51,001.94 Argentine pesos to my US VISA. It came to U$S 52.47 Practically, the blue rate. So, it is not worth bringing fistfuls of dollar bills from Uruguay.
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    Online dairy products

    Looking for American cheddar cheese, to go with apple pie. Does anyone know where to find it?
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    Imported Food Products Are Allowed a Mirage?

    Anyone planning to import Marmite?
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    Knee Surgery in Baires

    The Hospital Italiano has the best Orthopaedics department in Argentina. Ask fpr a knee specialist.
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    Is Argentina Still a Good Deal?

    No way....! Those are just my apartment building's fixed "expensas" - co-op fees. They just cover general building's maintenance - things like the doorman salary, elevator maintenance, water tank cleaning, monthly exterminator service, administrator;s fees, etc. On top of that I must pay...
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    Is Argentina Still a Good Deal?

    My two cents' contribution: In 2016, with a 16 pesos/dollar, my expensas were 281 dollars. In february 2024 with 1000 pesos/dollar, they were 70 dollars In March 2024, with 980 pesos/dollar, expensas were adjusted to almost double and are now 130 dollars. Still, half of what they were in the...
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    Today's WSJ: Does Argentina's Milei fear Dollarisation?

    After Murdoch bought the WSJ, its prestige plummeted. The most respected financial paper is the Financial Times.
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    Nyc Public Library ebooks apply online

    Does it work with Mac computers? Seems to be only for iPad or iPhone.
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    Is Argentina Still a Good Deal?

    Argentina IS getting more expensive. Just got an estimate for a replacement molar crown: U$S 400. Payable in dollars. Used to be around a hundred and eighty dollars a few years back.
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    Choosing Between a House and an Apartment in Palermo

    Been looking for a smallish house in Colegiales/Chacarita for some time now. Everything is over U$S 400,000 However, there were some acceptable PHs under U$S 300,000
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    Dengue vaccination? Should I? Where to get?

    How much is it at VACUNAR?
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    Mosquito Invasion

    Yesterday morning there was a truck spraying along Figueroa Alcorta, by the Lago de Regatas.
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    Mosquito Invasion

    Mosquitos just as bad in Colonia's countryside
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