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I'm not familiar with the Buenos Aires scene, but I would venture to guess you could probably draw a 5 mile radius around the US Embassy and you will probably hit the majority of them...

Perhaps there are and perhaps there are not. Personally I find the statistic not only dubious but largely meaningless. The question is, what is it you are trying to assess? Will you have a group of American friends to relate to down here to keep you culturally sane? Depends on your needs. You...

You forget the tight rope that the market has Milei walking. He cannot emit for public projects, pay down debt, accumulate reserves and reduce taxes all at the same time, never mind in the face of a recessionary drop in tax revenues. Just where is he supposed to get all this money while...

Translation....we implemented austerity to reduce one type of inflation (fiscal deficit/emission). Inflation here is also partly driven by the perception of the dollar value, regardless of fiscal prudence. If we allow "speculators" to arbitrarily drive the price of the dollar up, inflation...

The "Local" sticker reminded me a lot of this little gem...

For those of you complaining about prices... you can still get your hands on a whole chicken in Idaho for $54. Hurry while supplies last...

What...you mean a budget surplus? These things happen all over the world and is not indicative of a utopian society... Bumper crop yields, geopolitical events that redirect favorable trade, tourism spikes, all sorts of things cause surpluses. It's usually put in a rainy-day fund for years when...

Howdy Dim, Unless this is a migrations issue, I would first consult with an accountant. They will be able to help fill out any bank forms for you and explain the banking issue.

Howdy Che, I'm in the middle of buying another property here in Neuquen. Only you know that you are willing to pay, and I would highly recommend you consult someone outside the immobilaria as to what a reasonable value is for the property you have in mind should be. I've heard as a general...

Carride and Ries are right, nobody is "deciding" to send low quality stuff here other than the customer themselves. Go to any Mercado Libre item and you will see low to high end models of the same product category, guess which one has the most sales? It's not that there is no selection...

There is no short cut rapid answer to this. There are many ways to get money from the US to Argentina using various apps if the sender and recipient are sufficiently savvy, but once you enter the banking system, everything becomes much more formal and the paperwork required more important. If...

Theft security and customs cost aside, I would not attempt to mail something so fragile without it being insured by a reputable shipping company (i.e. Fed Ex, UPS). Have you looked into whether this camera could be purchased in a neighboring country to Argentina?

The story sounds very fake to me. First of all the Point of Sale system here doesn't allow them to charge dollars. So it would be a peso amount equivalent to $30,000. Were talking a charge of $42,000,000 pesos. I strongly doubt any card would just approve a foreign charge of that size without...

Howdy LDC, Some clarification is needed... What is the purpose of the funds? Does the receiver have a USD account in Argentina? Is the receiver registered with an ARCA regimen? If the above two are yes, does the receiver want USD in a bank account or do they need physical bills?

The central bank is holding onto your wire? Personally, I would request they return the funds back to the originating bank (until such time that you have the required paperwork to re-initiate it). I was told with my wire last year that they would hold it only for 5 days before automatically...

All real estate transactions are conducted in dollars. 30% of Buenos Aires rentals are listed in dollars. Dollars as a medium of exchange or a storage of value does not make it an income returning investment anymore than a depreciating house does. Argentina has a long way to go normalize...

Plenty of people trust a plazo fijo will earn them more than a dollar in a 30, 60, or 90 day period. Last year has consistently shown peso investments outpacing the dollar. A lot of smart investors sold dollars ahead of the election to buy the Merval knowing it would take off with an LLA...

IMO, there won't be a sudden devaluation per se. The currency will float and if needed they will raise the band techo.

Politics aside, the country has massive debt roll-overs in the next 12 months. Milei has yet to accumulate any reserves and there's only so much more gastos publicos left in the bag.

Perhaps so...there's another theory that PJ exhausted their funds fighting for the provincial elections in September and no longer had the wherewithal to bribe mobilize their supporters. Even so far as saying that PJ supporters in barrio humildes were flooded from the recent rain. Obviously all...