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Assuming it's a one and done. The US Treasury would be smart to capitalize on the profit and call it a day. Tell US farmers the Treasury made a fortune and no hard feelings. However, something tells me that selling that many pesos for dollars would do things that Milei isn't quite prepared for...

There is some speculation that the unica boleta made it hard to pull off the ballot fraud that PJ was accustomed to. It would imply historical massive fraud, but could explain the mystery behind CABA flipping so drastically. Anecdotally, a voting booth fiscal also mentioned that many of the PJ...

Personally, I think this is great news for the country even though expats on fixed incomes are likely looking at another grueling year. Some predictions are that the dollar will return to the 1200-1300 range for the next few months as various hedge bets unwind and the market looks to see whether...

I'm dying...dying for some hard cheeses and thai food. Argentina is full of contradictions. My daughter's "top-rated" school here is next to an old villa. There's no paved roads and I can't tell you if they have any suministro de servicios but they sure have nice cars driving around there, even...

Hilarious post. I can't tell you how many times I've asked myself this same question...they really should do a social study on this. My competing theories are that maybe the rude car drivers are not the ones standing in the lines... I don't know. Something like 92% of Americans have a car. So...

If you are referring to the AAA "international" license, it's my understanding that it's just a translation of the your US Drivers license. That's why you have to show AAA a valid US license to get it. Unless you need a US license for banking or business purposes I would just get an Argentine...

Howdy Mike, Welcome to the forum! I would not recommend ever using a debit card down here. It can be stolen, it can be copies, it can fraudulently charged. You could request a refund on something. It can take months to clear up and meanwhile you will be out of cash. I would suggest a foreign...

This is a very astute point that I'm surprised most expats haven't figured out by now. There is very little wholesale barrier here in Argentina. Your typical Verduleria doesn't have some "direct to farm exclusive contract" BS that your average US monopolistic grocers have. These verdulerias are...

My cuñada bought a new car last year valued at 25M. Her registration fees for this year are $1M... so 4%.

Welcome to Neuquen my friend. Few people realize just how much more expensive it is here than CABA. And yes, the average sueldo en blanco is 1.2M - 1.5M at this point.

Howdy Carride, Would you mind explaining this process? Is an Argentine brokerage or a US brokerage?

You don't understand...Amazon carried a loss for the first 7 years of it's public business. How did it fund these losses? Through investor capital. This public financing advantage is what allowed it to under price virtually all of it's competitors while it stole their market share. Now take the...

Don't forget to thank the lack of a land bridge between North Africa and Argentina. Such migration isn't new. All sorts of Spanish words have Arabic etymology thanks to the Moors.

Argentina would do well to think this through verrrryyyy carefully. Amazon absolutely wrecked malls and has nearly driven department stores and bookstores into extinction. Commercial property vacancies have never recovered. They are slowly swallowing all sorts of commerce channels now like...

Yes, sadly the reality is not so much that the expensas are high but rather that rents locked into long term contracts are not keeping pace with real costs. This distortion is what makes expenses as a percentage of rents look so high. I was surprised to see in Buenos Aires that 30% of contracts...

Howdy Pink, I don't think prepaid Visa/MC cards exist down here like you are describing. In the US these are purchased at grocery chains or retail stores by debiting your US bank account to "charge it" at the cashier. Exactly how would that be done down here when retail stores can only charge...

IMO, having the best cardiologist (regardless of language) should be your first priority. If the best cardiologist only speaks Spanish, then there are many interpreters in this country that can accompany you on your visits to help interpret for you. I would not settle for less just to hope...

Welcome to the wonderful country of Argentina my fellow compatriot! I too had this pleasant conundrum and I walked out the bank with a backpack full of my life savings. It was a wonderful walk down centro to reflect on my life choices and all the modern marvels that Argentina has to offer...

This is more what I think is happening.

I paid $23,000 for a burger and fries last week ($18). That what you'll pay in Los Angeles where minimum wage is $16.50. That means it takes 1.1 hours of labor to buy a burger in LA. My cuñado here in Neuquen makes $14,000 an hour, so 1.6 hours to buy a burger. Sounds about the same right...