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I live in an interior province and I believe I have received, and I have shipped with DHL. There will be a shop that is an agent for them probably so its unlikely to be a DHL truck. There isn't a FedEx where I am. But there are weekly deliveries that come from the next province over.

I think we can agree to disagree at this point. We both have experiences that support each's point of view both in Argentina and abroad. I guess if its really hard to import things as you suggest, then opening the market shouldn't really have much of an impact since it'll be really hard to...

Understood. From expererience in other countries, these types of companies 1) may have other methods or able to organize personalized solutions as well, and 2) may still be able to offer services in terms of acting as your customs agent and therefore filing the papers etc. and if they don't they...

Ries example of importing was an experience he had 3 years ago, which was before Milei's administration. From my experience in industry in Argentina, customs clearing and importing did improve a lot with this administration. You now also have Amazon which handles much of that for you. I am not...

I know. I started that and the impact it had on Canadian small businesses and Americans that had already placed orders and received them.

From my experience, financial documents (statements) cannot be directly apostilled. But as others say you may notarize them as true, and then it is the notary that gets apostilled. This might be acceptable if other have done this and it works. It can be easy as it can be initiated by a video...

I would say you've been fairly lucky then in your experience. I think I remember buying poker chips 20+ years ago from eBay and getting surprised by the brokerage bill. I think in Canada the limit at the time was $20. Similarly, I know someone that tried to buy a CNC table from Alibaba in...

I understand your position. But I think its related to how its done. One off shipments as an individual will always cost more. Even in the US. Business rates for shipping with FedEx, UPS are different than customer rates, and they also can vary based on quantity. In terms of brokerage fees...

I try to avoid Nestle water products. Like LuckyLuke said, there are a host of other costs, including shipping, import duties, labour, rent, roasting, waste, etc. I don't live in BA, but there is a business here called Via Express. They import beans from Colombia and Brazil and roast them in...

I don't think the purpose of this event was to announce deals. Over the last few months Argentina has taken a back seat in the headlines given current events. $8.5B in USD debt has been raised by domestic companies in foreign debt markets to finance projects since October. These events are...

1) No, I am not a Thatcherite. 2) Yes they lowered the asset tax. Are you familiar with it and at what level it kicked in at? This wasn't a tax on multimillionaires, hundred millionaires and billionaires. So paying 1-1.75% on assets is quite a bit. Particularly when you will be paying income tax...

1) I don't think its necessarily Chicago School or Austrian economics if the idea is about not running a deficit (printing money). Having low stable inflation is healthy and acceptable. The issue is you need to prove that you are responsible in managing the budget and can continue to pay...

If you are referring to the contents of the Message from the CEO, I would agree with her. The country is open for business and people are doing it. I think the squeaky wheel gets the grease, so you hear from the loudest voice in the news but often that is not representative of the population...

Agree. Yes things have gotten more expensive, but for most things, or a domestic version of it, they are the same or cheaper here than abroad. Fresh produce, vegetables, and meat is still cheaper here than in Canada.

1) Balancing the budget has had the following results: a) reduced inflation b) reduce country risk which is a quantifiable value of external support for the country which has allowed for: i) public both federal and provincial and municipal debt offerings on international market at lower...

Agree about supermarket in general. The price you are suggesting I assume is a BA price, and that is is around double what it is in the internal of the country. I think I can get chicken breast (pechuga) for 7500 pesos/kg at a chicken shop in the market, in supermarkets or kioskos it will be...

As you said in brackets "destroying the country", the deal that was before was literally the government subsidizing for spenders in Argentina by propping the official rate so much. The fact that all the normal exchange rates are effectively the same suggests it is more fairly priced, whether...

The fact that people willingly support the informal economy both as employees and customers suggest that they aren't willing to pay higher prices for goods which is what you are suggesting with protectionist policies. The people practice this daily and voted for it in the last 2 elections.

1) Over the last year prices have dropped like crazy on some of these appliances, so people that were looking probably already bought. Last year they were operating on rotating shifts it looks like due to the lower demand. Now they bit the bullet an offered 100 early retirements with 3 extra...

In this case, I wonder if it has more to do with one of those purchases March 2, was a Monday, and the January 11 was a Sunday. The rate of Sunday might actually get settled on Monday. Maybe try Jan 12, and see what the rate was then (or if Markets were closed for holidays, the next open day).