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Coming as a surprise to none of us that can count, Milei confirmed today that Argentina will not be dollarizing in 2024. Paired with the adjustment, continued high inflation, and a massive decline in purchasing power, he may be setting himself up for failure during the midterms next year as it...

I thought I would take the liberty of creating a thread to discuss the DNUs as they happen so we have a central place to talk about them, and the impact they will have on the community and country. 1st DNU: Reduction of Ministries Restructuring Milei's first DNU as president was to reduce the...

As the title says, this morning the Blue hit 1,000 buy 1,020 sell, and the government unified the dólar tarjeta/ahorro/Qatar. My assumption was the hyper wasn't coming until the 23rd when it was clear Milei won and the peso was going to die a death of a thousand cuts, but given Milei's advice...

Hold on to your wallets folks, we've finally returned to double digit inflation, and September is expected to be similarly bad. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/economia/dos-digitos-tras-la-devaluacion-la-inflacion-se-disparo-a-124-en-agosto-y-fue-la-mas-alta-en-mas-de-nid13092023/

The "Dólar Solidario/Dólar Dólar Ahorro", infamously difficult to achieve authorization to purchase, has essentially disappeared from existence as it's value will be unified with the "Dólar Tarjeta" come tomorrow. What does it mean for people in the real world? Those who were previously lucky...

Looks like Lula has decided to re-implement the reciprocity (retaliation fee as it used to get nicknamed here) for Visitors to Brazil starting in October Visitors from the following countries will be required to pay the following fee, assuming the structure is the same as pre-2019: USA - $160...

As the title says, a friend visiting from abroad had their phone stolen during dinner last night. As is the usual scam, chorro comes and tries to sell socks and shit, puts the the bag on top of the phone the tourist has careless left on the table, you tell them to get lost, and they make off...

Article for those interested Is anyone surprised? He was going to lose his own party's primary, and his approval ratings make most world leaders look loved in contrast. Arguably one of the most incompetent and ineffective leaders the country has had, but I will give him credit for at least...

As usual, I read the news throughout the day when I stumbled across the following article in La Nación: They want to deport three Russian women who arrived pregnant at Ezeiza for being "false tourists" It piqued my interest as I had arrived at Ezeiza earlier this week myself, having returning...

Hi Everyone, Just an FYI, it will be published in the Boletín Oficial tonight that tomorrow, Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 will be a national holiday. National Holidays apply to both the Public and Private sector, and as such expect many businesses to be closed or have reduced/limited hours (as...

Sentence just came down, further details can be found here: https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/vialidad-en-un-fallo-historico-cristina-kirchner-fue-condenada-a-6-anos-de-prision-por-corrupcion-en-nid06122022/ There's still appeals she can make, and she has immunity from prison at least for...

Hi Everyone, I just thought I'd share some examples of how distortions in Argentina's macroeconomy can paradoxically result in great deals for consumers. Previously I've shared some anecdotes about inflation, cuotas sin intres, and goods re-assembled in TDF making tech cheaper here at times...

Effective midnight tonight, we will have two new dollars in town: the Dólar Qatar and Dólar Coldplay. Naturally, as Peronism is the most rational and normal economic management style on earth, one requires a brief explainer regarding the changes: Purchases made abroad with debit/credit cards...

The recommendation is the following from me: - Send only what you need, when you need it - Finance anything you can with interest free cuotas - For large purchases, wait for spikes/adjustments like yesterday's - Expect the unexpected: past performance is not indicative of future results As...

From La Nación, in Spanish (Translation link built in) The crux of the article is that the government, in it's unending search for dollars, is finally accepting that there exists a billion dollar industry of remote knowledge economy workers in Argentina, and is considering making it possible...

Hi Everyone, I'm in the process of moving to a new apartment by the end of this month, and as such, my current place will be available for rent (or purchase). Been here a year, love the location, but my husband and I needed something bigger. I'm friends with my landlady and she asked if I knew...

Hi Everyone! I have one more item up for sale, a 21.5" 1080p LG Monitor I purchased earlier this year brand new. My needs for work have changed since, and as such I don't use it anymore following upgrading to larger screen. It's a great monitor and has had little use and is like new; it comes...

This as a general comment not directed at anyone specifically as I've said this in another thread, but anybody thinking of/planning to/already staying in Argentina for 6 months of the year or longer and earning income from remote work/holding assets abroad should speak to an Argentine accountant...

Hi All! I've recently upgraded, and have a MacBook Pro (Late 2019) w/Touchbar for sale. Specs are as follows: Model: MacBook Pro (13-Inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) Processor: 1.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 Memory: 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 Storage: 128GB SSD Graphics: Intel iris Plus...

Hi Everyone, I was wondering if any of you have any experience shipping your personal belongings from abroad to Argentina. I read some old posts, and it seems it might be exempt from the black hole of impuestos that is Aduana/AFIP, so I wanted to check with you all first as it's not just used...