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Yes, that is true, but why punishing everybody ? Looks like this government is constantly taking the shortcut of cutting everything, so they can then boast on television of a tiny surplus budget, regardless of how much more people is struggling. I guess it is much easier and faster to fdo that...

Yes, good point about covering the full cost. I was just pointing out the unnecessary (in my opinion) speed at which things are moving

Well said Sergio! What is really jarring of the changes the government has pushed so far is the speed at which they move. Off topic but yet somewhat related: Subte is going to increase 500% in the next 3 months, to get the fare closer to the real cost of transportation. Is it really necessary to...

Neither for MEDICUS

And what about extra virgin olive oil? Why is it so expensive? According to this link, Argentina is the biggest olive oil producer in South America, and yet prices are higher than in the US. Go figure...

This is what puzzles me: inflation was (officially) ~130% before Milei took office, then with peso devaluation and the massive increases it shot to 250%. Now a few weeks after, having destroyed demand and kept the peso artificially strong against USD and other currencies (thus losing...

Thanks for the suggestion! Right now the primary purpose of a USD account for me is to satisfy the rentista requirements, so as of today I will need to transfer around 1100$ each month, but it is wise as you suggest to start small and see what hurdles are there when withdrawing. I can...

I guess they do what makes them the most money. With the peso devaluating at two-digits months monthly rate and the dollar weakening, it just makes sense to them pivoting to the peso. I assume that when or if the dollar will start raising, they will pivot once again.

The Banco Provincia website has a page where it states that you can open an account in USD if you have one in pesos, and a DNI or a passport (para estranjeros). Anyone had any luck with them? Anyway, I got my precaria on Monday and will go there to open an account next week, and I will see what...

Greed? Anyway, I would suggest you to shop around, as I have seen that there is no rhyme or reason with prices. Sometimes the difference in price of a given product can be 100% or more

Hi Hank, when I started shopping around for a healthcare insurance last December I did not use a broker but approached directly what looked like good candidates (OSDE, Medicus, Swiss Medical, Sancor...), and none of them tried to sell me a policy covering more than just Argentina. A few...

Unbelievable!

I flew LATAM through Lima last yer and was an overall decent experience. Certainly in winter with even more limited options prices will go substantially up.

Yes, you are right. My old mechanic in the United States always told me that there is only one choice when it comes to used cars: Toyota (or Lexus). For the sake of checking I have seen that my 2002 4Runner would still fetch north of 3000$ (according to Edmunds.com, for some reasons I could not...

Yes, "only" 8.65%. I am now curious to see the OSDE and Swiss Medical's increases...

Thanks! Outrageous prices, but probably this is normal here in Argentina. Just for reference, I bought mine (a 2002 3rd gen.) in 2020 with 190.000 miles and paid 2,800$.

Reviving this 2019 post, to see whether someone has successfully imported a car from the USA in the following 4 years, or it is still the same Pain & Suffering scenario. I still own my beloved 4Runner in the States and was toying with the idea of importing it here when I get permanent residency...

Thanks Utopos, good suggestion! I am with Medicus and since I started looking for a prepaga and I committed with them the price went up 150%, and that was in late November. With this pace soon I will reach 300% of the initial quote, so I think I will do like you did and ask for a lower option...

You are right, the article simply states that the workers are gonna get 80% of their wages, but I would be very surprised if the company is payng for that. If things work here as in Italy, the government has a fund to cover wages for people temporarily not working, so the company don't have to...