How Trump’s measures will impact Argentina

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Dollar, IMF, tariffs – how Trump’s measures will impact Argentina

US President’s protectionist policies clash with the free-market creed of President Javier Milei’s government. Argentina’s quest for support with the IMF, the negative effects of the "super dollar" and uncertainty as to the commercial dynamics.

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There is one problem: despite the ideological affinity exhibited between the Republican and La Libertad Avanza leaders, the protectionist programme of the new US administration, which includes imposing tariffs on the import of goods and services while stimulating US production, clashes with the free market message preached by Milei.