Javier Milei had big, ambitious goals before he took over as Argentina’s president. One of them: getting rid of the country’s currency controls. But, to the dismay of entrepreneurs, executives and ordinary Argentines alike,

Argentina’s president Javier Milei has said he is not ready to lift the country’s currency controls, arguing that a fixed date for scrapping the measure is incompatible with his “regime of freedom”.

Argentine President Javier Milei has provided fresh insights into his government’s currency strategy, signaling a move toward a flexible exchange rate for the peso as the country prepares to lift its longstanding capital controls.

Argentine President Javier Milei outlined fresh details of his currency strategy Tuesday, a key and necessary first step before his government expects to return to capital markets in 2026.