One year in, ’El Loco’ is curbing public spending, slashing red tape—and offering his services to Donald Trump.

Argentina logged its largest energy trade surplus in nearly two decades last year, the energy secretariat said on Tuesday, marking a win for libertarian President Javier Milei who has vowed to use oil and gas exports to propel the weakened economy out of recession.

Javier Milei, Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding president, has won Donald Trump’s praise and attended his inauguration. Under Milei, inflation is down, but poverty is up.

In a sweeping move to overhaul Argentina's food trade policies, Javier Milei's administration officially deregulated food imports and exports on Monday. The reform, outlined in Decree 35/2025, seeks to boost foreign trade, cut bureaucratic red tape, and lower consumer prices.

Argentina posted a record $18.9 billion trade surplus for 2024, according to official data released on Monday, that largely coincides with libertarian President Javier Milei's first full year on the job.

Argentina's energy trade surplus reached its highest level in 18 years in 2024, driven by surging exports from the Vaca Muerta shale oil basin.

Argentina’s President Javier Milei said his government is ready to provide advice to the Trump administration on cutting red-tape after he set about slashing the size of his state. Since taking office in December 2023,

Argentines have become experts at ascribing outsized importance to their country and its socio-cultural figures, from football players to politicians.

Javier Milei's first year in office shows a major victory against inflation in Argentina, but at the expense of a deep recession.

Argentina's Javier Milei was the toast of Trumpworld in the days leading up to Donald Trump's inauguration.

For the first time since its inauguration more than a decade ago, the prize dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” is going to a non-Jew: Javier Milei, the president of Argentina.

Genesis Prize Chairman Stan Polovets praised Milei’s support for Israel, achievements in reforming Argentina’s economy, and pursuit of justice for AMIA terror victims.