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Has Milei fixed Argentina’s inflation problem?

What the falling inflation rate means for President Milei’s austerity plan and economic β€œshock” measures.

Libertarian populist Javier Milei won the presidential election in Argentina on a promise austerity and economic β€œshock” measures for the ailing economy.

Just a few months in, some are hailing the falling rate of inflation as showing those measures are working.

Economist Monica de Bolle, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, explains whether that thinking is correct.

Presenter/producer: Tom Colls
Producer: Ajai Singh
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Graham Puddifoot
Editor: Richard Vadon.

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