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Milei Confirms US Visit to Attract Investment

President Javier Milei confirmed his March visit to the US for 'Argentina Week' in Manhattan, aiming to attract foreign investment to key sectors as part of a 'systemic ally' strategy with the Trump administration.


Milei Confirms US Visit to Attract Investment

Buenos Aires, January 25 (NA) -- In a clear sign of continuity in his policy of international alignment and search for private capital, President Javier Milei confirmed that he will return to the United States next March. President Javier Milei will participate in the opening of the event. This new trip is framed within the 'systemic ally' strategy that the Casa Rosada weaves with the White House, a bond that was recently ratified during the World Economic Forum in Davos. "Argentina is already an investable country and will continue to deepen that process," stated the ambassador, inviting foreign capital to seize opportunities in sectors with "high growth and scaling potential." Support from Wall Street and key sectors. 'Argentina Week' boasts a list of heavyweights in the international financial system: the Argentine Embassy, J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America, and the investment fund Kaszek (founded by the creators of Mercado Libre). Additionally, Citibank, AmCham, and the influential Council on Foreign Relations are participating. The agenda includes the attendance of more than 50 chairmen and CEOs of global companies, who will hold private meetings and panels at the organizers' bank headquarters. The government seeks to attract fresh dollars specifically to the sectors of: Technology and the knowledge economy. Energy (with a focus on Vaca Muerta) and Mining. Agribusiness. Science, innovation, and the pharmaceutical sector. The head of state will be the central figure of 'Argentina Week,' an exclusive event that will take place in Manhattan with the backing of the global banking sector. According to the Argentine News Agency, the tour will take place between March 9 and 11 and aims to consolidate what the Argentine ambassador in Washington, Alec Oxenford, defined as "the largest investment roadshow of Argentina in recent record." "Argentina is already an investable country." The confirmation came from the President himself, who reposted Oxenford's announcement on his social networks. The diplomat and tech entrepreneur highlighted that the initiative comes at a time of "correction of structural distortions" and within a pro-market framework that has the blessing of the Donald Trump administration.