Buenos Aires, April 4 (NA) — The prestigious American newspaper The Washington Post highlighted Argentina's shift toward a free-market economy, emphasizing that reforms driven by President Javier Milei are 'defying the doomsayers' with a drastic improvement in social indicators. According to the Argentine News Agency (NA), the publication noted that the poverty rate fell to 28% by the end of 2025, after peaking at 53% in the middle of the previous year. The analysis by the U.S. newspaper described the administration's policies as a 'radical experiment' that is proving to yield tangible results. Furthermore, it places special emphasis on the collapse of inflation, which dropped from 200% annually at the start of the term to 33% last February, and celebrates the achievement of the first fiscal surplus in over a century through subsidy cuts and the reduction of the state apparatus. The Washington Post article also highlights the 4.4% growth recorded in the last year and the favorable IMF projections for 2026 and 2027.
The Washington Post Highlights Argentina's Market Reforms Under Milei
The Washington Post praises Argentina's President Javier Milei for his market reforms, citing a drop in poverty and inflation, and the first fiscal surplus in over a century.