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‘Shock therapy’ for Argentina’s economy: Milei devalues peso by more than 50%

By France24
14 December 2023   |   10:59 am
Argentina will weaken its peso by more than 50% to 800 per dollar, cut energy subsidies and cancel public works tenders as part of an economic shock therapy aimed at fixing the South American country's worst crisis in decades.

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