The Americas | In his words
An interview with Javier Milei, Argentina’s president
A transcript of his meeting with our journalist
JAVIER MILEI, Argentina’s president, spoke to The Economist on November 25th in Buenos Aires. The conversation, which was automatically translated, has been lightly edited for clarity. We have not checked any figures cited by Mr Milei.
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