Ciara Nugent
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Southern Cone correspondent @FT covering Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. Previously @TIME
Joined February 2011
Mendoza - the heart of Argentina's wine industry and likely the source of your last glass of Malbec - may lead the country's copper rush
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Mendoza could open new mine in a nationwide rush for the red metal under President Javier Milei
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RT @pbarbieri: Fantastic piece on @JMilei’s first year in office on @FT — thank you @ciaraCnugent @mj_stott for including me. Macr….
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In his first year, the libertarian president has stabilised a turbulent economy, while retaining the support of half the population. But big challenges loom
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Argentina has almost no dollars in the bank. But overseas courts are ruling the country liable for billions of dollars in damages to former investors. My latest:
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Billions of dollars of judgments and claims in international courts pressure cash-strapped libertarian government
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RT @Harrietmbarber: Argentina’s long-simmering legal fights with many of its former investors are coming to a head, and the billions of dol….
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Billions of dollars of judgments and claims in international courts pressure cash-strapped libertarian government
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Javier Milei is trying to convince Argentines to declare billions of hidden dollars, and bring some of them back into Argentina’s notoriously turbulent financial system
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Libertarian leader seeks billions in undeclared savings to boost economy
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RT @IrlEmbArgentina: Maravilloso recibir a @ciaraCnugent del @FT y a Jorge Liotti de @LANACION en la embajada para hablar sobre Argentina c….
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Javier Milei’s sister Karina is both his closest adviser and his political general. Here’s how her influence works:.
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Ex-baker holds keys to senior government roles but her growing prominence worries politicians and business leaders
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Violence in Argentina’s drug capital tests Javier Milei’s small state vision via @financialtimes.
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Gang attacks on civilians have paralysed the port city of Rosario
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“Why would it be risky, when I’m doing exactly what the textbooks say I need to?” Here’s what Argentina’s Milei told us about his economic plan:
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Libertarian president argues that ‘capitalism, savings and hard work’ are the way to exit poverty
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RT @andreslerner90: A @JMilei preguntaron si el plan económico es riesgoso y contestó que no porque está haciendo "lo que dicen los libros….
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"Personal friendships might be important between countries with weaker ties, but this is a 200-year-old relationship,” Brazil's ambassador to Argentina told me of Milei-era tensions
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Javier Milei courts hard-right allies in Israel and Italy without freezing out Brazil or China
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RT @nataliealcoba: “I think you have to watch her closely.” . Very good piece by @ciaraCnugent . Victoria Villarruel: Argentina’s hardline….
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Javier Milei’s activist vice-president challenges the narrative of the past 40 years
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Comparto mi nota original sobre Villarruel. Por las dudas, no dice que hay una conspiración contra Milei, solo que él enfrenta un panorama político mucho menos estable que presidentes anteriores .
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RT @TommyBarbanBA: Vale la pena seguir la cobertura del caso YPF de la corresponsal del Financial Times en BA @ciaraCnugent (que tenga la d….
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Plaintiffs on collision course with country’s pro-market president despite Milei’s professed ‘willingness to pay’
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RT @HectorRTorres2: "This puts an end to this idea that Argentina never changes — Argentina has just voted for a big change" Radical libert….
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Former television commentator vows ‘drastic’ changes to crisis-hit economy as voters swing to the right
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RT @jacknicas: Peronism is losing support in even its biggest strongholds in Argentina, where the political movement has long used patronag….
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As Argentina heads for a presidential runoff election on Sunday, the decades-old populist movement known as Peronism is on shaky ground.
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Argentina's "change election" may well end in victory for the incumbent economy minister - despite 138% annual inflation and the worst crisis in 20 years. Here's how:
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Politically astute Sergio Massa claims to offer safe pair of hands
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“There are two fatal errors you can make with Massa. One is to underestimate him. The other is to believe everything he says.” Re-sharing my profile of Argentina's Sergio Massa after his surprise victory at first round elections.
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Sergio Massa is running for president while struggling to address runaway inflation and negotiate with the IMF
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