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    FIFA Took World Cup 2026 Matches Away From the U.S., Here’s What Changed and Why

    I thought Trump was going to make it easier for Argentines to come in without visas to watch the games. They need to allow visa free travel for Argentines to the USA.
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    A coffee for $3.50: Argentina is the most expensive country in Latin America

    Thank you for this explanation. I am lucky I don't like coffee. I love Mate. But this explains why coffee is so much here.
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    Milei’s Labor Reform Runs Up Against Reality of Struggling Steel Towns (Bloomberg)

    Argentine companies have the same number of salaried, payroll jobs that they did a decade ago, even as the overall population is up by three million in that time. Argentina has the highest tax burden for employers of major Latin American economies — triple Chile’s rate and more than double...
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    Newcomer "Yerba Mate" Argentina

    Everyone is getting aboard the mate craze! I love it.
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    Newcomer "Yerba Mate" Argentina

    Yerba mate sales from Argentina surpass Brazil again. Good signs.
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    Medical Healthcare medical monthly premiums are going to get increased!

    Prices still going up. Here are the increases from 2025 in healthcare costs. 1. OMINT - 36.25% 2. Unión Personal - 33.8% 3. Hospital Italiano - 32.55% 4. Sancor Salud - 32.5% 5. Galeno - 31.45% 6. Medifé - 30.47%
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    Are salaries this low for expats or locals???

    I wouldn't go by anything official good or bad. Too much of the economy is underground.
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    If the Argentina peso is truly overvalued

    The Argentine peso reminds me of Bitcoin. Each side arguing their point but the damn thing the same every time I look at it even though it has wild swings depending on what week you bought it.
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    trump vs venezuela

    This is why Trump probably said that they will be involved in running things for a while but in a country like Venezuela it probably will take time to get sorted out. Step #1 was taking out Maduro. The country is full of nasty people in the government and Maduro getting pulled out probably...
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    Be careful speeding in Uruguay! Big fines with cameras

    Oh that would be a serious bummer to start out a vacation having to pay thousands in fines that you didn't know about!
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    trump vs venezuela

    I wonder how many Venezuelans are against what Trump did. I am seeing videos on Tik Tok of people that Trump deported even admitting and applauding and thanking Trump for doing this. Makes me laugh a little there are so many people that are against liberating these people. Most of them...
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    Newcomer "Yerba Mate" Argentina

    I was out of the city yesterday. I missed this event. Did anyone get a chance to go? https://andigital-com-ar.translate.goog/nota/137293/mate-ba-en-el-casco-historico-porteno/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US
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    ‘Strap in’: Imports surge and markets fear return of ‘libertarian Milei’

    Agree! Prices are still too expensive for the quality. I hope the competition and less taxes keeps causing prices to go down.
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    Western Union

    Heads up the WU rate is very good now. Blue dollar is at 1430 and I just got 1,516 per $1 today at Western Union.
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