Trump says he would look into signing FTA with Argentina
- President Donald Trump expressed a willingness to consider a Free Trade Agreement with Argentina during a press interaction.
- President Javier Milei has advocated for a free trade deal with the United States and may exit Mercosur to facilitate such an agreement.
- Mercosur's regulations limit Argentina's ability to negotiate trade deals independently, hindering its economic growth, according to President Milei.
- Milei criticized Mercosur for benefiting Brazilian industrialists instead of Argentina's economy.
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Argentina: Now Javier Milei blows off the commercial bomb
Europe's economy is faltering after the implementation of the Mercosur agreement with South America. But now that the conditions are negotiated, free trade champion Javier Milei is questioning everything. Argentina's president prefers to turn to Donald Trump.
Argentina and the US are getting closer: What would the free trade agreement Milei wants to sign with Trump entail?
Analysis by Emiliano Giménez, CNN en Español In a context of tightening trade policy with the world, US President Donald Trump has left the door open to a free trade agreement with Argentina, while establishing tariffs of 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada, and 20% on products of Chinese origin, starting March 4. “I would consider anything,” he responded to a reporter's question at the White House on Monday about the possibility of negotiatin…
Trump says he would look into signing FTA with Argentina
Just hoours after US Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone said his country was not interested ina Free Trade (FTA) with Argentina and that President Javier Milei should pick his advisors better, US President Donald Trump said the Libertarian was “a great leader” and admitted he could “look into” a commerce arrangement.
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