Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivers a speech on the World Economic Forum (WEF) assembly in Davos on January 17, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP by way of Getty Images)
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Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, on Wednesday known as on enterprise and political leaders to reject socialism and as an alternative embrace “free enterprise capitalism” to deliver an finish to world poverty.
“Today, I’m here to tell you that the Western world is in danger,” Milei stated in a particular handle on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in accordance to a translation.
“And it is in danger because those who are supposed to have to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads to socialism, and thereby to poverty,” he added.
Milei’s journey to Davos marks his first abroad tour since taking office last month.
The right-wing chief, a self-described “anarcho capitalist” usually in contrast with former U.S. President Donald Trump, reportedly stated en route to Switzerland that he was attending the assembly to advocate for freedom.
Traveling by way of industrial jet to the Swiss resort city, Milei criticized Davos for what he perceived to be its “socialist agenda, which will only bring misery to the world,” Reuters reported Tuesday.
“Rebuilding Trust” is the overarching theme of the annual WEF assembly. The discussion board says this 12 months’s program embodies a “back to basics” spirit of open and constructive dialogue between policymakers, enterprise leaders and civil society.
WEF founder Klaus Schwab launched Milei to the stage in Davos by saying his “more radical methods” had “introduced a new spirit to Argentina.”
“The main leaders of the Western world have abandoned the model of freedom for different versions of what we call collectivism. We’re here to tell you that collectivist experiments are never the solution to the problems that afflict the citizens of the world — rather they are the root cause,” Milei stated.
“Do believe me, no one [is] better placed than us Argentines to testify to these two points,” he added.
For Milei, the challenges dealing with his presidency are vital — significantly provided that Latin America’s third-largest economic system is as soon as once more in the grip of a profound crisis.
The buying energy of the South American nation has been ravaged by an annual inflation charge of more than 211%, its highest stage in 32 years, whereas 2 in 5 Argentines now live in poverty.
Milei has stated there is no different to his proposed “shock therapy” to treatment the scenario. He has proposed to dollarize the economic system, abolish the nation’s central financial institution and privatize the pension system.