Steve Forbes
, CEO and editor of the North American publication that bears his last name, sent a message to President
Javier Milei
in which he warns him that his "revolution for freedom will be heading
towards failure if he does not immediately dollarize the economy
."
Through a video broadcast by the medium's platforms, Forbes expressed: "Dear President Milei: on your shoulders rests not only the future of your country, but also
the cause of freedom and free markets in the world
."
"Last month he gave one of the great speeches of our time at the World Economic Forum, where he made a solid defense of capitalism and accurately described the threat we all face from modern socialism," Forbes began, introductoryly, in its letter. recorded open.
And he moved forward with praise.
"In that forum he described very well that if governments do not take care of owning assets as they want, the old Marxist line controls the economy and our personal lives. As soon as he took office he did not waste time proposing a wide range of reforms," he highlighted. .
Then came the warning from the director of one of the most influential economic media.
"But Mr. President, your revolution for freedom will be heading towards failure if you do not immediately dollarize the economy,
it will not succeed
."
.@SteveForbesCEO issues an open letter of "warning" to Argentina's President Javier Milei about his immediate need to replace the Peso with the US dollar or risk the success of his freedom revolution.
#WhatsAhead pic.twitter.com/qQVUnvFFVZ
— Forbes (@Forbes) February 8, 2024
And finally, the editor assured that Argentina has "
more than enough greenbacks
to carry out the process."
“Since his electoral victory, those people who always say no have inundated him with an avalanche of warnings that it is not possible to dollarize the economy.
That shouting chorus of detractors is wrong
, totally wrong," Forbes insisted.
And he once again asked for the dollarization of the Argentine economy.
"
You can do it right now
. Opponents claim that Argentina does not have enough US dollars to exchange them for pesos, but that is not true. Its government already has more than enough greenbacks to buy every peso note and coin in circulation and “There is a lot of money left over,” he said.
News in development.
D.S.