What we learned this week: September 26 to October 2

President Javier Milei's week in Paris included a large delegation and a significant speech to European investors at OECD headquarters. He boasted about a "bazooka" of US$75 billion to ensure his re-election in 2028. Milei also stated that Argentina's economy was not destroying industries and promised a "miracle." During his visit, he received both supportive and protesting crowds, with the latter group consisting of Reporters Sans Frontières against his stance on journalists.

Milei also addressed the 62nd colloquium of IDEA in Mar del Plata, telling his audience that they had a choice between a thriving country or a struggling one. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling on Article 154 of emergency decree DNU 70/23, which had declared unconstitutional a law repealing the Rural Land Law. This decision came after a class action by Malvinas war veterans and the dismissal of a class action against a fraudulent crypto-currency, $LIBRA, by a New York court.

Additionally, a New York court dismissed a class action related to the ' $LIBRA' crypto-currency, resulting in a profit for one of the investors. Milei's sister, Karina, and a few local businessmen were mentioned in a fraudulent crypto-currency case but were not charged. President Milei also gave the United Kingdom two weeks to submit to international arbitration on its Sea Lion oil exploration project, rejecting a 2013 unilateral referendum on the Malvinas islands as having no international recognition.

The Mendoza-born Senator Juan Carlos Pagotto, who was one of the original libertarian senators, died at the age of 74. The IMF mission in Argentina continued its review of the Extended Fund Facility agreement with the country, despite facing negative data such as rising poverty and industrial slump.