Elon Musk was gifted a blinged-out DOGE chainsaw by Argentinian President Javier Milei to assist him minimize by way of wasteful spending.
Argentina and the USA have signed a reciprocal commerce and funding settlement that may give U.S. exports preferential market entry, scale back tariffs on a variety of products and deepen cooperation on financial and nationwide safety points, in accordance with the U.S. Commerce Consultant’s (USTR) workplace and President Javier Milei.
The settlement, signed Thursday, is designed to chop or eradicate tariff and non-tariff boundaries, facilitate commerce in items and providers, modernize customs procedures and promote funding in strategic sectors together with vitality, essential minerals, infrastructure and expertise, in accordance with Argentina’s Workplace of the President.
The deal builds on a framework commerce settlement first reached Nov. 13 and was signed by U.S. Commerce Consultant Jamieson Greer and Argentina’s International Minister Pablo Quirno, the USTR mentioned.
Underneath the settlement, Argentina will minimize or eradicate tariffs on many U.S. exports, together with medicines, medical units, chemical substances, equipment, motor autos, data expertise merchandise and a variety of American agricultural items.
CITI TO MATCH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S $1K TRUMP ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES’ CHILDREN
Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, left, and US President Donald Trump through the Board of Peace signing ceremony on the World Financial Discussion board (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
Argentina additionally agreed to just accept U.S. security and regulatory requirements for imported items, together with requirements for vehicles and medical units, and to acknowledge U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) meals security requirements for meat and poultry imports.
The settlement bars Argentina from imposing customs duties on cross-border knowledge transmissions and features a dedication to not introduce a digital providers tax concentrating on U.S. expertise corporations, in accordance with the USTR.
Agriculture provisions embrace a dedication from Argentina to open its market to U.S. poultry and poultry merchandise inside a yr and to simplify regulatory necessities for U.S. exporters of beef and pork.
TRUMP TO UNVEIL TRUMPRX WEBSITE WHERE AMERICANS CAN PURCHASE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Argentina’s President Javier Milei (L) and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan maintain a signed founding constitution as US President Donald Trump reacts on the “Board of Peace” assembly through the World Financial Discussion board (WEF) annual assembly in Davos on Ja (Mandel NGAN / AFP by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
Argentina additionally agreed to not prohibit U.S. exporters’ use of sure cheese names — together with asiago, feta and camembert — which the European Union labels geographic indications solely out there to their producing areas.
The settlement requires nearer cooperation on implementing export controls for delicate dual-use objects that might have navy functions, whereas addressing the integrity of Argentina’s telecommunications infrastructure, the USTR mentioned.
Whereas the doc doesn’t identify China straight, the U.S. Commerce Consultant’s workplace mentioned it could improve cooperation in combating unfair commerce practices by third nations.
Argentina additionally dedicated to working with its provincial governments to facilitate funding by U.S. corporations in essential mineral tasks and to prioritize the USA as a buying and selling associate for copper, lithium and different essential minerals over what the USTR described as “market-manipulating economies or enterprises.”
TRUMP SAYS US AND INDIA AGREE TO TRADE DEAL TO LOWER TARIFFS
Argentina’s President Javier Milei appears on as he attends the “Board of Peace” assembly through the World Financial Discussion board (WEF) annual assembly in Davos on January 22, 2026. (Mandel NGAN / AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
In an announcement from Buenos Aires, Argentina’s presidency mentioned the settlement displays the federal government’s determination to combine the nation extra absolutely into the worldwide economic system and transfer towards “an open, aggressive, and predictable economic system that rewards funding, work, and innovation.”
The settlement will likely be submitted to Argentina’s Nationwide Congress for consideration, in accordance with the presidency.
Greer praised the rising relationship between the 2 governments.
“The deepening partnership between President Trump and President Milei serves as a mannequin of how nations within the Americas, from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, can advance our shared ambitions and safeguard our financial and nationwide safety,” Greer mentioned.
Quirno described the deal as a “nice achievement” for each nations in a social media submit.
Reuters contributed to this reporting.
