Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei, will appoint former central bank governor Luis Caputo to be his economy minister.

Milei announced his choice in radio interviews on November 29. “Luis Caputo will be the economy minister. We had already decided this,” he said.

Milei won the second round of Argentina’s presidential election on November 19, defeating incumbent economy minister Sergio Massa. Milei has repeatedly pledged to abolish the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) and pave the way for