Argentina begins implementing free-market policies
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20/01/2016,
As of late December, the new Government of Argentina eliminated the export tax on wheat and maize, previously set at 20 percent and 23 percent respectively. The incoming Government also removed foreign-exchange controls in mid-December leading to a strong depreciation of the national currency, the Argentinean peso, which depreciated by 17 percent from November to December 2015.
Country: Argentina