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US will make up to $7 billion in loans to help Trump ally Milei tap Argentina’s oil and minerals

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The Trump administration plans to provide up to $7 billion in loans to support Argentina's energy and mining sectors under President Milei.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it would set aside $7 billion for loans to support energy, mining and infrastructure projects in Argentina, its latest move to secure energy and critical minerals closer to home and back the South American country’s libertarian president. The U.S. Export-Import Bank, a federal agency, would...

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