Overview
- Javier Milei travels to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum and is slated to speak on Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. Argentina time following a live interview with Bloomberg at 7:05 a.m.
- The president’s address is expected to defend capitalism and the cultural agenda he has championed in past Davos appearances, according to officials and prior briefings.
- His delegation includes Karina Milei, Economy Minister Luis Caputo, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger.
- Planned engagements feature meetings with global bank CEOs, media interviews and a confirmed bilateral with Swiss president Guy Parmelin, with a Milei–Trump meeting only described as possible by sources.
- Milei accepted President Trump’s invitation for Argentina to join the Board of Peace and arrives after the Mercosur–EU deal, as IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva attends Davos and an Argentine program review and payments approach without a confirmed bilateral with the Fund.