Argentina paid international bondholders before a Thursday deadline, marking another step in President Javier Milei’s efforts to restore investors’ confidence in the serial defaulter.

Argentina's country risk index fell sharply on Tuesday to its lowest level since May 2018 as investor confidence in the country's assets surges ahead of key bond payments, although analysts and officials expect the index to rise later in the week.

Buenos Aires, Argentina - September 25, 2024 Country risk is quoted at 578 points, the lowest value since August 2018, at the start of trading on Monday, due to a new increase in Argentine bonds after learning of the signing of the REPO for US$1,

Miss Universe Argentina was stripped of her title after publicly claiming that the competition was rigged, the Latin Times reported. Magalí Benejam, 30, of Córdoba, suggested that the final results of the Miss Universe pageant were questionable and teased that the entire event was fake during a recent live YouTube broadcast with content creator King Lucho.