Ministry of Economy (Argentina)
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The Ministry of Economy (Spanish: Ministerio de Economía) of Argentina is the country's state treasury and a ministry of the national executive power that manages economic policy.
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Ministerio de Economía | |
Palacio de Hacienda, headquarters of the Ministry. | |
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 1854; 170 years ago (1854) (as the Ministry of the Treasury) |
Jurisdiction | Government of Argentina |
Headquarters | Palacio de Hacienda, Hipólito Yrigoyen 250, Buenos Aires |
Employees | 4,000 (2009) [1] |
Annual budget | $ 616,641,458,521 (2021)[2] |
Minister responsible | |
Website | argentina.gob.ar/economia |
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The Ministry of Economy is one of the oldest ministries in the Argentine government, having existed continuously since the formation of the first Argentine executive in 1854, in the presidency of Justo José de Urquiza – albeit under the name of Ministry of the Treasury. The current minister responsible is Luis Caputo, who has served since 2023 in the cabinet of Javier Milei.