The billionaire who backs Argentina’s Javier Milei — but not dollarisation
(www.ft.com)https://www.ft.com/content/2cc06399-8214-4a49-a195-4b5be3d32752Argentina’s business elite has largely been sceptical of Javier Milei, the libertarian surprise frontrunner for October’s presidential election, who has pledged to take a “chainsaw” to the state and dollarise the economy.
But as Milei wins over swaths of ordinary voters, one corporate titan is quietly cheering him on: Eduardo Eurnekian, the 90-year-old owner of conglomerate Corporación América and Argentina’s fourth-richest person.
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He has been awarded as the "Business Man of the year" in 1995. In 1999 he received in Italy the "Leonardo Award", given to the foreign businessman of the year. He also received the highest awards in Armenia for his activities.[2] In 2017 he has been awarded the title of the National Hero of Armenia.[5] In 2012 he was awarded the Oslo Business for Peace Award in Oslo, Norway.[6] In December 2020, he was appointed as Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), for services to UK/Argentina relations.[7]
On February 4, 2023 the Mayor of the city of Florence, Dario Nardella, has handed over the keys to the city to Eurnekian. “His Argentine and Armenian descent and the fact that he created the Raoul Wallenberg Foundation (…) is a very important symbol for us,” the Mayor said.[8][9]
