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Argentina's farm leaders worry about new economy chief

Silvina Batakis sworn-in as new Argentina's Economy Minister, in the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 4, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Argentina's farm sector leaders said on Monday they were worried about the naming of an economy minister who has close ties to Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner who pushed higher export taxes on agricultural goods when she was president from 2007-2015.

Former Economy Minister Martin Guzman announced his shock resignation on Saturday, muddying the ailing economic outlook with inflation raging and massive debt obligations.

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