Not everyone is happy with Malay's economic medicine.

Hello, you're listening to the Marketplace Morning Report live from the BBC World Service.

I'm Niana Byrne and a very good morning to you.

Argentina's economic shock therapy has triggered protests in the capital Buenos Aires.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in a march led by groups that represent

unemployed workers the country's new Libertarian President Javier Mille was elected

with a radical agenda to overhaul the economy, which is crippled by hyper-inflation.

He set out some of those plans in a televised address yesterday.

The goal is to start the

is to start the path to rebuilding our country,

restore freedom and autonomy to individuals,

and begin dismantling the vast array of regulations that have hindered and stalled economic

growth in our country.

The BBC's Ali McConnell has been following the developments.

Mr Malay gave details of some of the 300 new measures marking what he called only a first step towards

reconstruction. They include privatizing state companies and deregulating mining and other industries. The President said he would cancel the law regulating property

rent. Argentina's National Congress will begin work in the coming days to approve the measures.

Last week the new government devalued the Argentine

peso by over 50% and sharply reduced fuel subsidies.

Ali McConnell reporting another country that's been struggling with inflation is

Turkey even though it's cooled down a bit,

it's still sitting at 60%. And today the Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates for the seventh straight time.

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