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"I Never Bought Clothes in My Life in Argentina," Luis Caputo's Confession to Talk About the High Prices of the Textile Industry

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The Minister of Economy said he bought it outside when he had the chance to travel because in Argentina "it was a robbery."He left a Chicana against the textile industry entrepreneurs.

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The Minister of Economy said he bought it outside when he had the chance to travel because in Argentina "it was a robbery."He left a Chicana against the textile industry entrepreneurs.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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In the midst of the opening of imports and crisis in the textile industry, the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, said that he never bought clothes in Argentina for high prices. “The textile sector is also an emblematic case of a sector that has been protected for many years, with the story that there are 150,000 families [...] The entry “Never bought clothes in Argentina”: Caputo’s phrase that revived the debate amid the boom of shopping abroad …

The Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, rekindled the controversy this week with a phrase that quickly went viral and generated a strong social repudiation: “I never bought clothes in my life in Argentina because it was a robbery.” In that context, the criticisms also came from the media. In the program “A la Barbarossa”, broadcast by Telefe, several panelists soon questioned the sayings of Caputo. La vedette and textile entrepreneur Marixa Balli …

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·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, and the head of Cabinet, Manuel Adorni, again put the focus on the prices of the local clothing and the competitiveness against foreign products, in a context of opening imports that generates tensions with affected industries. The declarations of Caputo and Adorni generated controversy in the midst of the debate on imports and the impact on the textile industry, among other sectors. Caputo was sharp about t…

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The relationship between the national government and the textile industry reached a new peak of tension following the statements of the Minister of Economy, Luis “Toto” Caputo. In an unusual tone for an official of his rank, he publicly admitted that he does not consume clothing of national manufacture: “I never bought in my life clothes in Argentina because it was a robbery,” he fired. For Caputo, the fact that the sectors of greater purchasing…

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Ámbito broke the news in Argentina on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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