DLocal CEO Sees E-Commerce Firms Rushing Into Milei's Argentina
The company, which focuses on firms offering goods largely from China, the US and Europe into emerging markets, is seeing renewed activity in crisis-prone Argentina adding to its overall business with an expectation for that to continue, Chief Executive Officer Pedro Arnt said in an interview.
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