In Argentina, representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) fear that the ultra-liberal government of Javier Milei's economic deregulation and liberalization of imports will exacerbate the country's "inflationary problems" and further diminish people's "purchasing power. "If there is no consumption, the SMEs will slowly die," says Gustavo Avalos, sales manager of an ink factory. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES