Julio A. Ramos (4 February 1935 in

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– 19 November 2006 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine

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and businessman. On 9 December 1976 he founded ''

Ámbito Financiero ''Ámbito Financiero'' is an Argentine newspaper founded on December 9, 1976 by economist Julio A. Ramos. It is one of the main economic newspapers. It was initially sold in Downtown Buenos Aires, covering mainly the daily prices of the U.S. doll ...

'', a newspaper specializing in finance and economy that was later expanded to cater to a wider audience. Ramos received a degree in Economics from the

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and worked as a journalist for ''Noticias Gráficas'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', among other media. He was a firm believer in

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. In 1985, Ramos ran unsuccessfully for the Deputy Chamber of the Buenos Aires Province in a center-right ticket. He also directed the

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from 1986 to 1989. Ramos married twice and had five children, two of whom preceded him in death (one was electrocuted, and the other died in a car accident less than a month later). He had a personal friendship with former president Carlos Menem. He also wrote the nonfiction books ''Los cerrojos a la prensa'' (''Locks on the Press'', 1993) and ''El periodismo atrasado'' (''Set-back Journalism'', 1996). He died of

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in 2006.

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