Buenos Aires Times

Fiscal Discipline Moves to the Center of Institutional Reform

The proposed constitutional budget reform would make fiscal restraint a permanent feature of Argentina's public finances by automatically limiting non-essential government spending when no national budget is approved.

Mercado Libre Expands Cloud and Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure in Buenos Aires

Mercado Libre and international technology partners have announced plans for a new data center and artificial intelligence hub in Buenos Aires, highlighting continued private investment in Argentina's digital economy.

International Mining Companies Commit Three Billion United States Dollars to Argentine Lithium Projects

A consortium of global mining companies has registered a three billion United States dollar investment to expand lithium carbonate production in Salta and Catamarca, increasing supplies for North American and European electric vehicle ba...

Argentina's Sovereign Risk Falls Below Four Hundred Basis Points

Argentina's sovereign risk premium has dropped below four hundred basis points for the first time in nearly a decade, reflecting stronger investor confidence in the government's fiscal surplus, reserve accumulation, and macroeconomic sta...

Argentina Approves Major Vaca Muerta Liquefied Natural Gas Export Terminal

State-backed energy company YPF and its international partners have received final approval for a multi-billion United States dollar liquefied natural gas export project in Río Negro province under the Large Investment Incentive Regime, ...

Argentina Adjusts Exchange Rate Policy to Encourage Agricultural Export Sales

The Central Bank has modified its inflation-linked exchange rate band to encourage grain exporters in Córdoba and Santa Fe to bring export earnings into the country, strengthening foreign exchange reserves and supporting currency stabili...

Argentina Repays Four Point Three Billion United States Dollars in Sovereign Bonds Using Central Bank Reserves

Economy Minister Luis Caputo confirmed the repayment of four point three billion United States dollars to international bondholders using accumulated Central Bank reserves, demonstrating the government's commitment to meeting debt obliga...

President Javier Milei Proposes Constitutional Budget Reform to Enforce Automatic Government Spending Freeze

President Javier Milei has submitted legislation that would automatically suspend non-essential government spending whenever Congress fails to approve an annual budget, seeking to permanently embed fiscal discipline and prevent future de...

AbraSilver Commits Seven Hundred Sixty Million Dollars to Salta Mining Project

Canadian mining company AbraSilver is investing seven hundred sixty million United States dollars to develop the Diablillos gold and silver project, expanding large-scale mining investment in northwestern Argentina.

Techint and Oldelval Expand Oil Pipeline Capacity in Patagonia

Techint and Oldelval are accelerating the seven hundred forty million United States dollar Duplicar Norte pipeline expansion to increase crude oil transport capacity from the Vaca Muerta shale formation.

YPF Luz Advances Major Solar Project in Mendoza

YPF Luz has confirmed development of the two hundred eleven million United States dollar El Quemado solar park, which will provide more than three hundred megawatts of renewable electricity for mining and industrial operations in western...

Poverty Remains Elevated Despite Argentina's Macroeconomic Stabilisation

Official data show poverty remains high even as fiscal deficits have been eliminated, with lower public spending continuing to affect construction activity and lower-income households during the economic adjustment.

Santa Fe Approves Major Paraná River Port Expansion

A consortium of logistics operators has secured approval for a two hundred seventy-seven million United States dollar expansion of the Timbúes terminal, increasing export capacity for soy products and biodiesel along the Paraná River.

Argentina Expands Investment Incentives for Data Centres and Digital Infrastructure

The government has revised its investment regime to allow existing technology companies to qualify for tax incentives when expanding data centres and other digital infrastructure through projects worth at least two hundred fifty million ...

BBVA Research Sees Fiscal Surplus Supporting Lower Inflation

BBVA Research says Argentina's commitment to maintaining a primary fiscal surplus of one point five percent of gross domestic product remains the main anchor for economic stability and projects annual inflation will fall below thirty per...

Agricultural Exports Drive Strong Growth in Argentine Tax Revenue

Government tax receipts have increased after record foreign currency inflows from soy and corn exports, supported by improved exchange rate stability and more efficient logistics along the Paraná River.

Glencore Advances Major Copper and Gold Project in Catamarca

Glencore is progressing development plans for the Agua Rica mining project, with expected investment exceeding four billion United States dollars to expand Argentina's copper and gold production.

Sidersa Begins Construction of Green Steel Plant in Buenos Aires Province

Steelmaker Sidersa has started work on a two hundred eighty-six million United States dollar facility in San Nicolás that will produce three hundred sixty thousand metric tons of lower-emissions steel each year under Argentina's investme...

Rio Tinto Expands Salar de Rincón Lithium Project Under National Investment Incentives

Rio Tinto has enrolled its two point seven billion United States dollar Salar de Rincón lithium project in the government's investment incentive programme, targeting annual production of sixty thousand metric tons of battery-grade lithiu...

Global Energy Companies Commit Fifteen Billion Dollars to Patagonia Liquefied Natural Gas Project

Pan American Energy, Golar LNG, and Harbour Energy have committed up to fifteen billion United States dollars to develop a floating liquefied natural gas export terminal off Río Negro, with exports expected to begin in twenty twenty-seven.

Government Drafts Law to Ban Central Bank Financing of Fiscal Deficits

The government is preparing legislation that would prohibit the Central Bank from financing treasury deficits by printing money, making the practice a criminal offence under a proposed overhaul of the institution's governing framework.

Energy Companies Advance Vaca Muerta Sur Pipeline to Expand Oil Exports

A consortium led by YPF, Pan American Energy, Chevron, and Shell is moving forward with financing for the Vaca Muerta Sur pipeline, a project expected to transport up to seven hundred thousand barrels of crude oil per day from Neuquén to...

International Monetary Fund Reaffirms Three Point Five Percent Growth Forecast for Argentina

The International Monetary Fund has maintained its forecast for Argentina's economy to grow by three point five percent this year ahead of Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's planned visit to Buenos Aires to review economic progress...

President Javier Milei Proposes Government Shutdown Mechanism for Budget Deadlocks

President Javier Milei plans to introduce legislation that would suspend non-essential government operations if Congress fails to approve the national budget, replacing the current rollover system as part of the administration's commitme...

Argentina Extends Large Investment Incentive Regime and Creates New Framework for Billion-Dollar Projects

The government has extended the application period for the Large Investments Incentive Regime through July twenty twenty-seven while introducing a new category for projects exceeding one billion United States dollars, expanding support f...

Argentina Posts Strong First-Quarter Growth Despite Sharp Decline in Investment

The economy expanded by two point three percent from a year earlier in the first quarter, supported by strong agricultural and mining output, although investment fell by more than eleven percent as fiscal austerity and regulatory uncerta...

Argentina's Central Bank Adopts Inflation-Indexed Exchange Rate Band

The Central Bank has replaced its crawling peg with an exchange rate band linked to monthly inflation, aiming to reduce devaluation risks, protect foreign reserves, and provide greater certainty for exporters and investors as currency co...

YPF Files Record Twenty-Five Billion Dollar Vaca Muerta Investment Under Argentina's Incentive Regime

State-controlled YPF has submitted the largest investment proposal in Argentina's history under the Large Investments Incentive Regime, planning to drill more than one thousand wells in Vaca Muerta and raise production to two hundred for...

Argentina Advances Foreign Exchange Reforms to Boost Agricultural Export Revenue

The central bank introduced changes to the foreign exchange framework designed to encourage soybean and corn exporters to accelerate dollar inflows through the Rosario Grain Exchange, strengthening international reserves.

Amazon Web Services and Google Expand Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure in Buenos Aires

Amazon Web Services and Google announced investments exceeding eight hundred million United States dollars to expand cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence data centre capacity in Buenos Aires, building on Argentina's engineering ta...

Global Mining Consortium Commits Three Billion Dollars to Argentina Lithium Project

A consortium of Asian and North American mining companies committed three billion United States dollars to develop a major lithium brine project in Salta under Argentina's new investment incentive regime, expanding the country's battery ...

Argentina Records Sixth Straight Primary Fiscal Surplus

Economy Minister Luis Caputo said Argentina achieved a sixth consecutive month of primary fiscal surplus as spending cuts and subsidy reductions continued to strengthen public finances and support a rally in sovereign bonds.