Buenos Aires Times

Argentine Art-Tech Platform Bridgearg Targets $26 Billion International Market

Bridgearg is building a technology platform combining art with digital verification as the Argentine venture seeks to connect domestic creative talent with a large international market.

OECD Warns Global Uncertainty Could Keep Pressure on Argentine Financing

The OECD says global growth remains resilient but continued interest-rate and geopolitical uncertainty could sustain volatility for emerging markets, including Argentine sovereign and corporate borrowers.

Brazil Signals Scope for Higher Imports of Argentine Industrial Goods

Brazilian officials have indicated greater demand for selected Argentine industrial inputs, offering manufacturers an additional export outlet as domestic consumption remains weak.

Argentine Agricultural Exporters Step Up Traceability Ahead of EU Deforestation Rules

Major agricultural companies are expanding satellite monitoring and digital supply-chain tracking to demonstrate compliance with European Union deforestation requirements and protect access to premium export markets.

Argentina’s RIGI Investment Regime Drives Capital Into Vaca Muerta and Lithium Projects

Argentina’s large-investment incentive framework is accelerating foreign investment in energy and mining projects, offering long-term regulatory stability intended to reduce risks for major international investors.

Argentina Central Bank Sets 2026 Framework for Reserve Accumulation and Exchange-Rate Bands

The Central Bank of Argentina will adjust its floating exchange-rate bands in line with inflation while pursuing reserve accumulation and a tight monetary stance aimed at consolidating disinflation.

Argentina Automates Health and Schooling Checks for Universal Child Allowance

Argentina is using automatic data matching with health and education systems to verify eligibility requirements for the Universal Child Allowance, reducing the need for beneficiaries to submit documentation when compliance can already be...

Argentina Advances Open-Finance and Digital Payments Modernisation

The Central Bank is continuing work on an open-finance system and more interoperable electronic payments as financial institutions and technology companies expand digital services across Argentina’s increasingly deregulated payments market.

Technology Companies Expand Data and Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure in Buenos Aires

Technology businesses are increasing cloud, data-centre and artificial intelligence infrastructure in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, drawing on Argentina’s established software talent base as demand for regional digital services grows.

Santa Fe Plans RIGI Supplier Forum to Connect Argentine Companies With Major Investors

Authorities are preparing an October business round in Rosario to connect domestic manufacturers and service providers with companies developing large mining, infrastructure and industrial projects under Argentina’s investment incentive ...

Argentina’s Mergers and Acquisitions Market Records $5.7 Billion in First-Half Deals

Argentina recorded fifty-six merger and acquisition transactions worth about five point seven billion dollars during the first half of 2026, with financial services, energy and other major assets drawing renewed investor activity.

RIGI Investments Draw More Than 1,200 Argentine Companies Into Major Project Supply Chains

Economy Minister Luis Caputo says more than twelve hundred domestic suppliers are already participating in projects linked to Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime, with the government planning business rounds to deepen local inv...

United Kingdom Reaffirms Falkland Islanders’ Self-Determination Amid Argentine Pressure

The British government says Falkland Islanders have the right to develop their natural resources and has pledged support for companies doing business there, rejecting Argentina’s latest sanctions and legal pressure over offshore oil acti...

Argentina Escalates Pressure on Companies Involved in Falklands Oil Development

President Javier Milei’s government has moved to strengthen sanctions against companies involved in hydrocarbon activity around the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, as Buenos Aires intensifies its challenge to offsho...

Argentina Accelerates Lithium Investment Plans Under Large Investment Incentive Regime

Mining groups operating in Salta, Jujuy and Catamarca are preparing major lithium extraction and processing investments under Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime as the country seeks to expand its role in global battery-materia...

Argentina’s Country Risk Returns Above 500 Basis Points

Argentina’s sovereign risk indicator stood at about 524 basis points in mid-September after falling as low as 402 earlier in the year, showing that investors continue to demand a significant premium for Argentine debt despite improved ma...

Argentina Maintains Inflation-Linked Exchange-Rate Band as Peso Policy Remains Central to Stabilisation

The Central Bank is maintaining its exchange-rate band system, with the limits adjusted according to inflation, as policymakers balance price stability, reserve accumulation and the competitiveness of Argentina’s export sectors.

Argentina’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.9% in Second Quarter

Argentina’s official unemployment rate reached seven point nine percent in the second quarter of 2026, highlighting continued labour-market pressure despite broader progress in stabilising inflation and public finances.

Argentina’s Farm Sector Projects Record $42.2 Billion in 2026-27 Export Revenue

The Rosario Board of Trade estimates Argentina’s agro-industrial exports could reach a record forty-two point two billion dollars in the coming harvest cycle if weather conditions cooperate, supported by strong international grain prices.

YPF Posts Record $2.8 Billion Quarterly EBITDA as Shale Expansion Accelerates

State-controlled YPF reported record adjusted EBITDA of two point eight billion dollars in the second quarter as shale production increased, while the company continues advancing large-scale Vaca Muerta investments aimed at expanding fut...

Vaca Muerta Sur Pipeline Advances Toward Major New Oil Export Corridor

The roughly three-billion-dollar Vaca Muerta Sur project is building a pipeline from Neuquén to a new deepwater terminal in Río Negro, creating additional export capacity for Argentina’s rapidly expanding shale-oil industry.

Argentina Approves $6.4 Billion Tecpetrol Investment in Vaca Muerta Under RIGI

Argentina has approved Tecpetrol’s Los Toldos II Este shale project under the Large Investment Incentive Regime, with planned investment of six point four billion dollars and a production target of seventy thousand barrels a day by mid-2...

IMF Mission Begins Third Review of Argentina’s Economic Programme

International Monetary Fund staff have arrived in Buenos Aires for the third review of Argentina’s programme, focusing on fiscal performance and international reserves before a potential disbursement worth roughly nine hundred million do...

Argentine Logistics Company Secures $40 Million for Nationwide Storage Expansion

A domestic real estate and logistics business secured $40 million in private investment to develop 40 industrial storage and logistics centres across Argentina, including facilities serving the Buenos Aires metropolitan market.

La Ramada Acquires La Lácteo and Expands Argentine Dairy Processing Capacity

Agricultural group La Ramada completed its acquisition of La Lácteo, extending its presence into Córdoba and targeting processing capacity of more than one million litres of milk a day.

Argentine Premium Beef Exports Rise as Producers Target Higher-Value Markets

Certified premium Angus beef exports increased sharply during the first half of the year as Argentine producers expanded sales to China, the United States and the European Union despite weaker overall export volumes.

Vicentin Secures Access to $50 Million Bunge Credit Facility

An Argentine court authorised agricultural processor Vicentin to access a revolving credit facility of up to $50 million from Bunge Argentina to fund working capital and support its grain-processing operations.

Argentina Restarts Patagonian Freight Rail Route After Nearly Five Decades

Transport authorities have resumed operations on a Patagonian freight railway corridor that had been inactive for almost 50 years, providing new logistics capacity for expanding mining, energy and industrial projects.

Vaca Muerta Energy Supply Draws Artificial Intelligence Data Centre Proposals

Argentina’s abundant energy resources in the Neuquén basin and incentives for large investments are encouraging technology companies to consider energy-intensive artificial intelligence data centres in the country.

Fire and Explosions Hit Ezeiza Industrial Park Near Buenos Aires

A major fire accompanied by explosions damaged several facilities at an industrial park in Ezeiza, injuring more than 20 workers and disrupting manufacturing and logistics operations in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.

Telecom Argentina Court Appeal Removes Earlier Suspension Affecting Telefónica Acquisition

A federal appeals court granted Telecom Argentina relief from an earlier government measure affecting its acquisition of Telefónica’s local operations, while the transaction remains subject to Argentina’s competition review process.

Argentina Mining Exports Reach Record $4.7 Billion as Lithium Shipments Surge

Argentina recorded $4.7 billion in mining export revenue during the first half of the year, with lithium shipments rising 68% from a year earlier and accounting for about a quarter of the sector’s exports.

Argentina’s Informal Employment Rate Reaches Record 45%

Informal employment reached 45% of Argentina’s workforce in the second quarter, while unemployment rose to 7.9% and economic activity contracted from the previous three months.

Argentina’s Central Bank Reserves Hold Above $50 Billion

Argentina’s central bank has kept gross international reserves above $50 billion while slowing daily foreign-exchange purchases as private-sector demand for dollars increases.