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Chubut Separates Election Cycle as Argentine Provinces Seek Greater Political Autonomy

Chubut’s decision to hold provincial elections separately from national voting reflects efforts by resource-rich provinces to protect local political stability and economic strategies from volatility in Buenos Aires and national partisan...

Dollar Liquidity and Easier Foreign Exchange Rules Point to Gradual Financial Normalization in Argentina

The rapid expansion of dollar-denominated corporate lending and easier foreign-exchange access for RIGI-related reinsurance are giving Argentine companies new channels to finance investment as banks draw on growing domestic dollar deposits.

Argentina Uses Long-Term Investment Guarantees to Attract Technology and AI Projects

The Super RIGI framework would offer thirty years of tax, customs and foreign-exchange stability to major artificial intelligence, semiconductor and data-center projects, reflecting Argentina’s effort to attract technology investment bey...

Argentina’s Export Boom Widens Gap With Weak Domestic Manufacturing and Consumer Demand

Energy, agriculture and other export-oriented sectors are recording stronger production and investment while manufacturing and household consumption remain under pressure, creating an increasingly uneven recovery that policymakers must m...

Mercado Pago Reports Rising Consumer Loan Defaults as Argentine Households Remain Under Pressure

Mercado Libre founder Marcos Galperin said delinquency rates in Mercado Pago’s consumer credit portfolio are rising, reflecting continued financial pressure on Argentine households as they adjust to the removal of state price controls.

Chubut Separates Provincial Elections From Argentina’s National Electoral Calendar

Chubut Governor Ignacio Torres confirmed that the province will hold its next elections separately from the national electoral cycle, seeking to shield local politics and the resource-rich province’s economic interests from national part...

Milei Government Seeks Greater Influence Over Argentina’s Council of Magistrates

The federal government has begun efforts to secure additional representation on the Council of Magistrates, the constitutional body responsible for appointing and removing federal judges, as the administration seeks greater influence ove...

Tierra del Fuego Protests British Oil Tanker’s Docking in Ushuaia

Tierra del Fuego’s provincial government filed a formal complaint with Argentina’s federal government after a British-flagged petroleum tanker was authorized to dock at Ushuaia, reviving sensitivities over maritime logistics and South At...

Argentina Metals Lists in Toronto to Finance Copper Exploration in Mendoza

Mining company Argentina Metals listed on the TSX Venture Exchange to raise financing for exploration across twenty-six copper concessions covering more than 146,000 hectares in Mendoza, highlighting continued expansion of Argentina’s cr...

Argentina’s Stock Market Pulls Back as Investors Take Profits From Banking and Energy Gains

The S&P Merval index retreated as institutional investors locked in gains from major banking and energy stocks including YPF and Grupo Galicia, pausing a strong equity rally linked to expectations surrounding Argentina’s economic reforms.

YPF and European Partners Advance Argentina LNG Project Toward Investment Decision

State energy company YPF and partners Eni and XRG are advancing technical negotiations on an Argentina LNG project that aims to reach a Final Investment Decision around mid-year and eventually export up to twelve million metric tons of n...

Dollar-Denominated Corporate Credit Surges 600 Percent in Argentina

Argentina’s Ministry of Economy reported a sixfold increase in dollar-denominated domestic corporate credit as banks use growing dollar deposits to finance private investment and capital expenditure during the country’s economic transition.

Argentina’s Manufacturing Output Falls Two Percent in July as Economic Recovery Remains Uneven

Manufacturing production contracted two percent in July, according to the Argentine Industrial Union, highlighting the widening gap between expanding export sectors such as energy and agriculture and a domestic economy constrained by wea...

Vaca Muerta Pushes Argentina’s Crude Oil Production Above 887,000 Barrels a Day

Argentina’s crude oil output reached more than 887,000 barrels per day as drilling accelerated in the Vaca Muerta shale formation, strengthening the country’s position as a hydrocarbon exporter and helping narrow its trade deficit.

Peter Thiel Takes One Percent Stake in Vaca Muerta Energy Company

Technology investor Peter Thiel acquired a one percent stake in an Argentine energy company operating in the Vaca Muerta shale formation, highlighting growing international investor interest in the country’s oil and gas export potential.

World Bank Raises Argentina Growth Forecast to 3.6 Percent as Reforms Support Recovery

The World Bank projects Argentina’s economy will grow 3.6 percent this year, citing tax reforms and deregulation measures under President Javier Milei as factors supporting the improved outlook.

Argentina’s August Inflation Seen Below Two Percent as Price Growth Slows

Central Bank President Santiago Bausili said August consumer inflation is tracking below two percent, helped by a sharp slowdown in food and core goods prices as the government’s monetary stabilization program continues.

Argentina Eases Currency Rules for Reinsurance Covering Major RIGI Energy and Mining Projects

The Central Bank introduced Communication A 1064, allowing local insurers to access the official foreign-exchange market to pay international reinsurance premiums, removing a regulatory obstacle for twenty-one large energy and mining pro...

Argentina’s Lower House Advances Super RIGI to Attract Major Technology and AI Investment

Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies advanced the Super RIGI investment framework, which would provide thirty years of tax, customs and foreign-exchange stability for greenfield technology projects worth more than $1 billion, including semico...

Argentina Cracks Down on Exploitative Agricultural Labour Operation in Río Negro

Federal authorities have dismantled an alleged exploitative labour network operating in the agricultural sector in Viedma, highlighting continuing challenges involving informal employment, regulatory enforcement and worker protections in...

Compañía MEGA Invests 360 Million Dollars to Expand Vaca Muerta Gas Processing

Compañía MEGA has announced a three hundred and sixty million dollar expansion of its natural gas liquids processing capacity in Vaca Muerta, with the project expected to increase export revenues and create specialised industrial jobs.

Argentina Maintains Two Percent Monthly Currency Devaluation Peg as Farm Exporters Time Dollar Sales

The central bank continues to manage exchange-rate pressures under a two percent monthly devaluation policy as agricultural exporters in Santa Fe and Buenos Aires adjust the timing of dollar sales amid domestic cost inflation.

Argentina Debates Control of Lithium and Copper as AI Demand Raises Mineral Stakes

Argentine officials and mining analysts are debating how the country should manage its lithium and copper reserves as demand for critical minerals grows alongside advanced defense technologies and the expansion of artificial intelligence...

Pampa Energía Advances Two Point Seven Billion Dollar Fertilizer Plant Using Vaca Muerta Gas

Pampa Energía is finalizing plans for a two point seven billion dollar fertilizer plant supported by Argentina’s investment incentives, aiming to use Vaca Muerta gas to replace agricultural imports and generate additional foreign exchange.

YPF Says Vaca Muerta Oil Export Pipeline Is Nearly 80 Percent Complete

State-backed energy company YPF says its Vaca Muerta Oil Sur pipeline is nearly eighty percent complete following record quarterly earnings of two point eight billion dollars, with the project expected to begin operations in early 2027 a...

Buenos Aires Province Signs Direct Cooperation Agreements With Uruguay

Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof has signed bilateral agreements on agrifood and scientific cooperation with Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi in Montevideo without going through Argentina’s national diplomatic apparatus, underscoring ...

Argentine Manufacturing and Construction Remain in Two Percent Annual Contraction

Official data shows manufacturing and construction continuing to contract by two percent year on year, highlighting the widening gap between fast-growing export sectors such as energy and mining and a weak domestic consumer economy.

Nine Point Seven Billion Dollar Vicuña Copper Project Advances in Argentina

The Vicuña project in San Juan province, operated by BHP and Lundin, is moving forward after approval under Argentina’s investment incentive regime, with projected annual exports of two point six billion dollars as the country expands it...

Argentina Begins Ratification of Mercosur-Singapore Free Trade Agreement

Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies has begun the ratification process for the Mercosur-Singapore free trade agreement, opening a potential new trade channel for Argentine agricultural and technology exports into Southeast Asian markets.

Unemployment Overtakes Inflation as Argentines’ Main Economic Concern

A national survey by Opina Argentina found that thirty-six percent of respondents now rank job security as their leading socioeconomic concern, overtaking inflation as austerity measures continue to weigh on consumption and formal employ...

Argentina Expands Investment Incentives to Freight Railway Infrastructure

The government has expanded the Large Investment Incentive Regime to include the renovation and transformation of existing freight rail networks, seeking investment to address logistical bottlenecks affecting agricultural and mining expo...

Argentina Inflation Forecast to Fall Below Two Percent in August

Private economic consultancies and the central bank expect consumer price inflation to ease to between one point five percent and one point eight percent in August, following a modest seasonal increase in July and potentially marking the...

Argentina Sovereign Risk Falls to 500 Basis Points as Bond Rally Gains Momentum

Argentina’s sovereign risk premium has fallen to five hundred basis points as dollar-denominated government bonds rally, signaling stronger investor confidence in the government’s fiscal consolidation even as the domestic economy remains...

Ganfeng Lithium and Lithium Argentina Seal Joint Venture for Three Salta Projects

Ganfeng Lithium and Lithium Argentina have signed definitive agreements to combine three lithium projects in Salta province, supported by a one hundred and eighty million dollar convertible bond investment and plans for production capaci...

Argentina Approves Six Point Four Billion Dollar Tecpetrol Investment in Vaca Muerta

The Economy Ministry has approved Tecpetrol’s Los Toldos II Este project under Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime, clearing the way for a six point four billion dollar investment expected to produce seventy thousand barrels of...

Argentina Moves to Bar Central Bank From Financing Treasury Deficits

Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies is preparing to vote on a reform proposed by President Javier Milei that would prohibit the central bank from financing fiscal deficits through money creation or government bond purchases and make preservi...

Argentina Expands Sunflower Production and Vertical Farming Investment

Argentina's agricultural sector is increasing sunflower planting across several provinces while companies invest in water-efficient vertical farming, as producers seek to diversify the country's agricultural export base beyond soybeans a...

Argentina Retires Super Étendard Aircraft After Decades of Naval Service

Argentina's Naval Aviation Command has decommissioned its remaining French-built Super Étendard aircraft, which gained prominence during the 1982 Falklands War, as the armed forces pursue a broader modernization program.

Argentine Small Businesses Warn of Sharp Drop in Household Consumption and Rising Debt

Argentina's Confederation of Medium Enterprises has challenged government claims of an immediate recovery, warning that weaker purchasing power is pushing households to accumulate debt to pay for basic food and medical expenses.

Unemployment Becomes Argentines' Top Economic Concern as Inflation Anxiety Eases

A national survey by Opina Argentina found that sixty-four percent of respondents now consider job losses and rising unemployment the country's most serious economic threat, overtaking inflation as the leading public concern for the firs...

YPF and Santander Argentina Partner to Add Digital Banking Services to Energy App

YPF and Santander Argentina have formed a long-term partnership to integrate virtual accounts, investment yields and digital payments into YPF's mobile application, expanding the platform beyond fuel services into consumer financial prod...

Peter Thiel Invests Seventy-Six Million Dollars in Argentine Shale Producer Vista Energy

Technology investor Peter Thiel has acquired a seventy-six million dollar stake in Vista Energy, the second-largest crude oil producer in the Vaca Muerta basin, adding to international investor interest in Argentina's expanding shale ind...

US Ambassador Warns Argentina Over Chinese Technology in Vaca Muerta

United States Ambassador Peter Lamelas has warned Argentina against allowing Chinese technology and artificial intelligence networks into strategic parts of the Vaca Muerta shale industry, saying such involvement could discourage future ...

Argentina Reports Sixty-Nine Percent Increase in July Primary Fiscal Surplus

Argentina's Economy Ministry reported a sixty-nine percent increase in the primary fiscal surplus in July, extending a run of two consecutive years with positive primary balances as the government pursues its aggressive fiscal stabilizat...

Argentina's Lower House Advances Expanded Investment Incentive Regime for Technology and Industry

Argentina's Chamber of Deputies has approved an expanded version of the Large Investment Incentive Regime offering thirty years of tax, customs and foreign-exchange stability to projects exceeding one billion dollars in new technology an...