Buenos Aires Times

Regional Growth Diverges as Investment Concentrates in Strategic Industries

Energy-producing provinces are expanding faster than traditional manufacturing and some mining regions, highlighting the uneven regional effects of Argentina's ongoing economic transformation.

International Monetary Fund Appoints Argentine Economist to Senior Internal Role

The International Monetary Fund has appointed Argentine-born economist Silvana Tenreyro to a key internal position as Argentina continues discussions over future financing arrangements and economic reforms.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Backs Export Outlook While Calling for Further Reform

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development expects Argentina's energy and agricultural exports to remain resilient but says continued regulatory reform will be essential to improve productivity and sustain fiscal progress.

Patagonia's Energy Boom Widens Regional Growth Gap

Research from Universidad Austral indicates that hydrocarbon-producing provinces in southern Argentina are growing considerably faster than Andean mining regions, underscoring widening regional economic differences.

Argentina Raises Regulated Biodiesel Prices to Support Domestic Biofuel Production

The Secretariat of Energy has increased regulated biodiesel prices used in domestic fuel blends to stabilize production costs and support the country's agricultural processing sector.

Chinese and United States Demand Drives Growth in Argentine Mineral Exports

Mineral exports to China increased one hundred eighty-seven percent in the first quarter, while shipments to the United States rose one hundred one percent, highlighting strong international demand for Argentina's strategic minerals.

YPF Directs Most of Its Investment Budget to Vaca Muerta

State-backed energy company YPF will allocate seventy percent of its five point eight billion United States dollar investment budget for two thousand twenty-six to shale development in Vaca Muerta.

Trade Surplus Reaches Record Levels on Strong Energy and Mining Exports

Argentina recorded a record trade surplus in May as exports of hydrocarbons, agricultural products, and strategic minerals outweighed continued weakness in domestic manufacturing and consumer demand.

Lithium Exports Jump One Hundred Thirty-Seven Percent

Argentina's lithium carbonate exports rose one hundred thirty-seven percent during the first four months of the year to six hundred fifty-eight million United States dollars, strengthening the country's role in the global battery materia...

Central Bank Survey Projects Peso at One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Three Per United States Dollar

Economists surveyed by the Central Bank expect the official exchange rate to reach about one thousand six hundred seventy-three pesos per United States dollar by year-end, reflecting expectations for a continued managed depreciation.

Argentina's Energy Trade Surplus Set to Exceed Fourteen Billion United States Dollars

Rapid growth in unconventional oil production is expected to lift Argentina's energy trade surplus above fourteen billion United States dollars in two thousand twenty-six, reversing years of structural energy deficits.

BHP and Rio Tinto Expand Argentine Copper and Lithium Investments

Global mining companies BHP and Rio Tinto are advancing major projects under Argentina's Large Investment Incentives Regime, reinforcing investor confidence in the country's revised framework for large-scale mining investment.

Neuquén Launches Largest Vaca Muerta Exploration Auction in a Decade

Neuquén's provincial energy company has opened bidding for fifteen exploration blocks in the Vaca Muerta formation, marking the region's largest licensing round in ten years and targeting experienced international operators.

Pipeline Expansion Accelerates to Boost Vaca Muerta Oil Transport Capacity

Construction of the Vaca Muerta Sur pipeline and expansion of the Oldelval network are progressing to increase crude transport capacity from the Neuquén Basin to nine hundred thirty thousand barrels per day by late two thousand twenty-six.

Milei Administration Drafts Government Shutdown Mechanism to Enforce Fiscal Discipline

President Javier Milei's administration is preparing legislation modeled on the United States system that would automatically suspend government spending if Congress fails to approve a budget that maintains a balanced fiscal position.

Genneia Files for First Argentine Wall Street Initial Public Offering Since Two Thousand Nineteen

Renewable energy company Genneia has filed to list its shares in the United States, becoming the first Argentine company in seven years to pursue a Wall Street initial public offering and signaling renewed access to international capital...

Argentina's Mining Exports Expected to Reach Nine Billion United States Dollars

The Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies forecasts mining exports will rise forty-nine percent to nine billion United States dollars in two thousand twenty-six, supported by the Large Investment Incentives Regime designed to attract for...

Vaca Muerta Now Produces More Than Half of Argentina's Oil and Gas

Official data shows unconventional production from the Vaca Muerta shale formation has surpassed fifty percent of Argentina's total oil and natural gas output, reinforcing the Neuquén Basin's central role in the country's energy sector.

Central Bank Survey Sees Inflation Falling Below Two Percent a Month

Private economists surveyed by the Central Bank expect monthly inflation to drop below two percent by August, with annual inflation projected to ease to around thirty percent by the end of two thousand twenty-six.

Argentina Secures Funding for All Remaining Twenty Twenty-Six Sovereign Debt Payments

Economy Minister Luis Caputo said Argentina has secured enough foreign currency to meet all remaining international debt obligations this year, eliminating near-term default risks while pursuing an investment-grade credit rating by two t...

Sidersa Begins Construction of Green Steel Plant in Buenos Aires Province

Argentine steelmaker Sidersa has launched a two hundred eighty-six million United States dollar investment to build a long-steel production facility in San Nicolás. The plant is expected to produce three hundred sixty thousand metric ton...

Honda Launches Financial Services Subsidiary in Buenos Aires

Honda has established a new financial subsidiary in Buenos Aires to provide installment financing for motorcycle purchases, expanding consumer financing options as the Argentine economy continues to stabilize.

Direct Asia-Pacific Flights Strengthen Tourism and Technology Links

The restoration of direct flights between Buenos Aires and major Asia-Pacific destinations, including Auckland, is improving connectivity for tourism, business travel, and technology investment while supporting closer ties with internati...

United States and Argentina Launch Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Partnership

The United States Embassy and technology organizations in Buenos Aires have launched a joint initiative to support artificial intelligence and cybersecurity development, strengthen intellectual property protections, and encourage secure ...

Buenos Aires Technology Sector Shifts Toward Artificial Intelligence

Venture capital firms in Buenos Aires are directing more investment into business-focused artificial intelligence, financial technology, and climate software, helping Argentine startups develop export-oriented digital products that gener...

Lithium Americas Expands Processing Capacity in Jujuy

Lithium Americas is moving ahead with a one point two billion United States dollar expansion at the Cauchari-Olaroz complex in Jujuy, increasing lithium extraction and processing capacity while supporting employment and provincial royalt...

Timbúes Port Expansion Strengthens Argentina's Agricultural Export Capacity

The Timbúes terminal on the Paraná River has entered the national investment regime with a two hundred seventy million United States dollar expansion that will increase loading capacity for soybean meal and soybean oil exports.

YPF Luz Accelerates Two Hundred Megawatt Solar Project in Mendoza

YPF Luz is advancing construction of the El Quemado solar park in Mendoza through a two hundred eleven million United States dollar investment. The project will expand renewable electricity generation while supplying clean power to growi...

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Backs Argentina's Deregulation Agenda

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development praised Argentina's removal of price controls, trade barriers, and administrative monopolies, while urging further improvements to infrastructure and education to support long-te...

Pampa Energía Commits Four and a Half Billion United States Dollars to Vaca Muerta

Pampa Energía has announced a four point five billion United States dollar investment to expand oil and gas production in Vaca Muerta, taking advantage of long-term tax stability measures to increase shale exports and foreign exchange ea...

Rio Tinto Expands Lithium Investment in Salta

Rio Tinto has registered its Salar de Rincón lithium project under Argentina's investment incentive regime, supporting construction of a two point seven billion United States dollar facility designed to produce sixty thousand metric tons...

BHP and Lundin Advance Ten Billion United States Dollar Copper Development

Mining companies BHP and Lundin are moving ahead with plans to combine the Josemaría and Filo del Sol deposits into a major copper project in San Juan province. Valued at nearly ten billion United States dollars, the development is set t...

Argentina Harvests More Than Fifty Million Metric Tons of Soybeans

Argentina has completed its soybean harvest with production exceeding fifty million metric tons, while sunflower output reached a national record. The strong harvest will boost export earnings and provide additional foreign currency to s...

Consortium Secures Financing for Three Billion United States Dollar Vaca Muerta Oil Pipeline

A consortium including Shell, Chevron, and Pan American Energy has secured financing for the Vaca Muerta Oleoducto Sur pipeline connecting Neuquén with Argentina's Atlantic coast. The project is expected to transport up to seven hundred ...

Argentina and Chile Advance Pacific Export Corridor for Vaca Muerta Energy

Energy ministers from Argentina and Chile are negotiating a cross-border logistics plan that would allow hydrocarbons from Vaca Muerta to reach Asian markets through Chilean deep-water ports and liquefied natural gas terminals, strengthe...

Chevron and Pluspetrol Back Major Natural Gas Liquids Export Terminal

Chevron is finalizing agreements with Transportadora de Gas del Sur to develop a major natural gas liquids export project in the Vaca Muerta basin. The infrastructure investment will convert associated gas into exportable butane and prop...

Central Bank Rebuilds Reserves as Inflation Continues to Ease

Argentina's Central Bank has accumulated eleven billion United States dollars in net reserves while monthly inflation is projected to fall below two percent by August. Strong reserve growth and continued fiscal discipline are reducing pr...

International Monetary Fund Approves One Billion United States Dollar Disbursement for Argentina

The International Monetary Fund released a further one billion United States dollars after praising Argentina's maintenance of a primary fiscal surplus equal to one point five percent of gross domestic product. The positive program revie...

Argentina's Large Investment Regime Surpasses One Hundred Billion United States Dollars in Projects

Argentina's Incentive Regime for Large Investments has attracted thirty-six mining, energy, and infrastructure proposals worth one hundred six billion United States dollars. The framework offers long-term tax, customs, and foreign exchan...

YPF Files Record Twenty-Five Billion United States Dollar Vaca Muerta Expansion

Argentina's state-backed energy company has submitted the largest project yet under the national large investment regime, targeting production of two hundred forty thousand barrels of oil per day by 2032. The development will integrate i...

Argentina Joins United States-Led Artificial Intelligence Minerals Initiative

Argentina has joined the United States-led Pax Silica initiative, strengthening cooperation to supply copper and lithium for North American artificial intelligence infrastructure and data center development.

Direct Auckland-Buenos Aires Flights Begin Operations

A new direct air service between Auckland and Buenos Aires has begun operations, creating a faster transport link expected to strengthen trade, education and technology cooperation between Argentina and New Zealand.

Central Bank Mandates Open Finance and Instant Payment Interoperability

Argentina's Central Bank has outlined new rules requiring a nationwide Open Finance system and full interoperability for instant digital payments in both pesos and United States dollars.

IEB Construcciones Wins Contract for San Matías Gas Pipeline

IEB Construcciones has been awarded the main construction management contract for the San Matías Pipeline, a key project designed to improve natural gas transportation from the Vaca Muerta basin to Atlantic export facilities.