Buenos Aires Times

Buenos Aires Real Estate Expo Draws Regional Capital for Luxury and Technology Projects

The annual Expo Real Estate Argentina in Buenos Aires brought domestic developers together with investors from the United States and Uruguay to finance luxury residential, commercial and technology-focused property projects across the me...

San Luis Advances Clean Energy Plan as Argentina Lags in Renewable Investment

San Luis has submitted a legislative master plan aimed at producing half of its electricity from local clean energy sources, while national industry analysts say Argentina continues to trail neighboring Latin American countries in large-...

Mendoza Launches Mining Council as Lithium Exploration Moves Ahead

Mendoza province has activated a new Mining Council to oversee sector development after its first major lithium exploration project secured the required environmental approvals under the province’s mining regulations.

Argentina’s Beef Exports Could Exceed Three Billion Dollars as Domestic Market Turns to Brazilian Imports

Agricultural analysts expect Argentina’s premium beef exports to surpass three billion dollars this year, while cheaper Brazilian beef is increasingly supplying the domestic market and allowing Argentine producers to direct more high-val...

Milei Government Pauses Supreme Court Appointments While Lower Court Vacancies Are Addressed

President Javier Milei’s administration will suspend negotiations with the Senate over new Supreme Court appointments while the Justice Ministry prioritizes hundreds of vacancies in lower federal courts.

Argentina Bars Labor Assistance Funds From Investing in Provincial Debt

The Economy Ministry has prohibited newly created Labor Assistance Funds from investing their capital in debt securities issued by Argentine provinces, directing more of the available liquidity toward the private corporate sector.

Argentina Raises Soybean and Wheat Harvest Forecasts After Favorable Winter Rainfall

The Rosario Grain Exchange has raised its soybean production forecast to forty-eight million tonnes and its wheat forecast to twenty-three million tonnes, pointing to potentially stronger agricultural export revenues in the coming season.

US Ambassador Urges Argentina to Exclude Chinese Technology From Critical Infrastructure

United States Ambassador Peter Lamelas has called on Argentina to keep Chinese telecommunications companies, including Huawei, out of future critical infrastructure projects, warning that closer technological ties with Beijing could affe...

Argentina Loses One Hundred and Ten Thousand Registered Private-Sector Jobs in Twelve Months

Official labor data show that registered private-sector employment fell by one hundred and ten thousand jobs over the past year, as a surge in labor lawsuits adds pressure on President Javier Milei’s efforts to deregulate the labor market.

Argentina Ends Free Non-Emergency Public Hospital Care for Non-Resident Foreigners

President Javier Milei’s government has ended federal funding for non-emergency public hospital treatment for non-resident foreigners, triggering a political dispute with the opposition-led Buenos Aires province over healthcare costs and...

Argentina’s Mining Export Potential Could Exceed Forty-One Billion Dollars

Analysts and government officials expect Argentina’s mining exports to expand sharply as investment shifts beyond gold toward large lithium and copper projects in the northwest, with the United States increasingly seeking alternatives to...

Argentina’s Inflation Rebounds to Two Point One Percent in July as Annual Forecast Nears Thirty Percent

Argentina’s statistics agency reported a two point one percent monthly rise in consumer prices in July, ending a three-month slowdown, while the latest Central Bank survey put expected full-year inflation at about thirty percent.

Argentina’s Economic Recovery Is Running Slower Than Government Projections, Central Bank Chief Says

Central Bank President Santiago Bausili said the economy is expanding at an annual rate of about two percent, attributing the slower recovery to continued caution and investor uncertainty after years of severe macroeconomic instability.

Argentina Allows Banks to Lend More Dollar Deposits to Private Companies

Economy Minister Luis Caputo said domestic banks can now lend up to fifteen percent of their dollar deposits directly to private businesses, shifting exchange-rate risks to borrowers as the government seeks to revive industrial activity ...

Argentina’s YPF Submits Fifty-One Billion Dollar LNG Project Under Investment Incentive Regime

State-owned energy company YPF has formally submitted its Argentina LNG project to the national investment incentive framework, paving the way for a fifty-one billion dollar joint venture with international partners to process and export...

San Juan Closes Andean Tourism Site After Severe Off-Road Vehicle Damage

Authorities in San Juan have closed the Pampa del Leoncito white clay plains after unauthorised off-road vehicles caused significant damage to the protected landscape, highlighting tensions between tourism activity and environmental prot...

Argentina Strengthens Northern Border Patrol Against Smuggling Networks

The Security Ministry has redeployed federal gendarmerie forces along Argentina’s northern borders with Bolivia and Paraguay to target contraband and narcotics smuggling networks and protect formal economic activity in the Argentine Nort...

Argentina’s Football Association Declares July Fifteen National Football Teams Day

The Argentine Football Association has designated July fifteen as National Football Teams Day to commemorate a World Cup victory over England and a post-match display asserting Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

Argentine Households Grow More Negative on Economy as Living Costs Outpace Wage Recovery

More than sixty percent of households surveyed by Proyección consultancy have a negative view of current economic policies, suggesting that higher utility costs and weak consumption are increasingly weighing on public sentiment despite i...

Mercosur Trade Continues Despite Milei-Lula Political Differences

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña says ideological tensions between Argentine President Javier Milei and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have not disrupted Mercosur’s trade operations, providing reassurance to regional agr...

Month-Long Closure of Argentina-Chile Andes Crossing Disrupts Regional Trade

Severe winter snowfall has kept the Cristo Redentor crossing in Mendoza closed for nearly a month, disrupting a major land route for bilateral trade between Argentina and Chile as well as agricultural exports moving toward Pacific markets.

Argentina’s Lithium Export Revenue Forecast Raised to One Point Four Billion Dollars

The Argentine Chamber of Mining Entrepreneurs expects lithium exports to exceed one point four billion dollars this year as new processing facilities in Salta, Jujuy and Catamarca increase production of lithium carbonate for global batte...

Vaca Muerta Oil Sur Pipeline Reaches More Than Seventy-Seven Percent Completion

The Vaca Muerta Oil Sur pipeline connecting Argentina’s Neuquén shale basin with the Punta Colorada maritime terminal in Río Negro is more than seventy-seven percent complete, providing infrastructure intended to ease export bottlenecks ...

Mercado Libre Confirms Three Point Four Billion Dollar Investment in Argentina

Mercado Libre has reaffirmed plans to invest three point four billion dollars in Argentina, expanding logistics infrastructure in Córdoba and Buenos Aires while scaling digital banking services aimed at reaching more unbanked consumers.

Argentina’s Monthly Inflation Expected to Reach Two Percent in July

The Central Bank’s market survey forecasts a two percent rise in consumer prices in July, interrupting the recent disinflation trend and complicating President Javier Milei’s goal of reaching zero monthly inflation by the end of 2026, wh...

Argentina’s Senate Advances Bill Strengthening Private Property Rights and Removing Foreign Land Ownership Limits

The Argentine Senate has given preliminary approval to legislation that would impose tougher penalties for land occupations and remove existing quotas on foreign ownership of rural land, advancing a major government-backed change to prop...

Argentina’s Peso Seen Reaching One Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Two to the Dollar by Year-End

The Central Bank of Argentina’s latest market expectations survey projects the official exchange rate will reach one thousand six hundred and fifty-two pesos per dollar by December, reflecting expectations of continued controlled depreci...

YPF Agrees to Sell Metrogas Stake to Edenor for Seven Hundred and Eighty Million Dollars

State-backed energy company YPF has agreed to sell its controlling stake in gas distributor Metrogas to Edenor for seven hundred and eighty million dollars, shifting its focus away from downstream utility assets and toward Vaca Muerta sh...

Argentina’s Consumer Credit Defaults Rise to Seventeen Point Five Percent

A study by Universidad Austral and Eco Go found that consumer credit arrears reached seventeen point five percent of total bank lending in June, highlighting growing household financial pressure as the Milei administration rules out dire...

Argentina Advances Fifty-One Billion Dollar Vaca Muerta LNG Megaproject

YPF, Italy’s Eni and Emirati firm XRG have submitted a joint application for Argentina’s large-investment incentive regime covering a fifty-one billion dollar liquefied natural gas project in Río Negro, including two offshore floating li...

Argentina's Push to End Central Bank Deficit Financing Sets Stage for Further Currency Reform

The proposed ban on central bank financing of fiscal deficits would formalize the government's shift toward tighter monetary discipline, while expanded dollar credit and upcoming IMF negotiations could shape the next stage of Argentina's...

Vaca Muerta Becomes Central to Argentina's Effort to Strengthen Energy Exports and Reserves

Rising oil production from the Neuquén basin is helping transform Argentina's energy balance and support foreign reserve accumulation, while further pipeline and export infrastructure will determine how much of Vaca Muerta's potential ca...

Argentina's Economic Recovery Remains Divided Between Export Growth and Weak Domestic Demand

Energy, mining and agriculture are expanding strongly under the government's deregulation and exchange-rate policies, while retail and local manufacturing remain under pressure, creating a widening gap between export-oriented industries ...

Argentina's Expanded RIGI Incentives Aim to Bring More Technology Investment

The proposed Super RIGI framework extends long-term tax and regulatory stability to major projects in areas including artificial intelligence, biotechnology and semiconductors, reflecting the government's effort to attract technology inv...

Argentina's Beef Exports Rise After Removal of International Trade Quotas

Argentina has recorded a sharp increase in high-value beef exports to European and Asian markets after the government removed longstanding export quotas and simplified customs procedures for the livestock industry.

Córdoba Automakers Turn to Regional Exports as Argentine Vehicle Demand Stays Weak

Automakers in Córdoba have secured new export agreements with Brazil and Central American markets as manufacturers seek to maintain factory utilization and employment while weak domestic vehicle financing continues to suppress local demand.

Argentina's Telecommunications Regulator Clears Path for Faster 5G Deployment

Argentina's telecommunications authorities have issued updated rules designed to accelerate 5G deployment in Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario, with the rollout intended to improve connectivity for advanced manufacturing and internet-of-...

Buenos Aires Stocks Rise as Banks Benefit From Eased Corporate Dollar Lending Rules

Argentina's benchmark Merval index advanced, led by major financial institutions, as investors responded positively to central bank measures allowing banks to expand dollar-denominated lending to companies in export-oriented sectors.

Argentina's Agricultural Exporters Push for Faster Paraná River Dredging

Agricultural exporters and shipping companies in Santa Fe are urging the government to accelerate tenders for long-term dredging and maintenance of the Paraná River waterway, warning that draft restrictions are raising freight costs and ...

Argentina's Domestic Economy Remains Weak Despite Strong Growth in Export Sectors

Retail sales and light manufacturing continue to contract sharply while mining, energy and agriculture expand, leaving Argentina with a divided recovery in which export-oriented industries are growing faster than the domestic consumer ec...

Argentina's IMF Review Gains Importance as Government Prepares Fiscal and Monetary Data

Argentina's Economy Ministry is preparing for meetings with International Monetary Fund officials in Buenos Aires, seeking successful program reviews, further disbursements and potentially a new extended fund facility that could support ...

Argentina Attracts Data Center Investment as Buenos Aires Promotes Expanded Technology Incentives

Multinational technology companies are negotiating investments in high-capacity data centers in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, encouraged by proposed RIGI incentives and the region's fiber-optic infrastructure as demand for artifici...

Argentina's Lithium Production Jumps Forty Percent as Northwest Provinces Expand Output

Lithium carbonate production in Jujuy, Salta and Catamarca rose forty percent from a year earlier, strengthening Argentina's role in the global electric vehicle supply chain despite weaker conditions across international commodity markets.