Buenos Aires Times

Argentine technology investors and executives are discussing potential hyperscale artificial intelligence data centers with North American cloud providers, seeking to use Patagonia’s wind power potential and climate conditions for energy...

Neuquén Expands Digital Training Programs to Support Vaca Muerta Technology Needs

Neuquén is partnering with global technology platforms on advanced digital training programs aimed at building a specialized workforce for automation and software requirements linked to the Vaca Muerta energy industry.

Argentine Businesses Push for Labor Reform as Informal Employment and Insolvencies Rise

Business groups in Buenos Aires are pressing for comprehensive labor law changes as informal hiring increases across traditional manufacturing and companies face growing litigation risks and insolvencies.

Compañía MEGA Approves Three Hundred and Sixty Million Dollar Expansion for Gas Liquids Processing

Compañía MEGA will invest three hundred and sixty million dollars to expand natural gas liquids processing capacity for Vaca Muerta output, with the project expected to add nearly two hundred million dollars in annual export revenue.

Argentina Suspends Six Hundred Million Dollar Airport Modernization Program Amid Dispute

A six hundred million dollar program to modernize international airport terminals has been indefinitely suspended following regulatory and financial disagreements between the national government and Aeropuertos Argentina, delaying planne...

Middle East Shipping Disruptions Push Up Freight Costs for Argentine Agricultural Exports

Argentine agricultural exporters face sharply higher international shipping costs as conflict in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea drives freight rates up by nearly fifty percent, partly offsetting the benefits of a near-record domestic grain...

Argentina Withholds Twelve Billion Dollars in Soybean Stocks as Producers Await Exchange Rate Changes

Argentine farmers are holding roughly twelve billion dollars of soybean stocks in storage, according to market analysts, reducing seasonal export liquidations as producers await more favorable exchange-rate conditions.

Argentina’s Domestic Manufacturing and Retail Sectors Contract Despite Export Boom

Argentina’s energy and agricultural exports are expanding rapidly while traditional manufacturing and consumer retail remain under severe pressure, with weaker employment and rising corporate defaults particularly concentrated in Buenos ...

Pampa Energía Commits Two Point Seven Billion Dollars to Vaca Muerta Fertilizer Plant

Pampa Energía plans to invest two point seven billion dollars in a fertilizer plant linked to Vaca Muerta, using surplus natural gas to replace agricultural imports and generate more than eight hundred million dollars in annual foreign e...

Central Bank Narrows Argentina’s Exchange Rate Gap to About Two Percent

Argentina’s central bank has reduced the gap between the official wholesale exchange rate and parallel markets to roughly two percent through targeted interventions in dollar-linked bonds and futures, helping contain exchange-rate pressu...

Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Oil Output Jumps Thirty-Three Percent as YPF and Vista Drive Growth

Oil production in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation has risen thirty-three percent year on year, accounting for seventy percent of national petroleum output as YPF and Vista Energy expand unconventional drilling.

Argentina Projects Record Twenty-Three Billion Dollar Trade Surplus for 2026

Financial analysts and the Central Bank have raised their forecast for Argentina’s 2026 trade surplus to twenty-three billion dollars as energy exports increase and the agricultural harvest returns to more normal levels.

Vicuña Copper and Gold Project Secures Nine Billion Dollar Investment in San Juan

Argentina has approved the Vicuña mining project under the national investment regime, securing one of the country’s largest foreign investment commitments and targeting more than two billion dollars in annual mineral exports from San Juan.

Argentina Forecasts Slower Economic Growth but Inflation Below Thirty Percent

The Central Bank’s latest market expectations survey projects economic growth of two point seven percent for the year while cutting the annual inflation forecast to below thirty percent, reflecting the effects of the government’s monetar...

Argentina Raises 2030 Energy and Mining Export Forecast Above Fifty Billion Dollars

Argentina’s Central Bank and Economy Ministry have raised their outlook for energy and mining exports, driven by rising Vaca Muerta oil shipments and new lithium production that could add three billion dollars a year to resource exports.

Vaca Muerta Needs Twenty Billion Dollars in Infrastructure Investment to Sustain Energy Boom

Financial and corporate groups warn that Argentina must rapidly expand gas pipelines, high-voltage power networks and Atlantic port capacity as unconventional oil production approaches one million barrels a day and infrastructure threate...

Argentina Approves Fourteen Billion Dollars in Major Mining and Energy Projects Under Investment Incentive Regime

Argentina’s government has approved five large investment projects worth fourteen billion dollars under the Large Investment Incentive Regime, including a nine point seven billion dollar copper project in San Juan and major expansions in...

Argentina’s Economic Reforms Accelerate as Monetary Policy Normalization and Investment Incentives Reshape Growth

Argentina is moving toward tighter monetary normalization and greater reliance on investment incentives as the government reduces monetary financing, renews foreign-exchange support arrangements and attracts capital into energy, mining a...

Argentina Central Bank Reports Recovery in Foreign Direct Investment Led by Energy and Mining

The Central Bank reports that foreign direct investment recovered in the second quarter, with energy, mining and technology accounting for most new external capital commitments as investors respond to improved legal protections and chang...

Argentina Employment Shifts Toward Technology, Engineering and Energy Industries

Recent labor data points to growing demand for specialized engineering, software and hydrocarbon logistics workers in Buenos Aires and Neuquén, reflecting the expanding role of technology and extractive industries in the Argentine economy.

Argentina’s Provincial Governors Press Government to Resume Frozen Infrastructure Projects

Provincial governors and opposition leaders are pressing the federal government to restart stalled infrastructure and connectivity projects, arguing that the freeze on public works is damaging regional transport links needed to support a...

Argentine Grain Exporters Expect Stronger Dollar Liquidations Ahead of New Harvests

Grain exporters in Santa Fe expect improved foreign-exchange liquidations following changes to the official wholesale exchange rate and inflation-linked crawling peg, potentially helping the Central Bank build reserves and meet upcoming ...

Argentina’s Merval Index Consolidates After Strong Rally as Investors Assess Currency Rules

The BYMA Merval index has posted modest corrections after months of strong dollar-denominated gains, as investors assess the Central Bank’s plans for unwinding capital controls and moving toward a floating peso.

Argentina Faces Wider Divide Between Export Industries and Domestic Manufacturing

Economic research groups are warning of a widening split in Argentina’s economy, with Vaca Muerta, agriculture and other export industries generating foreign currency while traditional manufacturing and retail businesses in Buenos Aires ...

Argentina Tax Agency Launches New Regularization Plan to Increase Federal Revenue

Federal tax authority ARCA has introduced a multi-tiered payment programme allowing companies and selected industrial sectors to regularize overdue tax, social security and customs obligations, seeking to raise near-term Treasury revenue...

Argentina Expands Investment Incentives to Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology

Argentina has added artificial intelligence, robotics, aerospace and biotechnology to the sectors eligible for its Large Investment Incentive Regime, extending long-term investment protections to strategic technology industries.

BHP and Lundin Mining Advance Vicuña Copper Project Under Argentina’s Investment Incentive Regime

The Vicuña copper project, combining the Josemaría and Filo del Sol deposits, is moving further into Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime, potentially supporting more than seven billion dollars in capital expenditure and expandi...

Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Sur Pipeline Reaches Peak Capacity in First Operating Phase

State-controlled energy company YPF has maximized flows through the first segment of the Vaca Muerta Sur pipeline, moving hundreds of thousands of barrels a day to domestic refineries while seeking financing partners for a three billion ...

RIGI Changes Attract New Oil and Gas Investment Proposals Across Argentina’s Neuquén Basin

Recent changes to Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime, including a six hundred million dollar minimum investment threshold for new onshore developments, are generating new capital proposals across the Neuquén basin by offering ...

Argentina Central Bank Defends Monetary Normalization and Reserve-Building Strategy

Central Bank President Santiago Bausili and Deputy Governor Vladimir Werning outlined the government’s monetary strategy, including the sterilization of central bank liabilities, a transition toward a flexible exchange-rate band and meas...

Argentina Central Bank Extends Six Billion Dollar Reverse Repo Arrangements Through 2028

The Central Bank of Argentina has rolled over six billion dollars of outstanding reverse repo obligations with international financial institutions through two thousand twenty-eight, providing additional medium-term liquidity and foreign...

Zijin Mining Commits Seven Hundred Nine Million Dollars to Expand Argentine Lithium Production

Zijin Mining subsidiary Liex is investing seven hundred nine million dollars to double lithium carbonate production at the Tres Quebradas salt flat in Catamarca after receiving approval under Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime.

Harbour Energy Raises 2026 Cash Flow Forecast as Argentina LNG Project Targets 2027 Startup

Harbour Energy has raised its two thousand twenty-six free cash flow forecast to one point eight billion dollars while maintaining its stake in the Southern Energy LNG project, which is expected to begin delivering Argentine shale gas to...

Argentina Advances Major LNG Pipeline to Link Vaca Muerta With Atlantic Export Terminal

The Argentina LNG consortium led by YPF, ENI and Abu Dhabi’s XRG is advancing engineering work on a five hundred and twenty-seven kilometer pipeline linking Vaca Muerta with a planned export terminal in Río Negro, with United States and ...

Vaca Muerta Production Pushes Argentina Toward Record Crude Output and Energy Surplus

Argentina’s crude production is approaching nine hundred thousand barrels a day, driven by rising output from Vaca Muerta, with the expansion expected to help reverse the country’s long-standing energy deficit and generate a projected te...

Argentina’s Inflation Forecast Falls Below Thirty Percent for 2026 as Disinflation Continues

Argentina’s central bank survey shows financial institutions now expect annual inflation to remain below thirty percent in two thousand twenty-six, reinforcing signs of rapid disinflation even as forecasts for economic growth have been r...

Argentina and China Extend Thirteen Billion Dollar Currency Swap to Strengthen Reserves

Argentina’s central bank has extended its one hundred and thirty billion yuan currency swap with China from three years to five, preserving access to a five billion dollar tranche and maintaining a financial buffer to support internation...

Milei Seeks Regional Summit Outside Established Latin American Institutions

President Javier Milei is organising a proposed summit of right-wing and free-market leaders outside established Latin American multilateral organisations, reflecting his administration’s effort to reshape Argentina’s regional diplomatic...

Argentina’s Stable Exchange Rate Creates Pressure for Agricultural Exporters

Agricultural producers are facing rising cost pressures despite record export volumes as Argentina’s controlled exchange-rate depreciation remains below domestic inflation, increasing competitiveness concerns ahead of the spring planting...

Bahía Blanca Port Prepares for Investment Surge Linked to Vaca Muerta

Logistics and maritime operators in southern Buenos Aires province are preparing for increased industrial activity after approvals for petrochemical projects, positioning Bahía Blanca’s deep-water port to support the processing and expor...

Argentina’s Digital Payments Sector Expands as Fintech Investment Grows

Financial technology companies and regional payment processors are expanding operations in Buenos Aires, strengthening the city’s role as a regional centre for digital banking, software development and financial technology.

Gold Rally Boosts Argentina’s Reported Central Bank Reserves

A surge in global gold prices, which recently exceeded $4,300 an ounce, has increased the valuation of Argentina’s gold holdings and provided a temporary boost to gross reserve figures amid continuing dollar liabilities.

Argentina’s Merval Index Falls as Investors Remain Wary of Policy Execution

The S&P Merval fell 2.4 percent in dollar terms as Argentine equities struggled to follow a broader global market recovery, with investors remaining cautious over policy execution despite a steady decline in domestic inflation.

Argentina’s Wheat and Sunflower Exports Surge as Harvest Recovers

Wheat shipments have risen 70 percent and sunflower complex exports have doubled compared with historical averages, strengthening foreign-exchange inflows as Argentina’s agricultural sector recovers from previous harvest disruptions.