Buenos Aires Times

Argentina Positions Energy, Agriculture and Lithium for Greater Role in Global Supply Chains

Argentina is seeking to expand its role in global markets by increasing energy and agricultural exports, advancing the Pastos Grandes lithium project and using new Mercosur-European Union trade arrangements to connect domestic producers ...

Argentina's Energy and Mining Investment Deepens Divide With Domestic Manufacturing

Large investments in Vaca Muerta and lithium are strengthening export-oriented sectors while industrial centers such as Santa Fe face job losses and weaker domestic demand, highlighting a growing divergence between internationally focuse...

Argentina Faces Diplomatic Tensions With Bolivia After Political Strategist Is Detained

Argentina's Foreign Ministry is managing bilateral tensions after Bolivian judicial authorities ordered maximum-security detention for political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, who is linked to President Javier Milei's administration.

Inter-American Court Condemns Argentina Over Excessive Delays in Criminal Proceedings

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled against Argentina over prolonged delays in the country's criminal justice system, finding that excessive procedural delays violate due process rights and increasing pressure for judicial...

Argentina Sets Phased Wage Increases for Domestic and Service Workers Through December

Argentina's federal government has approved a schedule of mandatory wage increases for domestic and service workers through December, including the phased incorporation of previously non-remunerative payments.

Buenos Aires Technology Sector Attracts More Than Two Billion Dollars in Annual Investment

Buenos Aires' technology ecosystem is attracting more than two billion dollars in annual investment across more than two hundred startups, supported by accelerators and growing activity in agricultural technology and financial technology.

Mercosur-European Union Trade Agreement Opens New Opportunities for Argentine Exporters

Argentine automotive, agricultural and industrial exporters are beginning to use the provisional implementation of the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement, which provides access to a combined market of about seven hundred million con...

Central Bank Eases Some Foreign Exchange Rules to Encourage Agricultural Export Liquidations

Argentina's central bank has expanded permitted uses of dollar-denominated credit under its capital controls, seeking to encourage agricultural exporters to sell harvests more quickly and strengthen reserves ahead of international debt m...

Argentina Seeks Faster Agricultural Export Sales as Global Weather Disruptions Tighten Supply

Argentine agricultural and livestock producers are preparing to capture greater global market share as drought in the United States and other weather disruptions affect competing suppliers, potentially increasing export revenues and fore...

Santa Fe Loses More Than Twenty Thousand Formal Jobs as Domestic Demand Weakens

Santa Fe has lost more than three thousand employers and twenty thousand formal registered jobs over the past six months, according to the Center for Political Economy, highlighting the impact of weaker domestic consumption and austerity...

Vaca Muerta Expansion Puts Neuquén Under Growing Infrastructure Pressure

Neuquén Governor Rolando Figueroa says rapid growth around the Vaca Muerta shale formation is bringing dozens of new residents to the province each day and creating demand for about one thousand kilometers of new roads to support the exp...

Lithium Argentina Reports Seventy Percent Operating Margin as Pastos Grandes Expansion Advances

Lithium Argentina reported a seventy percent operating margin for the second quarter, supported by realized prices and solar-powered production efficiencies, while pursuing federal investment incentives for its Pastos Grandes expansion i...

Milei Defends Austerity and Promises to Eliminate Inflation at Council of the Americas

President Javier Milei defended his economic program before business leaders in Buenos Aires, pledging further deregulation, elimination of the fiscal deficit and continued austerity despite public frustration over stagnant wages.

Argentina Central Bank Signals Tight Monetary Policy Will Continue Until Inflation Converges With Global Levels

Central Bank President Santiago Bausili has ruled out an immediate shift toward easier monetary policy, saying high interest rates and tight liquidity will remain until Argentina's inflation rate converges with international levels.

Argentina's Economic Activity Rebounds Faster Than Expected at End of Second Quarter

Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses reported stronger-than-expected economic activity in June, providing additional momentum for President Javier Milei's administration as it continues its fiscal and economic adjust...

Argentine Sovereign Bonds Rally as Reserves Strengthen and Country Risk Falls

Dollar-denominated Argentine sovereign bonds have risen as stronger central bank reserves helped push the JP Morgan country risk index toward five hundred basis points, signaling greater investor confidence in the government's fiscal sta...

Argentina Approves More Than Nine Billion Dollars in Investment for Vaca Muerta Projects

Argentina's Economy Ministry has approved more than nine billion dollars in projects under the Large Investment Incentive Regime, including a six point four billion dollar Tecpetrol oil expansion and a two point seven billion dollar Pamp...

FIFA Imposes Multi-Game Suspensions and Fines on Argentine Players and Football Association

FIFA has imposed substantial disciplinary penalties on several Argentine national team players and the Argentine Football Association, including multi-game suspensions and fines over breaches of its disciplinary rules and unsporting cond...

Argentina’s Lithium Provinces Secure Financing to Expand Battery-Material Processing

International mining operators in Salta, Jujuy and Catamarca have secured syndicated financing to expand lithium carbonate processing capacity, strengthening Argentina’s role in the global electric-vehicle battery supply chain.

IMF Sees Modest Argentine Economic Recovery Emerging in Fourth Quarter

International Monetary Fund technical staff expect Argentina’s economy to begin a modest recovery in the fourth quarter after the severe contraction caused by the government’s early fiscal adjustment, with export growth providing a key s...

Budget Airlines Expand Domestic Argentine Routes as Mining and Energy Travel Grows

Low-cost carriers are increasing flights between Buenos Aires and major provincial centers including Cordoba, Mendoza and Neuquen as stronger corporate travel demand from mining and energy activity boosts domestic aviation.

Argentina Supreme Court Reviews Challenges to Labor and Corporate Tax Decrees

The Supreme Court of Justice has begun preliminary reviews of constitutional challenges brought by major labor unions against executive decrees affecting labor regulations, with the cases potentially determining the durability of recent ...

Cordoba Attracts Agritech Investment as New Rules Open Access to Foreign Capital

International agricultural technology companies and venture capital funds are announcing new investments in Cordoba, using the Large Investment Incentive Regime to expand artificial intelligence and biotechnology applications in the agri...

Argentina and US Drug Enforcement Administration Host International Narcotics Conference in Buenos Aires

Argentine security officials and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration held the fortieth International Drug Enforcement Conference in Buenos Aires, highlighting bilateral cooperation against transnational organized crime.

Maritime Pilots Strike Delays Grain Exports Along Argentina’s Parana River

More than forty-five international cargo vessels face delays after maritime pilots launched strike action along the Parana River export corridor, disrupting agricultural shipments and the foreign-exchange inflows they generate.

Argentina’s Sovereign Risk Premium Tops Five Hundred Thirty Points as Bond Rally Falters

Argentina’s sovereign risk index briefly exceeded five hundred thirty basis points as investors focused on uncertainty over international reserve accumulation and the eventual removal of capital controls, separating Argentine debt from a...

Argentina Reports Stronger June Economic Activity on Agriculture and Hydrocarbon Gains

Argentina’s National Institute of Statistics and Census reported stronger economic activity in June, driven by a recovery in agricultural export volumes after the previous drought and continued record crude oil production in Patagonia.

US Independent Oil Company Enters Vaca Muerta as Foreign Interest in Argentine Shale Grows

A major independent US oil producer has completed its entry into the Vaca Muerta shale formation, adding to international interest in Argentina’s unconventional energy sector following new guarantees for foreign investors.

Buenos Aires City Plans Public Sector Cuts and Deregulation Under Jorge Macri

Buenos Aires Mayor Jorge Macri has announced measures including thousands of administrative job cuts and the return of hundreds of private properties as the city government adopts a more austere and market-oriented approach.

EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Begins Cutting Tariffs for Argentine Agricultural Exports

Argentine agricultural exporters are beginning to benefit from lower customs tariffs under the provisional application of the European Union and Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement, opening greater access to a market covering more than seve...

Argentina Central Bank Eases Foreign Currency Financing Rules for Domestic Companies

The Central Bank of Argentina has expanded the permitted uses of dollar-denominated financing for domestic corporations while imposing risk controls intended to protect financial-system liquidity and solvency.

Argentine Consumer Confidence Falls as Utility Costs and Weak Wage Growth Weigh on Households

Consumer confidence declined in August as higher utility tariffs and limited real wage recovery put pressure on middle-income households, complicating the government’s effort to sustain its disinflation narrative.

Analysts Warn Argentina’s Dollar Accumulation Depends Heavily on Energy and Agricultural Exports

Argentine financial analysts and former central bank officials say the government’s exchange-rate stabilization strategy relies heavily on record export proceeds from Vaca Muerta and agriculture, while domestic demand for dollars continu...

Pampa Energia Raises One Hundred Thirty Eight Million Dollars for Vaca Muerta and Bahia Blanca Expansion

Argentine energy company Pampa Energia has raised one hundred thirty eight million dollars through corporate debt instruments to expand unconventional hydrocarbon production in the Neuquen Basin and processing capacity at its Bahia Blanc...

Argentina Moves to Privatize Belgrano Cargas Freight Railway Network

The government is advancing plans to privatize the Belgrano Cargas freight railway, a major corridor linking agricultural areas in northwestern Argentina with export terminals along the Parana River, as part of its broader state divestme...

Javier Milei Defends Fiscal Surpluses and Deregulation as Argentina’s Economic Overhaul Continues

President Javier Milei told international investors in Buenos Aires that consecutive fiscal surpluses and aggressive deregulation are central to his effort to reduce inflation and restore Argentina’s macroeconomic credibility.

YPF and Partners Seek Approval for Fifty One Billion Dollar Vaca Muerta LNG Export Project

Argentina’s state energy company YPF and international partners have applied for inclusion in the Large Investment Incentive Regime for a phased liquefied natural gas terminal and pipeline network in Rio Negro, marking the country’s larg...

Soybean and Corn Exports Help Argentina Central Bank Rebuild Dollar Reserves

Continued soybean and corn sales through the Rosario port corridor are supplying foreign currency to Argentina’s central bank, supporting dollar purchases and the gradual rebuilding of international reserves.

Argentina Central Bank Pushes Wider Use of Electronic Checks and Digital Invoicing

Argentina’s central bank has directed financial institutions to accelerate the transition from paper-based corporate clearing instruments toward electronic checks and digital invoicing to improve the speed and transparency of business pa...

Argentina’s Lithium Industry Turns to Direct Extraction Technology to Reduce Water Use

New lithium investments in Argentina increasingly incorporate direct lithium extraction technology as provincial environmental requirements push producers to reduce pressure on fragile water resources in the Andean salt flats.

Argentina LNG Partners Create Midstream Company to Support Export Infrastructure Financing

Partners in Argentina’s major liquefied natural gas project have established a dedicated midstream holding company to separate financial risks and attract investment for pipeline infrastructure linking Neuquén gas production with the Atl...

YPF and Pluspetrol Reshape Vaca Muerta Holdings Through Asset Swaps

YPF, Pluspetrol and other major producers are exchanging assets across the Neuquén basin to concentrate operations into more contiguous drilling areas and improve the efficiency of their unconventional energy portfolios.

YPF’s Vaca Muerta Shale Oil Production Surpasses Two Hundred Thousand Barrels a Day

YPF says its unconventional operations in the Vaca Muerta basin have pushed shale oil production above two hundred thousand barrels per day, reinforcing the Neuquén region’s role in Argentina’s energy sector.

Argentina Targets Eight Hundred Million Dollars From State Asset Sales This Year

Argentina’s Economy Ministry is preparing state asset sales expected to generate about eight hundred million dollars by the end of the year as part of the government’s broader strategy for supporting its fiscal and sovereign financing pl...

YPF Advances Vaca Muerta Sur Pipeline to Expand Argentina’s Shale Export Capacity

YPF is advancing construction of the Vaca Muerta Sur pipeline, which is expected to connect the Neuquén shale fields with deepwater Atlantic export terminals and help address transport constraints facing the rapidly growing oil industry.

Greater Buenos Aires Construction Costs Rise More Than Thirty Percent as Property Prices Lag

Construction costs in Greater Buenos Aires have increased more than thirty percent year on year while residential property prices have remained largely stagnant, putting pressure on developers already facing limited access to mortgages.

Argentina Advances Rural Land Reforms Amid Opposition From Indigenous Communities

Argentina’s Congress is considering government-backed rural land reforms intended to accelerate agricultural and mining projects by streamlining the removal of irregular settlements, drawing opposition from Indigenous groups and support ...

Argentina Central Bank Targets Reserve Accumulation After Ending Remunerated Liabilities

The Central Bank of Argentina has outlined a monetary framework centered on rebuilding international reserves after eliminating its remunerated liabilities, marking a new phase in efforts to support longer-term disinflation.