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Argentina Moves to Strengthen Central Bank Independence and Restrict Treasury Financing

Lawmakers are advancing reforms intended to guarantee central bank independence and prohibit issuing currency to finance Treasury deficits, with the government seeking to strengthen long-term monetary credibility.
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Argentine Prosecutors Advance Investigation Into State-Linked Insurance Contracts

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Río Negro Lifts Suspension on Major Gold Mining Project

Authorities in Argentina’s Río Negro province have reversed a longstanding suspension on a major gold project, opening the way for expanded hard-rock mining alongside the region...

Argentina’s Pension System Faces Growing Pressure From Informal Employment

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Arcor and Danone Inject Capital Into Argentine Dairy Producer La Serenísima

Arcor and Danone have provided new funding to stabilize and modernize La Serenísima, supporting the dairy processor’s operations as weak domestic consumption continues to pressu...

Banco Patagonia Acquires Banco Industrial’s Retail Banking Business

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Argentina Opens Talks With Peronist Lawmakers on Changing PASO Primary Elections

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September Utility and Transit Increases Risk Renewed Inflation Pressure in Argentina

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Argentina Approves $365 Million Expansion of Compañía Mega Gas Complex

Argentine authorities have granted RIGI status to a $365 million expansion of the Compañía Mega natural gas liquids facility, which is expected to lift processing capacity by 27...

Chinese Lithium Producer Acquires Three Projects in Northwestern Argentina

A major Chinese lithium producer has acquired three additional extraction projects in Argentina’s northwestern provinces, expanding Chinese investment in the country’s critical-...

Argentina Reaffirms Primary Fiscal Surplus Target Above 15.6 Trillion Pesos

Argentina’s Economy Ministry has maintained a primary fiscal surplus target exceeding 15.6 trillion pesos, keeping the government’s austerity program at the center of its econom...
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