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Argentine Congress Opens Debate on Suspending Mandatory Primaries and Tightening Candidate Eligibility Rules

Congressional committees began considering proposals to suspend compulsory national primary elections and introduce a Clean Slate law affecting eligibility requirements for political candidates.
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Buenos Aires Mayor Jorge Macri Meets US Officials and Business Figures in Washington

Buenos Aires Mayor Jorge Macri held meetings in Washington with political and corporate representatives while promoting the Argentine capital as a destination for US investment.

Argentina Suspends Two Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Over Quality-Control Problems

The National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices ordered two domestic pharmaceutical laboratories to halt operations after identifying serious quality-control irr...

Argentine Court Rejects Attempt to Rewrite Property Sale Over Historical Dollar Exchange Rate

An Argentine court rejected a bid to annul a real estate transaction agreed at a fixed historical dollar exchange rate, leaving the original contractual terms in place.

Argentina’s Draft Penal Code Targets Unauthorized Offshore Hydrocarbon Extraction

Proposed changes to Argentina’s penal code would criminalize unauthorized resource extraction in South Atlantic and Malvinas maritime zones, creating penalties for entities oper...

University of Buenos Aires Plans Plaza de Mayo Classes Over Expected Financing Law Veto

University of Buenos Aires authorities authorized public classes in Plaza de Mayo to protest an anticipated presidential veto of legislation increasing university funding.

Argentina Overhauls National Intelligence Secretariat With New Career and Recruitment Rules

The federal government introduced new statutes for the Secretariat of Intelligence covering recruitment procedures and specialized career tracks as part of an institutional rest...

Argentine Exports to Brazil Increase 6.9% in August

Argentina’s exports to Brazil rose 6.9% in August, reflecting stronger bilateral trade and improving cross-border activity within Mercosur.

Argentine Exports Rise Nearly 30% During First Year of Economic Stabilization Program

National data indicate that combined goods and services exports increased by almost 30% during the first year of the government’s stabilization program as currency restrictions ...

Argentina Holds Benchmark Rates Steady as Inflation Continues to Ease

The Central Bank kept key monetary rates unchanged, with 30-day private bank deposit returns near 21.5% annually as monthly inflation remained on a downward path.

Vaca Muerta Expansion Could Require 100,000 Workers Over Next Decade

Energy and labor forecasts indicate that continued development of unconventional oil and gas in the Neuquén basin could generate demand for as many as 100,000 direct and indirec...

Banco Nación Report Warns Retail Credit Defaults Have Yet to Stabilize

Analysts at Banco Nación reported that household and retail loan delinquency remains elevated despite easing inflation and recent wage improvements in parts of the economy.
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