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Domestic Consumption Weakens as Argentine Households Turn to Credit Amid Austerity Measures

Despite improving fiscal indicators and slowing inflation, real wages continue to lag behind rising utility and food costs, prompting increased reliance on personal loans and credit cards and weighing on retail and manufacturing activity.
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Argentina’s Technology Sector Shifts Toward Export-Oriented Deep-Tech and Financial Infrastructure

Investors are increasingly backing applied artificial intelligence, financial technology and agricultural biotechnology ventures that can generate hard-currency revenues and exp...

Argentina’s Economic Recovery Remains Uneven Despite Fiscal and Monetary Stabilization

The government has achieved fiscal surpluses, reserve accumulation and improved credit ratings, but weak consumer spending and greater reliance on credit continue to expose stra...

Massive Infrastructure Investment Signals Growing Confidence in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Energy Basin

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Mendoza Pursues Economic Diversification by Combining Mining Development With Tourism and Wine Industries

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Argentina Expands Soybean Oil Exports to New Markets in North America

The United States Department of Agriculture said Argentine producers have begun supplying soybean oil to Canadian refining facilities as exporters broaden their customer base am...

Logistics Operators Expand Paraná River Port Infrastructure to Support Rising Agricultural Exports

Port authorities and private operators in Santa Fe and Buenos Aires are accelerating dredging and terminal expansion projects to accommodate larger grain shipments and reduce lo...

Provincial Leaders Push for Greater Local Participation in Argentina’s Lithium Industry

Officials from Catamarca and other mining provinces are urging international operators to expand workforce training and increase local sourcing so that lithium projects deliver ...

EU-Mercosur Trade Integration Encourages Investment in Argentina’s Food Processing Industry

The evolving trade relationship is creating incentives for multinational companies to invest in value-added agricultural processing in Argentina, gradually shifting exports towa...

Argentine Biotechnology and Agricultural Technology Startups Attract Growing International Investment

Emerging companies in Córdoba, Rosario and Buenos Aires are securing cross-border funding by leveraging Argentina’s scientific expertise to develop scalable biotechnology and ag...

Buenos Aires Emerges as a Regional Hub for Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology Investment

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Argentina’s Financial Sector Sees Rising Household Debt as Banks Adjust to Economic Slowdown

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