News of economy

Mercosur summit exposes divisions over EU trade agreement

01-07-2026 13:22 Mercosur bloc expresses solidarity with Venezuela after devastating twin quakes; Group's disagreements over EU trade deal aired.

Milei tries again to revive Argentina’s dormant mortgage market

01-07-2026 13:04 Mortgage-backed home sales surged early in Milei’s Presidency only to evaporate as the government stemmed a currency run by raising interest rates above 100%. 

Buenos Aires City poverty rate rises after five quarters of decline

29-06-2026 14:35 Over 651,000 porteños – more than one in five residents – were living in poverty in the first quarter of 2026, according to the IDECBA city statistics bureau.

Milei taps lifetime politician Santilli to lead his Cabinet after scandal

29-06-2026 12:43 Javier Milei once vowed to eradicate entrenched politicians like Diego Santilli, yet he turned to him as a candidate and later named him interior minister. Now, the former PRO politician is Argentina's new Cabinet chief.

Argentines in arrears: 1 in every 4 families cannot pay their debts

24-06-2026 14:49 In the past year, 2.5 million debtors have fallen behind with payments. Some 3.3 million people currently owe payments dating back more than a year for sums averaging approximately 1.6 million pesos. Private studies show the situation facing families in Argentina.

by Agustina Bordigoni

Exports boom but households struggle as INDEC posts 2.3% growth

24-06-2026 13:14 GDP rose 2.3% in the first quarter of 2026 year-on-year, driven by exports and extractive industries, but unemployment is up, bank defaults have hit a 20-year high and manufacturing is contracting.

New dollar-cash videos put Insaurralde case back into spotlight

20-06-2026 23:22 Videos allegedly showing hidden dollar stashes surface from Martín Insaurralde case; Footage leaked by 'La Nación' shows Jesica Cirio exposing secret stashes kept by veteran Peronist.

Milei’s ‘promising’ inland provinces also hit by job crisis, company closures

20-06-2026 19:35 While the government bets everything on trickledown results from mining and Vaca Muerta shale, private data reveals a generalised destruction of jobs and companies across Argentina’s inland provinces.

by Eugenia Muzio

Argentina MSCI review holds key to foreign investment surge

19-06-2026 11:22 MSCI Inc will decide next week whether to set Argentina on the road back to membership in global stock indexes.

Brazil announces Japan-Mercosur free trade talks

18-06-2026 00:25 Japan and Mercosur are set to negotiate a free-trade agreement, Brasília and Tokyo announces.

Miguel Ángel Pichetto: ‘Peronism is a national movement, lying in the centre’

12-06-2026 13:00 Veteran Peronist and national deputy analyses the social impact of austerity and anticipates strong polarisation between President Javier Milei’s administration and a Peronism united under a model of "productive capitalism" in next year’s election.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Angry reaction to Adorni’s admission that he concealed half-million dollars

11-06-2026 21:29 Cabinet chief's admission that he omitted US$500,000 from his public asset and wealth declarations sparks controversy and criticism.

World Bank warns of slower growth across Latin America

11-06-2026 11:58 Argentina’s economy to grow 3.6% over the 2026–28 period, “driven by exports, but constrained by restrictive domestic monetary and fiscal policies,” forecasts World Bank.

Argentina bonds jump, 2035s hit record high on S&P upgrade

11-06-2026 11:47 S&P Global upgraded Argentina’s sovereign credit rating after markets closed Wednesday, citing positive fiscal results and other measures taken by Javier Milei’s administration.

Peso drops most over eight weeks since midterm sell-off

10-06-2026 15:44 Decline in the peso is gaining momentum as investors grow more risk averse and policymakers in Buenos Aires loosen their grip.

Another decline for industrial output and construction activity in April

10-06-2026 12:15 Construction fell 4% and manufacturing 2.1% from March, while most industrial sectors recorded year-on-year declines.

A robot oasis and billionaire’s playground in Argentina?

06-06-2026 07:02 Milei’s self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist libertarianism seems totally aligned with the idea of generating a robot oasis and a billionaire’s playground in Argentina.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Argentina pre-awards concession for strategic Paraná-Paraguay waterway

05-06-2026 10:34 Government awards concession for dredging and buoy maintenance on the Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay waterway to consortium comprising Belgian company Jan De Nul and local firm Servimagnus.

Milei promises tech firms new laws and ‘unregulated’ AI in Argentina

04-06-2026 13:18 President makes bold pitch in 'Financial Times' op-ed, promising to keep AI free from regulation in Argentina; Op-ed is latest in series of moves promoting Argentina as nation friendly to Artificial Intelligence.

OECD warns of slower global growth, Argentina forecast holds

03-06-2026 23:53 Argentina's economy is still expected to expand by 2.8% next year, but OECD warns the Middle East conflict will weigh on global growth and drive up inflation.