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An emperor needs new clothes

Yesterday 06:38 Nationalising a provincial contest into a plebiscite and advance opinion poll emerges as a colossal error, even if some argue that without the presidential figure La Libertad Avanza would have fared even worse.

The end of Milei’s single-issue government

Yesterday 06:30 Until now, the Milei administration has been a single-issue government, working under the notion that a fiscal surplus will fix the country’s entire problems. The public does not seem to be OK with that anymore.

by Marcelo J. García

Argentina shale can resist political risk, Milei oil chief says

11-09-2025 19:37 Argentina’s plans to lure investors to finance shale oil and gas infrastructure can withstand short-term political risk, according energy chief, Daniel González.

IMF offers Milei backing, hails progress on inflation, fiscal reform

11-09-2025 14:25 IMF praises Milei inflation drop, cautions over market volatility; No immediate concerns over peso intervention, says Fund spokesperson.

Argentina posts strong debt auction after local vote fuelled rout

10-09-2025 19:05 Milei administration rolls over more than 91% of peso-denominated notes, selling a total of 6.6 trillion pesos (US$4.7 billion) in government notes.

President Milei plans reset with nationwide broadcast on budget

10-09-2025 17:58 Spokesperson Manuel Adorni announces that President Javier Milei will address the nation on Monday September 15, at 9pm, to present Argentina's 2026 Budget.

Milei revives Interior Ministry in nod to governors, appoints Catalán

10-09-2025 11:33 Position had been previously scrapped by government; Lisandro Catalán will join Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos and Luis Caputo on newly-formed “Mesa Federal,” bid to restore dialogue with provincial governors.

‘Not a millimetre’: Milei vows no shift in policy as IMF offers support

10-09-2025 11:00 Following damaging electoral defeat and resulting market jitters, President insists his economic reform plan will continue unchanged.

Fired ANDIS chief Diego Spagnuolo could turn whistleblower in graft case

09-09-2025 00:23 The former head of the ANDIS national disability agency is pursuing a different strategy to the Kovalivkers, the owners of the Suizo Argentina, who have asked for the case implicated top Milei government officials to be closed.

by Giselle Leclercq

Report: Argentina set for century-high oil output, record gas production

08-09-2025 17:51 Rosario Board of Trade report highlights Vaca Muerta’s role in driving production and widening of energy trade surplus.

President suffers major setback in bellwether vote

08-09-2025 00:51 With 91% of polling stations reporting, Fuerza Patria has 47% of vote against nearly 34% for Milei's ruling La Libertad Avanza.

Milei admits ‘electoral setback,’ vows ‘not to repeat mistakes’

08-09-2025 00:14 “Not only do we confirm our path, we will accelerate and deepen it further,” declares head of state after damaging defeat in Buenos Aires Province.

Milei government admits its audit of soup kitchens never existed

06-09-2025 10:22 Milei government acknowledges in an official document that it lied: audit that found that 50% percent of community kitchens were ‘phantom’ in fact never existed. Admission was made in response to request by deputy Natalia Zaracho.

The curtain rises

06-09-2025 07:16 The main contenders have sought to inject more importance into this election by nationalising the dispute, subordinating its result to a greater game, but this has only deepened the impoverishment of the debate.

Stories that caught our eye: August 29 to September 5

05-09-2025 17:48 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

What’s at stake in Sunday’s election

05-09-2025 10:57 There is a lot riding on the legislative elections in Buenos Aires Province. In addition to being watched by the rest of the country, the results on September 7 will have an impact on the markets and all political actors.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Milei's closing campaign rally in Moreno ends in clashes

04-09-2025 01:37 Stones and bottles thrown as opponents disrupt closing campaign rally in Buenos Aires Province.

US taps brakes on Argentina visa waiver in another setback for Milei

04-09-2025 00:22 Trump administration pauses Argentina’s bid for a visa waiver just as the process for its entry into the programme was getting underway.

EU presents Mercosur deal for member states' approval

03-09-2025 11:23 Agreement would form a 700-million-customer free-trade area – the world's biggest – but it still faces opposition in Europe over agricultural concerns.

Milei moves to aid peso as election roils markets

02-09-2025 17:37 Intervention is the latest bid to halt a sell-off that has rattled its financial markets.

Pulp maker blames Milei as it seeks bankruptcy protection

01-09-2025 18:43 Pulp and paper manufacturer Celulosa Argentina SA files for bankruptcy protection, blaming "deep changes that the national government has implemented in fiscal, monetary and currency policy."

US$130 million per day – Argentines snap up dollars as controls relaxed

01-09-2025 18:16 Since the removal of the so-called 'cepo' – strict currency controls that limit access to foreign currency – in April, Argentines have purchased over US$ 10 billion.

by Gonzalo Martínez

Forget about October, what matters is the day after

30-08-2025 06:59 After the elections, Milei will not have the benefit of the doubt anymore. Expectations will be higher, just as reality might get tougher.

by Marcelo J. García

Dark clouds line the horizon

30-08-2025 06:52 Millions who voted for Milei less than two years ago may have assumed that he would immediately replace the old political class but, needless to say, that was a pipe dream.

by James Neilson

Explainer: What to know about ANDIS audio scandal

28-08-2025 16:52 Burgeoning corruption scandal prompted by leaked audio recordings linking Karina Milei and other top officials to corrupt practices in the purchases of medicine for disabled people.

Milei calls bribery scandal a lie after facing ‘rain of rocks’

28-08-2025 16:22 “This week’s operation is nothing more than another item on the long list of tricks by the caste and, like all the previous ones, just another lie,” declares President in speech to business leaders. 

President unhurt after being attacked in Lomas de Zamora

27-08-2025 17:02 Security guards acted quickly to shield the group and the convoy was diverted before reaching its destination.

How Milei took unaudited disabled people’s benefits away

27-08-2025 17:00 There has been a structural failure in the mass cutting of benefits for disabled people – Argentina's government they sent over 850,000 registered letters to audit beneficiaries, but nearly half of them never made it. Getting them reinstated is a near impossible task.

by Agustina Bordigoni