NEW MEASURES

Argentina eliminates export duties for thousands of manufactured goods

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Argentina seeks its first wheat shipments to China in decades

At Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Industry falls off cliff as activity slumps 14% year-on-year

At Martín Fernández Nadale

MINING & INDUSTRY

Copper frenzy draws mining giants to Argentina after Milei’s reforms

At Jonathan Gilbert & James Attwood, Bloomberg

PRODUCTION & INDUSTRY

Industry on the ropes: Tough times for factories as consumers cut back

At Sonia Avalos, AFP

ECONOMY & INDUSTRY

Cheap Chinese steel threatens jobs in Latin America

At Paulina Abramovich, AFP

Bloomberg

US Treasury Secretary Yellen praises Chile’s policies in visit to lithium-rich ally

Environment

Polluted paradise: Chile town waits for clean-up as coal shuts off

At Sandra Ferrer, AFP

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Is Argentina’s publishing industry at risk of extinction?

At Gonzalo Santos

Bloomberg

Billionaire Paolo Rocca has a Plan B for lithium if alpha bid fails

At James Attwood & Jonathan Gillespie, Bloomberg

Bloomberg

Argentina seeks to tax lithium boom to avoid region’s resource curse

At Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

Lithium in Argentina

Lithium boom in Argentina hinges on politics, Zijin unit says

At Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

Bloomberg

China’s Zijin is in talks with Argentina to turn lithium into battery cathode

At Jonathan Gilbert & James Attwood, Bloomberg

Lithium sector

Argentina’s growing lithium industry hits export records

At Andreina Itriago Acosta, Bloomberg

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Lula: Brazil 'will not give in' on public procurement in EU-Mercosur deal