News of argentina

Energy sector signs US$7-billion LNG export contract with Germany’s SEFE

01-12-2025 20:33 Southern Energy signs eight-year supply deal with Germany’s SEFE; Agreement signals growing confidence in the country’s ability to enter the global LNG market.

Argentina notches first LNG sales deal as shale patch booms

01-12-2025 15:45 A consortium of natural gas producers led by Pan American Energy Group agrees to sell up to two million tons a year of LNG to Germany’s state-owned SEFE for eight years.

Aerolíneas Argentinas adds 18 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to its fleet

30-11-2025 09:37 State airline, which currently operates 82 aircraft, will take delivery of two Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in 2026 and the rest between 2027 and 2029.

Growing pains

29-11-2025 05:28 The challenge of sustained growth, via making the real economy more competitive with vastly improved productivity levels, is presented as a question of structural labour, tax and pension reforms but there are more immediate problems.

Poland sees room for growth with ‘perfect match’ Argentina

28-11-2025 15:00 Officials at Argentina-Poland Economic Forum in Buenos Aires sign memorandum of understanding with Milei government to boost cooperation and trade ties.

Education spending in real terms drops to lowest since 2006

28-11-2025 12:41 Education Secretariat has 1.2 trillion pesos less (at 2025 prices) budgeted than in 2006. One of the hardest-hit programmes is the Teaching Salary Compensation Fund, which has gone from 1.5 trillion pesos a decade ago to just one billion pesos today. What will happen in the 2026 Budget Congress has yet to approve.

by Agustina Bordigoni

Government to send labour reform bill to Congress on December 9

27-11-2025 18:29 Lawmaker Cristian Ritondo confirms date when bill is to be submitted to Congress.

Labour reform, budget bill keys to Milei's December Congress push

27-11-2025 15:45 Government to push for swift approval of labour reform and 2026 Budget bills as part of ambitious agenda; President to summon Congress for special sessions, likely starting second week of December.

YPF partners with Italy’s ENI to search for offshore oil in Uruguay

26-11-2025 11:57 Uruguay, through its state-owned oil company Ancap, has seven offshore areas with active exploration contracts held by international companies.

Court merges Loan Peña casefiles, paving way for 17 defendants to stand trial

26-11-2025 10:22 Unification clears procedural challenges as 17 defendants move toward oral trial over disappearance of five-year-old in June 2024; Seven accused of abduction and concealment of boy, another 10 face other charges.

First conviction in Mendoza for grooming on Roblox gaming platform

25-11-2025 15:37 Benjamín Elías Marín Mendoza admits to grooming a 13-year-old in a summary trial, in which it was proven that he used the platform to initially contact the victim, later requesting intimate photographs.

UCR enters a critical moment with the party’s future at stake

24-11-2025 21:27 UCR National Committee will be renewing its leadership next month. Tensions reflects level of infighting among different provincial tribes, torn between those governors maintaining a good relationship with the Casa Rosada and those who seek to keep their distance.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Traders hunt for next Argentina as Trump’s sway shapes bets

24-11-2025 17:18 Chile, Colombia and Brazil, some of the region’s largest economies, hold presidential elections in the next 12 months, with investors hoping for a shift to a more market-friendly approach in all three. 

Study finds arsenic contamination in Buenos Aires Province

24-11-2025 12:54 Seventy percent of the region shows contamination linked to cancer and chronic illness, ITBA warns; Researchers warn that prolonged exposure could trigger cancers and severe respiratory disease.

Milei puts military back in charge of defence after 42 years of civilian rule

23-11-2025 09:57 President Javier Milei names Lieutenant General Carlos Presti, current head of the Army, as Argentina’s new defence minister; Opposition criticises move as "step backwards"; Since December 1983, when Raúl Alfonsín began his Presidency following the end of military dictatorship, all post-holders have been civilians.

Disunited provinces

22-11-2025 06:51 Looking at inland Argentina is far from irrelevant since tax reform is high on the list of President Javier Milei’s priorities with negotiating the revenue sensitivities of provincial governors perhaps the biggest obstacle there.

by Michael Soltys

Stories that caught our eye: November 14 to 21

21-11-2025 21:38 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Spagnuolo testifies he ‘had nothing to do’ with ANDIS charges

21-11-2025 17:58 Diego Spagnuolo testified on Wednesday in a Comodoro Py court, where he stated he “had nothing to do with the charges” brought against him.

Former ANDIS disability agency chief denies charges in widening bribery case

21-11-2025 12:29 Diego Spagnuolo rejects accusations as prosecutors cite alleged kickbacks, leaked audio and pressure inside ANDIS; Senior aides and contractors now lined up to testify at Comodoro Py.

AFA sparks controversy as Rosario Central are handed 'new' title

21-11-2025 09:42 Rosario Central add a new star after AFA invents a new trophy for "Champion of the League" – a decision not contemplated in the original rules.