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

Yesterday 11:57 Provincial and federal officials want to tap the profits of lithium companies with an annual tax that would be put toward building infrastructure.

Presidential candidates go head-to-head in debate

Yesterday 00:26 Five presidential candidates go head-to-head in first debate ahead of October 22 election; Massa targeted strongly over economy and inflation woes but Milei draws headlines by flirting with denialism and 'two demons' theory.

Hat-trick or the third wheel?

30-09-2023 05:07 Any win helps and far more so when the margin of Alfredo Cornejo’s victory in Mendoza surpassed all expectations. But does this injection of enthusiasm reviving optimism reach the dimensions of a game-changer for Patricia Bullrich?

by Michael Soltys

The poverty of politics

30-09-2023 05:00 One can only tremble at what levels poverty might reach for the second half of this year after last month’s double-digit inflation.

Stories that caught our eye: September 22 to 29

29-09-2023 09:37 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Argentina to all but end income tax as election spending spurs inflation

29-09-2023 09:27 Sergio Massa's push to eliminate income taxes for almost all formal workers wins approval in the upper house.

YPF court case: Argentina asks for extra time as litigators seek payment

28-09-2023 16:11 Litigators are requesting Argentina's government pay US$16.1 billion awarded to minority shareholders in a major court decision last month over the 2012 nationalisation of state oil firm YPF.

IMF says Argentina’s spending adds risks to US$44-billion deal

28-09-2023 15:41 “The recently adopted policy measures and announcements add to Argentina’s challenges,” IMF chief spokesperson Julie Kozack said at a press conference in Washington.

Brenda Uliarte changes tack on CFK assassination attempt

28-09-2023 00:20 Brenda Uliarte, co-defendant and former partner of would-be assailant Fernando Sabag Montiel, testifies that “somebody is clearly behind” the attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as she attempts to distance herself from plot to kill vice-president.

Lithium boom in Argentina hinges on politics, Zijin unit says

27-09-2023 19:05 Hurdles to lithium development in neighbouring Chile and Bolivia have opened the door for Argentina, says top industry official

Argentina's economy grew in July despite recession on horizon

27-09-2023 13:02 Argentina's economy broke a four month streak of decline in July, beating estimates and growing at 2.4%.

World's largest crop trading houses tell Argentina to loosen its grip on soy

27-09-2023 12:43 Officials from three of the world's largest crop trading houses have urged Argentina to loosen government restrictions and export taxes on soy production.

FILBA international festival of literature brings authors, scholars to Buenos Aires

26-09-2023 17:13 Festival Internacional de Literatura (FILBA) is back in Buenos Aires for a 15th year hailing an array of authors, literary scholars, and book lovers. Running until October 1, this year's edition, among other things, focuses on tackling AI and literature.

Prices in dollars puts Argentines’ summer vacations in doubt

26-09-2023 15:33 When the sweltering summer arrives, many in Argentina flock to the Atlantic coast for their summer break. But with inflation eating away at spending power and prices now being listed in dollars, 'verano en la costa' is now out of reach for many.

Central Bank technical move slammed as ‘attack’ by Mercado Pago

26-09-2023 11:23 Technical measure by Argentina’s Central Bank provokes rare public rebuke by fintech arm of MercadoLibre.

Burford seeks to begin collecting US$16-billion Argentina judgment

25-09-2023 21:21 Litigation funder, which acquired claims of YPF ex-shareholders in 2015, seek permission from court begin collection efforts to satisfy a US$16-billion judgment over firm's expropriation, saying it is clear that Argentina had “no intention” of paying up.

Argentina is the world's most pet-rich country

24-09-2023 16:25 According to various surveys carried out to date, the vast majority of Argentines have at least one pet in their homes.

by Dante Gabriel Bogani Sandez

Pumas ready for 'battle of South America' after Samoa win

23-09-2023 09:08 Emiliano Boffelli scored 16 points as Argentina put their World Cup campaign back on track with a disciplined and composed 19-10 victory over erratic Samoa.

Will Mendoza be the bulldozer?

23-09-2023 05:03 Whichever way Mendoza goes, it will be the last throw of the dice before general election day on October 22.

by Michael Soltys

Who will wield the chainsaw?

23-09-2023 05:00 The marked reluctance of Peronist and Radical politicians to countenance anything that smacks of austerity has not made many Argentines better off. On the contrary, it is the main reason living standards for most have declined.

by James Neilson