News of argentina

Milei administration intensifies offensive against press

03-05-2025 10:23 President Javier Milei’s government is presenting the media and journalists to voters as the “new caste” and has decided to ramp up its attacks on reporters; New attack attempts to associate them with “lies” and “defamation,” with one online ally even calling for one journalist to be jailed.

by Pablo Varela

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Milei’s Macri mirror

03-05-2025 07:14 Javier Milei and Luis Caputo want the economy to be booming when the country goes to vote in October. The question is how much it will cost them – and the country.

by Marcelo J. García

As I see it

When the machines stop working

03-05-2025 07:00 A growing proportion of decisions that affect people will be made by artefacts that can be hacked either by individuals working for hostile regimes, religious zealots who disapprove of Western ways or mere mischief-makers who get a kick out of provoking turmoil.

by James Neilson

MEDIA & JOURNALISM

Milei severely damaging press freedom in Argentina, says watchdog

02-05-2025 11:16 Report by Reporters Without Borders NGO puts Argentina in 87th place – since Milei’s arrival in office, nation has dropped 47 places on annual global press freedom ranking.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: April 25 to May 1

01-05-2025 17:00 Our (almost a weekly) round-up of what you need to know about Argentina.

POLITICS

Transport secretary for chop as Milei government churn continues

01-05-2025 15:18 Franco Mogetta, linked to Córdoba Province Governor Juan Schiaretti, set to be latest official removed from President Milei’s administration.

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

The great debate

01-05-2025 09:39 The absurd multiplicity of 17 list-heading candidates for 30 City Legislature seats can be boiled down into a triangle of the PRO, libertarian and Peronist blocs, although this does not necessarily translate into only three candidates since others stand to make inroads.

by Michael Soltys

NEW MEASURES

Argentina eliminates export duties for thousands of manufactured goods

30-04-2025 21:34 President Javier Milei's government eliminates export duties for thousands of industrial products; Economy Minister Luis Caputo says tax levy was "affecting competitiveness" in announcement hailing the move.

STREAMING & SERIES

Netflix’s 'El Eternauta' echoes fight against tyranny, says Darín

30-04-2025 21:20 Ricardo Darín defends Buenos Aires from an alien attack in new Netflix series 'El Eternauta,' based on the legendary graphic novel written by Héctor Oesterheld and illustrated by Francisco Solano López.

POLITICS & LABOUR

Milei sets end of inflation timeline amid union unrest

30-04-2025 21:13 CGT stages pre-May Day march to reject austerity policies; President Milei declares his government “best in history,” vows end to inflation by mid-2026.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Restoring Xeneize to glory will take more than firing and hiring

30-04-2025 17:21 Until Juan Román Riquelme takes a long, honest look in the mirror and faces up to the real problems the club he presides over faces, the challenge of restoring the glory days appears to be beyond even the most accomplished of coaches in world football.

by Dan Edwards

STATE CARRIER

Aerolíneas Argentinas won’t be subsidised for first time since 2008

30-04-2025 16:48 Flagship airline Aerolíneas Argentinas won’t need state subsidies for the first time since the government nationalised the company almost two decades ago.

ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY

Fragmented field means little debate in City debate

30-04-2025 15:54 Seventeen candidates standing in Buenos Aires City Legislature elections on May 18; Debate delivers insults and crossed words, but little in the way of policy.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Savers buying up dollars after Milei lifts currency controls

30-04-2025 12:08 Savers are going back to the bank to buy dollars after President Javier Milei granted them complete freedom to do so.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

US, Argentina deepen ‘strategic’ ties as top military officer visits

29-04-2025 15:12 Alvin Holsey, head of United States Southern Command, meets President Milei as three-day trip to Buenos Aires begins; Admiral will also visit base in Ushuaia.

DECLASSIFICATION DRIVE

Declassified files show Nazi fugitive evaded capture for decade

29-04-2025 13:06 Despite being denounced in 1975, former Gestapo officer Walter Kutschmann evaded justice for a decade before his 1985 arrest in Argentina, records show.

Geopolitcs & trade

Xi is trying to turn world against US as Trump cuts trade deals

29-04-2025 11:03 Beijing officials are racing to turn foreign governments against the United States inside a 90-day window Trump has granted all nations — except China — to strike trade deals during a tariff reprieve.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Boca Juniors coach Fernando Gago sacked after Superclásico defeat

29-04-2025 10:57 Boca Juniors sack Fernando Gago, two days after the Xeneize slumped to a 2-1 defeat in the Superclásico to River Plate.

ELECTIONS 2025

PASO primaries suspended by Buenos Aires Province Legislature

28-04-2025 20:37 Buenos Aires Province Legislature votes to suspend the PASO primaries for this year’s midterm elections in the district.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Kicillof demands IMF probe into Georgieva's pro-Milei comments

28-04-2025 15:08 Buenos Aires Province governor and socialist lawmakers call for investigation after IMF chief’s controversial remarks that seemed to back Milei administration ahead of Argentina’s midterms.

COMMUNITY

Ronnie Scott laid to rest at British Cemetery

28-04-2025 15:07 Ronald David Scott remembered with “honour, respect and affection” at service at the British Cemetery in Chacarita.

by Michael Soltys

POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025

Divided right bolsters Peronism in City as Karina’s strategy put to test

28-04-2025 14:24 Polling firms put the Peronist ticket led by Leandro Santoro ahead in Buenos Aires City. Battle between Manuel Adorni and Silvia Lospennato will set tone for electoral year.

by Giselle Leclercq

DECLASSIFICATION DRIVE

Argentina opens up secret Nazi fugitive files to public

28-04-2025 12:19 On orders of President Javier Milei, General Archive of the Nation releases 1,850 files on activities of Nazi fugitives in Argentina; Files, now accessible to the public online, include details of banking operations, intelligence reports and more.

STATE & RELIGION

Church, Milei government play nice despite tensions, distrust

27-04-2025 20:35 Death of Pope Francis shines a spotlight on the relationship between Argentina’s religious leaders, the clergy and President Javier Milei’s government.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS

Hundreds of thousands mourn Pope Francis at Vatican funeral

26-04-2025 08:55 Coffin of Pope Francis laid to rest at the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for burial, following his funeral at the Vatican.

OBITUARY: POPE FRANCIS (1936-2025)

The Pope from the 'ends of the earth' called to 'repair' the Church

26-04-2025 05:00 Jorge Bergoglio enters history as the first American Pope. During his time heading the Catholic Church, he reformed Vatican governance, pushed for peace and reconciliation and guided the Church through some of the darkest moments in recent years, taking measures against child abuse by members of the clergy.

by Darío Silva D'Andrea

Editorial

More than a nation mourns

26-04-2025 05:00 Rest in peace Franciscus.

Analysing Argentina

The shepherd who lost his country

26-04-2025 05:00 Argentina electing Milei, just as an Argentine was running the Vatican on a unifying message, is as if John Paul II had seen his Polish compatriots vote for a version of Joseph Stalin, rather than Lech Wałęsa.

by Marcelo J. García

POPE FRANCIS (1936-2025)

Francis: The most important Argentine in history

26-04-2025 05:00 Monarchs, heads of state, religious leaders and the Catholic faithful will descend on the Vatican today in huge numbers as the world bids a final farewell to Pope Francis, the Flores-born kid who ascended to one of the powerful positions in the world.

by James Grainger

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: April 17 to 24

25-04-2025 16:16 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Peronist leaders accuse IMF chief of publicly backing Milei

25-04-2025 14:37 Axel Kicillof and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accuse IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva of publicly backing President Javier Milei's government ahead of key elections.

FUNERAL OF POPE FRANCIS

A simple funeral for Pope Francis becomes conduit to see Trump

25-04-2025 14:26 Funeral for Pope Francis risks being turned into high-profile stage for international diplomacy at a moment of geopolitical turmoil.

REMEMBRANCE

Everyone needs to go to Auschwitz-Birkenau

25-04-2025 14:00 At this potentially dark hour, the Holocaust should serve as a message of what could lie ahead, if we continue fan the flames of hatred and fear.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

FERIA DEL LIBRO 2025

Culture secretary heckled at inauguration of BA Book Fair

25-04-2025 13:21 Writers hold up signs bearing Osvaldo Bayer’s image as Culture Secretary Leonardo Cifelli is met with jeers at the opening of the 49th edition of the Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires.

BLOOMBERG REPORT

Loan to Trump-friendly Argentina went against IMF board concerns

25-04-2025 11:23 Argentina's new loan with the International Monetary Fund was granted despite raising red flags for many of the lender's top decision-markers.

ENERGY & GAS

JPMorgan, Citi among banks in talks for Argentina pipeline loan

25-04-2025 11:14 Money would fund Vaca Muerta Sur, featuring a pipeline running from Argentina’s shale heartland across northern Patagonia to the Atlantic coast.

FAITH & RELIGION

Argentina’s interfaith community celebrates Pope Francis

25-04-2025 11:01 Leaders of Judaism, Islam and several Christian denominations in Argentina poay tribute to Pope Francis’ "commitment to interfaith dialogue."

DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS

Sister Genevieve, French nun who broke protocol to see Pope's body

25-04-2025 10:09 Her image has gone round the world. Sister Geneviève broke protocol near Pope Francis’ coffin to remember the man he met following the murder of her aunt during Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship.

Francis & Football

Not so saintly behaviour at Pope’s beloved San Lorenzo

25-04-2025 09:04 An unseemly mess has broken out at Francis’ favourite football club – it is impossible to escape the irony that this storm broke right at the moment the Cuervos' most ardent fan finally passed on.

by Dan Edwards

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona was 'very difficult patient,' surgeon tells court during trial into death

24-04-2025 23:58 A doctor attending Diego Maradona a few weeks before his death said Thursday that the football star "was a very difficult patient."

Death of pope francis

How Argentina will say goodbye to Pope Francis

24-04-2025 21:41 Argentina will bid final farewell to Pope Francis with a Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, following vigils and pilgrimages to iconic places in the late pontiff’s life.

Death of Pope Francis

Vatican welcomes world leaders for farewell for Francis

24-04-2025 21:34 Some 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs to attend the funeral. Alongside Trump and Milei, they include Brazil President Lula, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Britain's Prince William.

Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires Book Fair returns with Middle East tint

24-04-2025 18:34 Forty-ninth edition of Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires returns to La Rural, running until May 12.

by Julia Malyszko

FUNERAL OF POPE FRANCIS

Pope's Argentine nephew donated tickets to travel to funeral

24-04-2025 15:48 Mauro Bergoglio, nephew of Pope Francis, says private donor had paid for him to travel to his uncle's funeral after the government failed to invite him to join officials travelling to Rome.

IMF SUPPORT FOR MILEI

Georgieva urges Argentina to ‘stay the course’ with economic reforms

24-04-2025 15:43 IMF holds firm on 5.5% growth forecast despite global risks and trade uncertainty.

Death of Pope Francis

Milei set for funeral of 'most important Argentine in history’

24-04-2025 15:10 Javier Milei hails “impressive leader” before departing on flight bound for Rome to attend the funeral of Argentine pontiff at the Vatican; Impossible not to attend “event of this magnitude,” says President.

LATE PONTIFF'S LEGACY

'Slum priests' take Pope's message to the poor

24-04-2025 11:18 The loss of Pope Francis has deeply affected the Catholic community worldwide, yet, priests from his hometown of Buenos Aires are keeping his legacy alive.

CURRENCY, FX POLICY

Peso will float freely, but it’s not yet time, says Bausili

24-04-2025 10:24 Argentina’s exchange rate will be fully liberalised “in time,” says Central Bank Governor Santiago Bausili at event in Washington.

MULTILATERALISM

IAEA chief Grossi voices interest in UN secretary-general post

24-04-2025 00:47 UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says he is "very seriously" considering a run to become UN secretary-general when the position opens up in 2027.