Utilities on rise Electricity bills in Buenos Aires metro region to soar up to 150% 16-02-2024 11:06 Huge hikes announced by Energy Secretary Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillo; Monthly updating to kick in from April, but new rates will begin imminently.
congress & politics Congress spars over Milei’s sweeping omnibus reform bill 12-01-2024 15:11 Government indicates it is open to making concessions as elements of proposed legislation are taken out, despite president’s “all-or-nothing” vow.
BILLS, BILLS, BILLS Argentina to issue 20,000-peso bills as inflation eclipses 211% 12-01-2024 09:55 Argentina is preparing to offer larger denomination peso bills in an attempt to simplify daily transactions.
President on reform bid 'Useful idiots' – Javier Milei lashes out reform critics 08-01-2024 13:09 President Javier Milei has branded his opponents "useful idiots" for their criticism of his sweeping decree that amends more than 300 laws and regulations.
POLITICS Court suspends Milei’s labour reforms, dealing president a setback 04-01-2024 00:51 President Javier Milei suffered his first judicial setback on Wednesday as the national labour appeals court suspended a key portion of his emergency mega-decree.
SPECIAL SESSIONS Congress opens debate on Milei's bills to complement sweeping decree 26-12-2023 16:23 Congress opened special sessions on Tuesday as debate opened on a series of bills designed to complement Javier Milei’s sweeping economic deregulation mega-decree.
Congress & Politics One by one: the bills Milei is sending to Congress for special sessions 24-12-2023 13:40 President Javier Milei, who has summoned lawmakers for special sessions starting December 26, will send 11 bills to Congress, including reforms to income tax and double taxation rules.
MEGA-REFORM PACKAGE Milei unveils broad reforms to liberalise Argentina's economy 21-12-2023 11:36 Javier Milei announces sweeping reforms to reduce the hand of the state in Argentina’s economy in a bold political move that’s likely to face pushback in Congress and courts.
MILEI’S REFORM PACKAGE Milei's top 30: Economic reforms outlined by president in speech 20-12-2023 23:58 President Javier Milei outlines 30 key reforms he proposes to deliver in a sweeping reform blitz aimed at deregulating Argentina's economy and modifying labour and rent legislation.
'CADENA NACIONAL' BROADCAST President outlines chainsaw deregulation plan for economy 20-12-2023 22:38 President plans to strike down or modify at least 300 pieces of “collectivist” legislation that he claims have “impeded, hindered an stopped” the country’s growth.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Milei should dollarise Argentina at once, says man who did it in Ecuador 13-09-2023 14:15 Francisco Zalles, one of the few economists in world with experience of introducing dollarisation, is gung ho about libertarian frontrunner’s plan. Do it, and do it quick, he says.
BILLS, BILLS, BILLS Central Bank approves higher denomination 2,000-peso bill 02-02-2023 17:43 Monetary authority approves move to accommodate the needs of banks and shopkeepers; More than eight billion banknotes in circulation in Argentina, with inflation eating away at value of each.
Bloomberg Banks need more vault space to store piles of pesos 19-01-2023 03:02 Peso bills are depreciating so quickly that banks are running out of space to store bank notes.
Congress & Politics Lawmakers head for early recess, leaving a host of pending bills 29-12-2022 00:10 With little chance of congressional activity resuming in the immediate future, Argentina's lawmakers are heading off for recess, leaving a host of bills pending.
CURRENCY WOES Tourists pay with wads of cash as inflation nears 100% 27-10-2022 16:04 Paying with cash is becoming increasingly cumbersome in Argentina as inflation gallops toward 100%.
Bloomberg Argentine bond rebound stalls as new minister faces a mountain to climb 18-08-2022 16:53 Initial market confidence in Sergio Massa has faltered. New “super” minister must prove he can turn his promises to slow inflation into reality, as debt rebound decelerates.