News of economy

Milei vows ban on funding public spending with monetary issuance

09-08-2025 11:36 President puts emphasis on fiscal discipline measures in national broadcast, pairing a ban on monetary financing with plans to punish lawmakers for approving deficit budgets.

The (wrong?) assumption that energy and mining will save Argentina

09-08-2025 06:35 President Javier Milei’s economic programme relies heavily on the prospects of Argentina massively increasing its exports in the coming years. But projections work better on paper than in reality.

by Marcelo J. García

Milei vetoes pension increases in bid for fiscal balance

04-08-2025 17:48 President Javier Milei vetoes a law approved by Congress to increase pensions for the elderly and the disabled.

IMF relaxes Argentina’s reserves target by US$5 billion in 2025

02-08-2025 19:25 IMF offers President Javier Milei's government breathing room on a key benchmark target, making it easier for the country to continue with its US$20-billion funding programme. 

The secrets of Leonardo Scatturice, Milei’s lobbyist in Washington

29-07-2025 07:20 The murky past of the millionaire former spy behind the unchecked luggage flight. A key link between Javier Milei and Donald Trump, with ties to airline Flybondi and top presidential advisor Santiago Caputo.

by Rodis Recalt

Challenging overfishing: The craft fishers of Peninsula Valdés

26-07-2025 06:02 At Península Valdés in Argentina’s south, a group of artisanal fishers practise a daily craft which runs counter to the voracity of extractive industry. From a fishing province, they are rescuing a trade requiring patience and risk in a protected area many today view as under threat. A look at it’s like to work in a North Patagonian gulf, in crystal-clear waters, where whales follow motorboats as dogs run after the wheels of a lorry.

Economy contracted in May for third time in 2025

21-07-2025 16:52 Argentina’s economy contracted in May for the third time this year, according to government data.

Boom or broke: Milei’s shake up splits nation along financial lines

21-07-2025 06:20 One half travels overseas and shops, but the other half of the country can't pay the bills – welcome to Javier Milei’s Argentina.

The risks of the Milei government’s economic plan

17-07-2025 10:03 Macroeconomic order and disinflation alone do not guarantee long-term sustainability.

by Luis Secco

Trump backs Argentina in legal bid to suspend YPF share handover

16-07-2025 12:42 US government to file amicus brief supporting halt against Preska ruling during appeal process; Trump administration shows support for Milei government.

Milei celebrates as June inflation data hints at stabilistation

14-07-2025 20:02 Inflation last month only slightly up at 1.6%, barely up on last month; Consumer prices rose 15.1% in the first half of the year, up almost 40% over the last 12 months, INDEC reveals.

Monthly inflation in Argentina inches up but remains low

14-07-2025 19:49 June inflation came in at 1.6%, slightly up from May's 1.5%, which had been the lowest rate in five years, the INDEC national statistics bureau said.

Argentina appeals US court order to hand over YPF shares

10-07-2025 19:25 Argentina has appealed a US judge's ruling ordering it to hand over 51% of the shares of the oil company YPF to settle a US$16.1 billion debt.

Trump’s Brazil tariffs risk upending trade from coffee to beef

10-07-2025 17:16 US President Donald Trump’s unexpected move to threaten a 50 percent tariff on Brazil risks roiling global commodity markets, disrupting trade on everything from beef to coffee.

Trips to Miami or living month-to-month – Argentina’s ‘rift’ hits consumers

09-07-2025 16:34 The disparity in purchasing power in Argentina has accentuated in the past year, according to a private study. One sector travels to Miami and the other can’t make it to the end of the month. What happened?

Milei's approval rating holds as Argentines worry more about jobs

08-07-2025 15:39 Milei’s approval rating and positive image remains well above domestic peers even as Argentines became increasingly worried about the job market.

Milei hurt by yet another time bomb

05-07-2025 07:34 A New York judge has ordered the government to hand just over half the shares in YPF to a vulture fund that had purchased the rights of companies harmed by the cack-handed takeover of the oil firm in 2015.

by James Neilson

YPF: How a firm was purchased with its own money, ending in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit

04-07-2025 08:56 The Eskenazis family entered into YPF thanks to Néstor Kirchner without placing a dollar. The Grupo Petersen purchased shares with the promise to pay with the dividends. More than a decade on, the case in the US courts.

Milei urges Mercosur to pursue greater trade openness at summit

03-07-2025 11:58 President Javier Milei urges Mercosur partners to push for greater trade openness within the bloc as he opened a summit in Buenos Aires.

Mercosur, European EFTA bloc conclude talks on free-trade deal

02-07-2025 19:10 Mercosur and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) close negotiations over a free-trade agreement.