News of economy

Inflation in City slowed to 1.7% in August

Yesterday 16:40 Price hikes in the capital slowed for the first time in two months; Deceleration offers potential early read ahead of Thursday's national data from INDEC.

ECONOMIC WOES

Six in 10 people in Argentina’s poorest areas borrow to eat

Yesterday 14:29 Borrowing has ceased to be the exception and become the norm, says report by Instituto Periferias.

MALVINAS CLAMPDOWN

Milei-allied real-estate mogul defends his Malvinas investment

07-09-2026 17:55 Eduardo Elsztain, one of Argentina’s most influential business executives, breaks ground to defend his investment strategy in the Malvinas Islands

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Worthy of their higher?

05-09-2026 00:40 Milei’s government seems so grateful that unemployment has not risen dramatically, despite drastic austerity, that they’ve apparently settled for the falling productivity and job quality accompanying the relatively stable employment levels.

by Michael Soltys

As I see it

Time to batten down the hatches

05-09-2026 00:09 Economists and financiers are not the only people who suspect that bad times are in the offing. The “rules-based order” underpinned by the US is falling apart.

by James Grainger

FEATURE

Cartoneros face an uncertain future in Buenos Aires

04-09-2026 13:45 The cartoneros emerged from Argentina’s 2001 crisis and became a key part of Buenos Aires waste management network. But City Hall looks to private contractors, tighter enforcement and technology, thousands of informal recyclers fear they are being pushed out.

by David Sorbaro in Buenos Aires

INDUSRY

Industry leaders urge Milei to boost production, call for assistance

02-09-2026 17:13 Industrialists call for tax cuts, cheaper energy and greater access to credit; Manufacturing output on decline with jobs lost across sector.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei’s social media machine is starting to misfire

02-09-2026 10:25 Javier Milei has described himself as “a product of social media,” but his online support is in decline. The president's online machinery is laying bare the challenges facing his re-election bid next year.

ANALYSIS

Uruguay’s push to de-dollarise boosted by new money market funds

01-09-2026 12:08 Investors in Uruguay are parking more of their wealth in peso-denominated money market funds and government bonds, adding momentum to the nation's push to reduce its dependence on the dollar.

OIL & GAS

Asia refiners scoop up Argentine oil as Iran war hits supply

31-08-2026 17:53 Processors in Japan, South Korea and China bought Argentina’s Medanito oil in recent weeks.

BILATERAL TRADE DEAL

Trump administration urges Milei to advance US-Argentina trade deal

31-08-2026 17:10 Washington wants Argentina to move ahead with parliamentary ratification as trade between two nations soars.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

South American producers fret over new rivals from EU trade deal

31-08-2026 08:55 Producers in Mercosur nations concerned fiercer competition from European goods at home.

EDITORIAL

Innocence and banks

29-08-2026 06:10 Which comes first, the internal or the external debt?

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Multiplying options

29-08-2026 06:08 Polarisation is far from inevitable when at least half of the 60-plus percent discontented with the current course of events are equally averse to a return to Kirchnerism.

OIL & GAS

Vaca Muerta LNG project secures US$900-million international loan

29-08-2026 05:30 Consortium involving Pan American Energy (PAE), YPF and Pampa Energía, along with international partners, closes a key project finance deal; Funding unlocked to build the pipeline that will carry Vaca Muerta gas to export terminals on the Atlantic coast.

by Eugenia Muzio

IN FOCUS

Peter Thiel becomes anti-Milei rallying cry for Argentina’s left

28-08-2026 15:11 In Argentina, Peter Thiel has become an avatar for the left’s charge that President Javier Milei is putting the country up for sale.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Judicial joy for Milei, Mercosur-EFTA deal wins backing

27-08-2026 21:45 Upper chamber backs naming of Pablo Bertuzzi and Pablo Yadarola to key strategic benches, along with 67 judicial appointments in total.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Deputies back Milei’s push to reform Central Bank charter

26-08-2026 23:03 Louse house lawmakers back Milei's bid to bar the Central Bank from printing money to fund the Treasury, bill now moves to Senate; Opposition deputies brand reform a "scam" designed to entrench Governor Santiago Bausili.

ANALYSIS – SHOCK THERAPY

Milei’s magic fades on Argentina’s slowing economic recovery

26-08-2026 13:07 President Javier Milei’s Economists and analysts say economic revival is sputtering, with the recovery not only fading but becoming increasingly uneven.

ANALYSIS

Argentina’s ‘lost decade’ – formal private employment still at 2016 levels

25-08-2026 18:15 Companies have cut back on their hiring and the search for staff has fallen to its lowest levels in the past year; Surveys warn about an advance of jobs with less labour law protections.

by Gabriel Zorrilla

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Argentina's exports set to top US$100 billion this year, LCG says

25-08-2026 12:33 Argentina’s exports could clear the US$100-billion mark this year; Trade surplus, LCG says, will top US$20 billion – almost double last year's total.

economy

Trump fails to loosen China’s economic grip on Latin America

24-08-2026 14:40 For all Washington's political pressure, the economic dimension of Trump’s so-called Donroe Doctrine remains unfulfilled. Economic ties with China, have in general, not been affected.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The ‘uncanny valley’ theory meets Milei and Cerimedo

22-08-2026 06:28 The reality of the Milei administration’s near three years in office is even more bizarre than expected.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

EDITORIAL

March of the trolls

22-08-2026 05:54 Perhaps the most significant development is the government’s implied admission of economic stagnation for the first time when almost two-thirds of the year is over, accompanying a cautious relaxation of monetary policy.

economic indicators

INDEC data shows economy improved in June after uneven first half of year

20-08-2026 20:11 Mining and agriculture drive growth but economists warn the recovery remains uneven and should be viewed with caution.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy expanded faster than expected in June

20-08-2026 18:56 Economic activity grew more than expected in June, offering fresh signs of momentum; Mining sector led growth on an annual basis, followed by agriculture.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Impatient savers are hindering Milei’s lending push

20-08-2026 13:09 Certificate deposits in pesos from the private sector – including individuals and companies – are growing. Yet the maturity of those savings is shrinking.

ENERGY & GAS

Hamm’s Continental to buy 50% of Mercuria Argentina oil firm

20-08-2026 12:44 Billionaire shale pioneer Harold Hamm’s Continental Resources signs agreements to buy half of Argentine shale oil firm Phoenix Global Resources, owned by Mercuria Energy Group.

OIL & GAS

Continental, Geopark among bidders for Argentina shale blocks

20-08-2026 09:10 Interest amid Argentina’s largest offering of exploration licences in more than a decade.

POLITICS & PRIVATISATIONS

Argentina opens 50-year bidding process for Belgrano Cargas concession

19-08-2026 23:39 Economy Minister Luis Caputo confirms national and international tender for privatisation of Belgrano, San Martín and Urquiza freight lines for half a century; Rules barring state-controlled bidders seen as targeting Chinese rail operators, local media reports.

JOBS & EMPLOYMENT

Surging unemployment is Milei’s biggest political threat

19-08-2026 09:56 For a second straight year, the economy is growing yet employment is falling in the formal sector. Only one province, Neuquén, has added businesses during Milei’s tenure.

PERSONAL FINANCES

How families in Milei's Argentina sank deep into debt

18-08-2026 09:50 Stagnant incomes, coupled with a cost of living crisis, have nudged household finances in Javier Milei’s Argentina to the brink.

ENERGY & GAS

Shale driller Vista Energy jumps as Peter Thiel logs stake

17-08-2026 14:14 Shares in Vista Energy, Argentina’s top oil exporter, jump after tech billionaire Peter Thiel reports a sizeable stake in the company.

Editorial

Economic conundrums

15-08-2026 07:00 The Milei administration has yet to square the circle of taming inflation without recession.

CENTRAL BANK

Argentina eases post-2001 dollar loan curbs to boost economy

14-08-2026 09:18 President Javier Milei’s government seeks to boost credit and economic activity by easing longstanding restrictions on dollar lending.

ENERGY & GAS

‘Argentina LNG’ – YPF confirms massive US$51-billion RIGI production plan

13-08-2026 19:58 State energy firm announces largest RIGI scheme investment to date, worth over US $50 billion; Project envisages massive export of liquefied natural gas from Vaca Muerta, backed by ENI and XRG.

GEOPOLITICAL ROW

US ambassador warns Argentina over Chinese firms in Vaca Muerta

13-08-2026 17:10 Trump envoy Peter Lamelas says Chinese involvement in strategic sectors “will not help attract foreign investors” to Argentina’s shale oil and gas hub.

ANALYSIS

Inflation edged up last month on winter holidays

13-08-2026 17:00 Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces companies without earnings in dollars will now be able to borrow greenbacks.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation ticks up slightly, rising to monthly 2.1%

13-08-2026 16:05 Consumer prices rose 2.1% in July, lifting annualised inflation figure to 33.8%; July figure slight acceleration on 1.9% recorded previous month.

MINISTER SPEAKS

Caputo says ‘Argentina has been laid waste over last 25 years’

12-08-2026 17:08 Economy minister claims nation must be “rebuilt” after quarter-century of devastation; Flags arrival of new investment, talks up President Milei’s potential re-election during speech at Córdoba Stock Exchange.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei eases cash crunch to reignite economic growth

12-08-2026 14:02 Milei administration starting to shift its focus from solely crushing inflation to a more balanced approach.

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Milei limits free hospital care for foreigners in Argentina

12-08-2026 12:59 Non-resident foreigners will have to pay for non-urgent care at federal hospitals or show proof of health insurance; Government says the measure targets “medical tourism.”

BEEF EXPORTS

USDA says Argentine beef that missed inspection is recalled

12-08-2026 11:10 Nearly 30,000 pounds of Argentine beef that wasn’t fully inspected before being distributed in Texas and Florida are being recalled.

Analysing Argentina

Quintela and the Peronists; Weird scarecrow strategy

08-08-2026 19:31 Most Argentines are telling pollsters that they would like something to change next year. But polls measuring voting intention still have Milei either in the lead or neck-and-neck with his main opponent.

by Marcelo J. García

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Tears for fears and arrears

08-08-2026 19:18 A country historically living beyond its means is now a question of some of its families living beyond their means. Or so President Milei would like to see it.

by Michael Soltys

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Milei’s weeks of fury

08-08-2026 19:16 Milei is following Trump’s lead, trying to erode Lula’s position ahead of the consequential vote scheduled for October 4.

ENERGY & GAS

China alleges US meddling as Huawei courts Vaca Muerta

07-08-2026 15:11 US officials threaten to deny or revoke US visas for directors of power distributor CALF in Neuquén Province if they went ahead with Huawei deal.

AVIATION & AIR TRAVEL

Discount airline Flybondi ghosts Boeing, slashes 75% of flights

06-08-2026 14:21 Low-cost airline Flybondi is on the brink of collapse, eight months after an ally of President Milei promised to invest US$1.7 billion in an attempted turnaround of the decade-old carrier.