News of economy

A robot oasis and billionaire’s playground in Argentina?

Today 07:02 Milei’s self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist libertarianism seems totally aligned with the idea of generating a robot oasis and a billionaire’s playground in Argentina.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Economy & Agriculture

Argentina pre-awards concession for strategic Paraná-Paraguay waterway

Yesterday 10:34 Government awards concession for dredging and buoy maintenance on the Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay waterway to consortium comprising Belgian company Jan De Nul and local firm Servimagnus.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Jan de Nul wins contract to dig Argentina’s US$10-billion waterway

Yesterday 10:25 Belgian dredger Jan de Nul NV and local partner Servimagnus SA win 25-year contract to upgrade Argentina's chief trade route in a concession overshadowed by accusations of Chinese influence.

ENERGY & GAS

Mercuria to acquire Raizen’s Argentina fuel assets in US$1.4-billion deal

04-06-2026 13:35 Global trading house Mercuria Energy Group Ltd has reached a deal to acquire one of Argentina’s biggest refineries and a network of hundreds of petrol stations from Brazil’s struggling Raizen SA.

RESERVES

Argentina’s dollar buying tops US$10 billion goal on export boom

04-06-2026 13:21 Argentina’s Central Bank has surpassed its US$10-billion target for dollar purchases, fuelled by a record crop harvest, an energy boom and a surge in debt issuance by provinces and local companies.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Milei promises tech firms new laws and ‘unregulated’ AI in Argentina

04-06-2026 13:18 President makes bold pitch in 'Financial Times' op-ed, promising to keep AI free from regulation in Argentina; Op-ed is latest in series of moves promoting Argentina as nation friendly to Artificial Intelligence.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

OECD warns of slower global growth, Argentina forecast holds

03-06-2026 23:53 Argentina's economy is still expected to expand by 2.8% next year, but OECD warns the Middle East conflict will weigh on global growth and drive up inflation.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Druckenmiller leads Wall Street’s return to Argentine stocks

03-06-2026 12:41 Foreign investors and major Wall Street banks exited their positions ahead of the 2025 election cycle – now they’re returning amid rumours of reclassification and market optimism.

IMF CRITICISM

IMF report notes concern over corruption, delay in asset declarations

02-06-2026 13:00 The International Monetary Fund’s last quarterly review of Argentina’s multi-billion-dollar loan deal urges a strengthening of anti-corruption policies and calls on Milei government officials to submit their asset declarations in a timely and proper manner.

by Ezequiel Orlando

ENVIRONMENT

Court clears implementation of Milei’s Glacier Law reform in Santa Cruz

02-06-2026 12:36 Appeals court overturns injunction in Santa Cruz Province, allowing Milei-backed mining reform to take effect while broader legal challenges continue.

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ to cut more staff across all government departments

02-06-2026 09:40 Deregulation tzar Federico Sturzenegger plans to keep the "chainsaw" running; Government plans fresh round of lay-offs across all departments.

“Efecto Messi”?

Milei government dismisses impact of World Cup on reserves

01-06-2026 15:41 The American dream versus local wallets – the most expensive sporting event in history arrives at a time of falling real wages and a cheap exchange rate in Argentina.

by Eugenia Muzio

LABOUR RIGHTS

Argentina added to list of world’s worst countries for workers’ rights

01-06-2026 12:19 Repression of workers' rights has deepened around the globe, even in "stable" countries, says world's largest trade union organisation; Argentina added to ITUC’s list of 10 worst countries for workers' rights, alongside nations like Belarus, Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey.

HEALTH

Foreign pharmaceutical firms to invest US$8bn, says government

31-05-2026 09:31 Ggovernment announces foreign-owned pharmaceutical companies plan to invest US$8 billion in clinical research in Argentina over the next six years; Little detail about companies or size of funding.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Breaking the bank

30-05-2026 05:56 Today the widespread acceptance of the inevitability of central banks is based on the belief that every nation has one. Almost inevitable, then, but desirable?

by Michael Soltys

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Choose your own Argentina

30-05-2026 05:27 Depending on which data you look at, you get a different Argentina. The main political question for the next year is whether the two Argentinas will begin to converge or drift further apart.

by Marcelo J. García

POLITICS & ECONOMY

‘Lower inflation, stronger growth’ on way, Milei tells investors

28-05-2026 21:55 President again lashes out at opposition and media in speech to investors; La Libertad Avanza leader calls on nation to “embrace the ideas of freedom and finally bury the ideas of populism.”

INVESTMENT DROUGHT?

OECD data shows Argentina ranks last in regional FDI rankings

28-05-2026 16:42 Report reveals that Argentina was Latin American economy that received the least foreign direct investment in 2025.

TRACKING INVESTMENT

Chau GPT? No trace of mega-billion-dollar AI project announced before elections

28-05-2026 15:59 In October 2025, a fortnight before Argentina's midterm elections, US tech company OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, signed a letter of intent to build a massive artificial intelligence data centre in Argentina’s Patagonia region. More than six months on, the project has not even been presented to the government.

by Agustina Bordigoni

DEBT & MARKETS

Argentine provinces tap global markets that sovereign avoids

28-05-2026 13:40 Provincial governments are tapping global bond markets at the fastest pace in nearly a decade

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei government sends lobbying transparency bill to Congress

28-05-2026 10:43 Argentina’s government sends four bills to lower house for debate, including its much-heralded ‘Super RIGI’ investment incentive scheme and the ‘Ley de Lobby,’ which would regulate management of private interests before public officials and force lobbyists to register.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei eases grip on peso as reserves hit seven-year high

27-05-2026 11:14 Central Bank reserves hit their highest level since 2019, giving President Javier Milei room to let the peso trade more freely.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Archbishop of Buenos Aires warns Argentina faces ‘social breakdown’

25-05-2026 16:01 Church leader urges dialogue and consensus in annual ‘Te Deum’ service as tensions grow over austerity, unemployment and political polarisation under Milei administration.

MINING & ENVIRONMENT

High in the Andes, Milei pushes Argentina’s copper revolution

23-05-2026 15:21 Argentina is accelerating copper extraction under President Javier Milei as investors pour in and fears grow over glaciers and water supplies.

EDITORIAL

Political waters

23-05-2026 05:47 The gratuitous political contamination of what should be a purely technical issue may bring needless complications.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Underneath it all

23-05-2026 05:32 The shift of wealth and population from the Greater Buenos Aires industrial belt to inland mining, farming, oil and gas is only now starting to be visible. Not all provinces are blessed with such natural resources, which could lead to new disparities arising alongside the old.

by Michael Soltys

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Milei announces cut in export duties for wheat, barley, soy

22-05-2026 17:26 Wheat and barley export duties will fall from 7.5 percent to 5.5 percent starting in June, soy reductions from January onwards; President tells agro-business leaders that he will reduce export duties to zero by 2028 – if he wins re-election next year.

CHAINSAW HITS DEFENCE

Lack of funds, low-paid soldiers leaves Armed Forces at a crossroads

22-05-2026 15:25 Latest round of public spending hits Defence Ministry; Argentina’s Army, Navy and Air Force are all stretched to the limit in operational terms; Underfunded and debt-ridden healthcare schemes, with those in uniform paid below the poverty line.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

IMF approves about US$1bn disbursement for Argentina in fresh win for Milei

22-05-2026 14:43 Executive board approved the funds after IMF staff finished the second review of Argentina’s US$20-billion debt deal.

IMF PROGRAMME

IMF board signs off on Argentina's latest review

22-05-2026 14:27 International Monetary Fund’s executive board signs-off on latest quarterly review and waivers; Imminent US$1-billion disbursement in fresh funds.

BONDS & MARKETS

Only in Argentina: Junk-rated bonds yield less than US treasuries

22-05-2026 14:10 Byzantine financial rules, like restrictions on lending and moving money overseas, are still creating distortions in Argentina’s capital markets.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

Argentina in talks to extend repo maturities beyond election

22-05-2026 13:52 President Javier Milei’s government is in talks with banks to collapse the three repos it negotiated since 2025 into a single one worth at least US$5 billion due in 2028 or later.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity rebounds: March data shows 3.5% jump

21-05-2026 16:57 Economic activity rebounded in March, increasing above analysts’ expectations; INDEC reports 3.5% growth from previous month, 5.5% improvement in annual comparison.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Eonomy picked up much more than expected in March

21-05-2026 16:46 Argentina’s economy rebounded much more than expected in March after a sharp slump in February.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei government secures lower house passage of 'Ley Hojarasca' deregulation law

21-05-2026 16:05 Deregulation bill received 138 votes in favour with 96 against and nine abstentions. It now heads to the Senate, where the government is seeking final approval.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Argentina’s surge in foreign reserves risks reigniting inflation

21-05-2026 14:33 The Milei administration's biggest policy achievement has been the taming of hyperinflation and the last thing officials want to see is for prices to start soaring again.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina's exports surge, trade surplus topped US$2.7 billion in April

20-05-2026 23:25 INDEC national statistics bureau releases latest trade figures, showing exports rose more than 33 percent to surpass US$8.9 billion last month.

defence & military

Argentina’s Navy signs agreement with US to boost South Atlantic vigilance

20-05-2026 17:07 Letter of intent signed this month aims at developing local capacities to patrol and control maritime spaces with a focus on illegal fishing.

Dredging bid row

KKR consortium warns White House of ‘bias’ in US$10bn Argentina auction

19-05-2026 21:30 A consortium of dredging companies backed by KKR & Co complains to Trump administration, alleging in unfair conditions in bidding process for pivotal contract in Argentina.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Empty shopfronts on rise in Buenos Aires as retail crisis deepens

19-05-2026 21:17 CAC chamber group reveals sharp increase in commercial properties available for rent in nation’s capital; Survey finds surge in rental listings and shuttered premises across City’s main shopping districts.

Interview

Luis Caputo predicts ‘Milei will win 2027 election by landslide in first round’

19-05-2026 11:05 Economy Minister Luis Caputo says President Javier Milei “will win the 2027 election by a landslide in the first round.”

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Vaca Muerta will ensure next president against currency crises

19-05-2026 10:28 Between the export boom of Vaca Muerta and annual agricultural contributions, an unprecedented amount of hard currency could be entering Argentina as from 2027. The next government would have, for the first time in many years, sufficient support to avoid runs on the currency and hyperinflation.

by Carlos Burgueño

Unrest in Bolivia

Latin American nations amp up their concerns over Bolivia unrest

18-05-2026 07:43 Latin American nations express growing concerns over shortages of crucial goods in Bolivia as unrest grips the country.

INVESTMENT & ENERGY

YPF seeks incentive programme for US$25-billion oil project

16-05-2026 10:43 YPF announces US$25-billion project to accelerate oil production – the largest investment since President Javier Milei took office.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Inflation as a false friend

16-05-2026 05:59 Inflation is rightly seen as the most malign tumour which can hit an economy but another way of expressing that might be to say that it grows on you like cancer.

by Michael Soltys

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Sturzenegger presses ahead with his war against ANMAT drug regulator

15-05-2026 10:33 Argentina’s deregulation and state transformation minister is locked in a conflict with oversight bodies. Among his main targets: the ANMAT food and drug regulatory agency.

POLITICS

Adorni projects business as usual – but the allegations keep coming

14-05-2026 21:00 Under-pressure Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni retains the backing of Javier and Karina Milei and is trying to return to his normal agenda. But revelations about his spending – and that of his relatives – continue to drip out.

INVESTMENT

Milei approves RIGI incentives for lithium mine expansion with China ties

14-05-2026 17:22 Milei’s government clears joint venture led by China’s Ganfeng Lithium Group to invest US$1.24 billion in an expansion of its mine in the province of Jujuy along with partners Lithium Argentina AG, which has US-listed shares, and state-owned JEMSE.

ANALYSIS

Inflation slowed in April for first time in 11 months

14-05-2026 16:54 Transport saw the biggest price increases with 4.4% on higher fuel costs, followed by education.

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

IMF to vote next week on Argentina’s review to unlock US$1 billion

14-05-2026 16:33 International Monetary Fund Board to approve latest quarterly review with Argentina next week, allowing the release of US$1 billion in fresh funds.

News of economy

A robot oasis and billionaire’s playground in Argentina?

Argentina pre-awards concession for strategic Paraná-Paraguay waterway

Jan de Nul wins contract to dig Argentina’s US$10-billion waterway

Mercuria to acquire Raizen’s Argentina fuel assets in US$1.4-billion deal

Argentina’s dollar buying tops US$10 billion goal on export boom

Milei promises tech firms new laws and ‘unregulated’ AI in Argentina

OECD warns of slower global growth, Argentina forecast holds

Druckenmiller leads Wall Street’s return to Argentine stocks

IMF report notes concern over corruption, delay in asset declarations

Court clears implementation of Milei’s Glacier Law reform in Santa Cruz

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ to cut more staff across all government departments

Milei government dismisses impact of World Cup on reserves

Argentina added to list of world’s worst countries for workers’ rights

Foreign pharmaceutical firms to invest US$8bn, says government

Breaking the bank

Choose your own Argentina

‘Lower inflation, stronger growth’ on way, Milei tells investors

OECD data shows Argentina ranks last in regional FDI rankings

Chau GPT? No trace of mega-billion-dollar AI project announced before elections

Argentine provinces tap global markets that sovereign avoids

Milei government sends lobbying transparency bill to Congress

Milei eases grip on peso as reserves hit seven-year high

Archbishop of Buenos Aires warns Argentina faces ‘social breakdown’

High in the Andes, Milei pushes Argentina’s copper revolution

Political waters

Underneath it all

Milei announces cut in export duties for wheat, barley, soy

Lack of funds, low-paid soldiers leaves Armed Forces at a crossroads

IMF approves about US$1bn disbursement for Argentina in fresh win for Milei

IMF board signs off on Argentina's latest review

Only in Argentina: Junk-rated bonds yield less than US treasuries

Argentina in talks to extend repo maturities beyond election

Economic activity rebounds: March data shows 3.5% jump

Eonomy picked up much more than expected in March

Milei government secures lower house passage of 'Ley Hojarasca' deregulation law

Argentina’s surge in foreign reserves risks reigniting inflation

Argentina's exports surge, trade surplus topped US$2.7 billion in April

Argentina’s Navy signs agreement with US to boost South Atlantic vigilance

KKR consortium warns White House of ‘bias’ in US$10bn Argentina auction

Empty shopfronts on rise in Buenos Aires as retail crisis deepens

Luis Caputo predicts ‘Milei will win 2027 election by landslide in first round’

Vaca Muerta will ensure next president against currency crises

Latin American nations amp up their concerns over Bolivia unrest

YPF seeks incentive programme for US$25-billion oil project

Inflation as a false friend

Sturzenegger presses ahead with his war against ANMAT drug regulator

Adorni projects business as usual – but the allegations keep coming

Milei approves RIGI incentives for lithium mine expansion with China ties

Inflation slowed in April for first time in 11 months

IMF to vote next week on Argentina’s review to unlock US$1 billion

Foreign pharmaceutical firms to invest US$8 billion, says Argentina's government

Nicolás Otamendi becomes latest world champion to sign for Argentina's River Plate

Aerolíneas Argentinas cuts special World Cup flights on fuel costs and low demand

Jan de Nul wins contract to dig Argentina’s US$10-billion waterway

Carlos 'Indio' Solari, cult hero of Argentine rock, dies aged 77

Calendario de ANSES: quiénes cobran sus haberes con aumento y aguinaldo antes del feriado del 15 de junio

Wachitas Bar: clausurado cuando ya era tarde y con un "dueño de la noche" que el Municipio no quiere nombrar

La mayor inversión minera de la Argentina importará una ciudad entera desde China

Murió el Indio Solari a los 77 años, líder de Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota e ídolo del Rock Nacional

Experto en derecho constitucional: “Si Milei se va de viaje, Villarruel puede firmar el nombramiento de Michelli”