News of economy ministry

DEBT & BONDS

Argentina not looking to tap global debt market, Caputo says

02-02-2026 14:22 Argentina doesn’t plan to sell bonds in global debt markets, says Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

JPMorgan courts Argentina by readily refilling stash of dollars

29-01-2026 16:08 JPMorgan’s ties to Argentina run deep — just look at Milei’s economic team.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Luis Caputo: ‘It’s possible Argentina will grow by up to 10% in 2026’

12-11-2025 12:57 Argentina’s economy minister says growth could reach five or six percent next year, but could rise as high as 10 percent should President Milei’s reform push be successful.

AGRICULTURE

Government extends agricultural emergency in key farming regions

12-11-2025 10:33 Milei government declares agricultural emergency in key farming areas; State of emergency issued by Economy Ministry for parts of provinces of Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires and Río Negro due to climatic impact on production.

ELECTION REPERCUSSIONS

Wall Street banks say Milei now has a chance to freely float peso

27-10-2025 17:57 Financial giants see a favourable scenario for Argentina to move towards a floating exchange rate for the peso and reignite a plan to rebuild reserves.

GOVERNMENT LIE

Milei government admits its audit of soup kitchens never existed

06-09-2025 10:22 Milei government acknowledges in an official document that it lied: audit that found that 50% percent of community kitchens were ‘phantom’ in fact never existed. Admission was made in response to request by deputy Natalia Zaracho.

public health crisis

Doctors resign from Health Ministry scheme over ‘dismantling’ of programmes

05-03-2025 16:59 Healthcare professionals working on Health Ministry programmes to tackle HIV, leprosy and tuberculosis resign en masse, stating: "We will not be part of a Ministry where essential programmes are unable to meet the basic obligations set by law."

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Foreign Ministry set to meet chainsaw after Mondino's failure to cut costs

05-11-2024 10:32 The now former foreign minister not only displeased President Milei, she also failed to cut costs. Mondino’s lack of budget-slashing means La Libertad Avanza’s chainsaw will now descend on the Palacio San Martín.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

Analysing Argentina

Milei’s magical thinking about a Trump victory

02-11-2024 07:38 Argentina — or Latin America, for that matter — will not be an immediate priority for any incoming US administration, though Milei may leverage his ideological rapport with a potential President Trump.

by Marcelo J. García

HEALTHCARE & ECONOMY

Workers launch vigil to save mental health hospital from cutbacks

08-10-2024 17:31 President Javier Milei’s chainsaw hits Bonaparte Hospital in Parque Patricios; Workers stage vigil against alleged “closure” of hospital as Health Ministry states “restructuring process” has begun.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Caputo’s number two at Economy Ministry quits government

17-06-2024 16:09 Economic Policy secretary Joaquín Cottani resigns for personal reasons; Likely replace is Argentine-born Chilean economist José Luis Daza, who worked with Luis Caputo at JP Morgan and Deustche Bank.

POLITICS

Officials close ranks behind Pettovello as pressure builds

06-06-2024 20:51 Leading figures in government close ranks behind embattled Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello; President Milei backs ‘best minister in history’ as foodstuffs scandal rumbles on.

EXPIRED FOOD SCANDAL

Expired food scandal: a chronology of hunger which the government sought to silence

06-06-2024 14:41 Human Capital Ministry’s missteps over more than millions of kilos of food held back at warehouses has exploded into scandal. Audits galore, dismissals, denunciations and an official communiqué overtaken by the facts.

INTERVIEW

Ex-Energy and Mining secretary Flavia Royón: 'RIGI is necessary’

06-06-2024 00:50 Former Energy & Mining secretary in Alberto Fernández and Javier Milei governments says RIGI investment incentive scheme is “necessary to develop LNG, hydrogen and mining projects.”

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Colombia expels Argentine diplomats amid row with Milei

28-03-2024 01:22 Colombia orders expulsion of Argentine diplomats after President Javier Milei describes his counterpart Gustavo Petro as a "terrorist" and "murderer."

News of economy ministry

Argentina not looking to tap global debt market, Caputo says

JPMorgan courts Argentina by readily refilling stash of dollars

Luis Caputo: ‘It’s possible Argentina will grow by up to 10% in 2026’

Government extends agricultural emergency in key farming regions

Wall Street banks say Milei now has a chance to freely float peso

Milei government admits its audit of soup kitchens never existed

Doctors resign from Health Ministry scheme over ‘dismantling’ of programmes

Foreign Ministry set to meet chainsaw after Mondino's failure to cut costs

Milei’s magical thinking about a Trump victory

Workers launch vigil to save mental health hospital from cutbacks

Caputo’s number two at Economy Ministry quits government

Officials close ranks behind Pettovello as pressure builds

Expired food scandal: a chronology of hunger which the government sought to silence

Ex-Energy and Mining secretary Flavia Royón: 'RIGI is necessary’

Colombia expels Argentine diplomats amid row with Milei

Videla’s confession: Reconstructing the dictatorship

The 24th of March

50 tales for 50 years: New book collects personal stories of dictatorship’s crimes

Football and memory: the dictatorship’s shadow on the game

Milei says Argentina can 'guarantee Europe's energy security' during CPAC speech in Hungary

A cuánto cotiza el dólar hoy, lunes 23 de marzo de 2026

El Gobierno busca reducir la planta de empleados del Estado en un 10 por ciento en 2026

Feriado del 24 de marzo: cómo funcionarán subtes, trenes y colectivos en Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Feriado del 24 de marzo: cómo funcionarán los bancos y cuáles son las alternativas

Bartolomé Abdala: "Confío en que Adorni va a dar todas las explicaciones que tenga que dar"