News of manufacturing

Argentina’s critical-minerals boom comes with a choice

12-09-2026 04:36 Milei’s RIGI regime has attracted major investment. The challenge is turning a resource boom into something that lasts.

INDUSTRIAL WOES

Industrial woes fuel debate over Milei’s economic model

10-09-2026 00:01 Argentina’s manufacturers are shedding jobs and closing plants, fuelling debate over the economic costs of government’s reforms.

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.

economy

Milei opens door to electric cars as Musk's Tesla firms up arrival plans

20-07-2026 14:10 Argentina’s car market is undergoing a silent but fast-moving revolution. While the world's most eccentric mobility brand, Elon Musk’s Telsa, prepares for its arrival in the national market, the landscape has already been transformed by new Asian giants.

by Eugenia Muzio

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Exports boom but households struggle as INDEC posts 2.3% growth

24-06-2026 13:14 GDP rose 2.3% in the first quarter of 2026 year-on-year, driven by exports and extractive industries, but unemployment is up, bank defaults have hit a 20-year high and manufacturing is contracting.

CHINA & ARGENTINA

On Argentina’s side of the Andes, Beijing builds a city for 5,000 miners

11-06-2026 18:54 Lundin Mining-BHP copper mining project in San Juan Province is moving ahead with unprecedented infrastructure work, but the construction of a modular complex in the Andes for thousands of workers has put national industries on alert.

by Eugenia Muzio

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Another decline for industrial output and construction activity in April

10-06-2026 12:15 Construction fell 4% and manufacturing 2.1% from March, while most industrial sectors recorded year-on-year declines.

ECONOMICS OF FOOTBALL

Messi plushies see roaring trade as China firms get World Cup 2026 boost

10-06-2026 11:42 Sellers in China are betting on the country's lucrative fan market for a big World Cup boost.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Industry slumps for eighth month running

14-04-2026 10:32 INDEC data show manufacturing in prolonged contraction, with sharp falls in autos, machinery and textiles; Economists warn recovery hinges on consumption and investment rebound.

FEATURE

Milei’s labour reform runs up against reality of struggling steel towns

19-02-2026 18:13 President Javier Milei promises his flagship labour reform is the next step in his effort to remake the economy. Few places need that more than Villa Constitución, making it a barometer of the change ahead.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy shrank more than expected after midterms

21-01-2026 21:43 Economic activity fell 0.3% from October, INDEC said Wednesday, after 0.4% decline in October. Economic activity also shrank 0.3% compared with same month of previous year.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina construction posts largest monthly drop of 2025

09-01-2026 09:03 Argentina’s construction sector posted its largest monthly decline of last year after crucial midterm elections, with activity down 4.1% in November compared to October.

Corporate defaults

Milei’s FX reforms spur worst corporate default wave since 2020

12-08-2025 15:21 Javier Milei’s reforms are fuelling the worst streak of corporate defaults since the pandemic.

News of manufacturing

Argentina’s critical-minerals boom comes with a choice

Industrial woes fuel debate over Milei’s economic model

Industry leaders urge Milei to boost production, call for assistance

Milei opens door to electric cars as Musk's Tesla firms up arrival plans

Exports boom but households struggle as INDEC posts 2.3% growth

On Argentina’s side of the Andes, Beijing builds a city for 5,000 miners

Another decline for industrial output and construction activity in April

Messi plushies see roaring trade as China firms get World Cup 2026 boost

INDEC: Industry slumps for eighth month running

Milei’s labour reform runs up against reality of struggling steel towns

Economy shrank more than expected after midterms

Argentina construction posts largest monthly drop of 2025

Milei’s FX reforms spur worst corporate default wave since 2020

Milei moves to professionalise Argentina’s intelligence service

Study: Scrapping Argentina's PASO primaries saved just US$9.5 million

Messi set for 'one last dance' with Argentina in international friendly match

Argentina’s YPF says close to signing more LNG sales contracts

Lula and Bolsonaro in dead heat ahead of Brazil vote, polls show

Cómo será el túnel subacuático que promete marcar un hito histórico en la integración territorial de Argentina y Chile

Récord de nieve en la ladera occidental de la Cordillera de los Andes: superó los 10 mil kilómetros cuadrados en agosto

Qué es el Túnel de Agua Negra: la tuneladora que perforará la Cordillera de los Andes para unir San Juan con Chile

La Justicia rechazó un pedido de Cristina Kirchner contra el embargo de sus bienes

Luis Secco: “Prefiero a Kicillof antes que a Massa con Cristina, pero le digo a mis clientes que soy optimista más allá de quien gobierne"