ECONOMY – ANALYSIS Argentina disinflation stalled despite strength of the peso Yesterday 10:52 Economists surveyed by Argentina’s Central Bank expect year-on-year inflation to plunge to 23% this year.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Is Donald Trump good for Argentina? Yesterday 07:40 Trump’s new transactional and short-term economic order overlaps with a new gangster-style and hyper-materialistic political order. by Jorge Fontevecchia
POLITICS Chaco and Milei’s electoral strategy for October Yesterday 07:36 Chaco shows that Milei is willing to seal alliances with the local political establishment — a.k.a. “the caste” — as it best suits them. And the Casa Rosada has leverage in this negotiation with the governors: cash. by Marcelo J. García
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Violence and institutional informality Yesterday 07:29 There are serious questions as to what happened on the streets outside Congress, but it clearly helped to distract the attention away from what was going on inside Congress and in the troubled port city of Bahía Blanca. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BEYOND THE HEADLINES The Ides of March Yesterday 07:21 While conspiracy theories are wildly fashionable in today’s world, accidents can also happen. by Michael Soltys
EDITORIAL Bahía Blanca as a wake-up call Yesterday 07:16 The devastation in Bahía Blanca should serve to sweep away any illusion that state responsibilities can be abdicated in the name of the laws of the market.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Consumer prices rose 2.4% in February, reveals INDEC 14-03-2025 18:11 Inflation inches up, rising 0.2 points from 2.2% recorded previous month; Prices up 2.4% in first two months of year, by 66.9% over last 12 months.
FALLOUT FROM PENSION PROTEST Milei promises jail for ‘sons of bitches’ who caused violence in protest 14-03-2025 16:43 President Javier Milei promises to jail the "sons of bitches" who provoke street riots after Wednesday’s protest by pensioners, supported by football fans, turned violent amid repression from security foces.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei boosts budget of SIDE intelligence services by 7.3 billion pesos 14-03-2025 09:14 More funds for discretionary “reserved spending” for intelligence services; Increase in intelligence funding comes just days after President promised funds for storm-hit Bahía Blanca.
VIOLENT PROTEST Journalist in critical condition after violent anti-Milei protest 13-03-2025 14:48 Police have released 114 of the 124 individuals arrested at Wednesday's pensioners protest outside Congress; Severely injured photojournalist Pablo Grillo recovers from a "life-saving" surgery after being shot by a projectile in the head.
CLASHES WITH SECURITY FORCES More than 120 detained, 20 injured as pensions protest turns violent 13-03-2025 01:54 Protesting pensioners joined by football supporters for anti-austerity demonstration; Security forces clash with hooligans; 124 detained and at least 20 injured in one of the most violent demonstrations against Milei’s austerity measures. by Zella Milfred
FOOTBALL & POLITICS Football fans put rivalries aside to stand up for pensioners 13-03-2025 00:39 As this week’s protest against President Javier Milei's government proves, supporters are willing to put aside their differences to fight a perceived injustice. by Dan Edwards
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei faces fresh protest from football club fans over austerity 13-03-2025 00:25 Weekly protest against President Javier Milei’s austerity against pensioners takes aggressive turn.
BAHÍA BLANCA DEVASTATION Milei pledges 200 billion pesos for Bahía Blanca after criticism 13-03-2025 00:20 President insulted during surprise visit to Bahía Blanca, deluge-stricken city devastated by last Friday’s storm; Milei announces US$184 million in funding, but local authorities say reconstruction could cost up to US$400 million.
TRAGEDY IN BAHÍA BLANCA Five days on, Milei travels to storm-hit Bahía Blanca 12-03-2025 15:21 President insulted during surprise visit to Bahía Blanca, city devastated by last Friday’s storm; Reconstruction could cost up to US$400 million, says local authorities.
ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY Argentines ditch dining out as Milei’s policies strengthen peso 12-03-2025 13:58 President’s self-titled “shock therapy” of economic policies are making the country’s currency so expensive it’s doubled dinner tabs at restaurants that were booming not so long ago.
‘ROUTINE PROCEDURE’? Questions asked of Milei over private jet’s arrival 12-03-2025 13:54 National government responds to journalistic report alleging order was given that private jet on which CPAC-linked US citizen travelled to Buenos Aires should not be inspected.
ECONOMY Surge in Argentine tourists fuels Chile retail earnings 11-03-2025 16:06 Argentina's strong peso encouraged 2 million people to travel to Chile last year, boosting earnings for retailers and airlines on the other side of the border.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UCA observatory says poverty rate reached 41.6% last year 11-03-2025 13:39 New report from respected poverty watchdog, which measures figure on a "multidimensional" basis rather than purely cash, warns of challenges facing Argentina. by Agustina Bordigoni
Tragedy in Bahía Blanca The politics of distance 11-03-2025 13:07 Not even a symbolic gesture of accompaniment at a time when the population feels abandoned. by Eduardo Reina
IMF DEBT PROGRAMME Milei issues decree to take new IMF deal through Congress 11-03-2025 09:55 President issues decree seeking green light from Congress to move forward with rejigged IMF agreement; Repayments would be pushed out over 10 years with a grace period of four and a half years.
NATURAL DISASTER Argentina declares national mourning as flood death toll hits 16 10-03-2025 11:47 President Javier Milei announces three days of national mourning and authorises 10 billion in emergency reconstruction aid after destructive flood leaves 16 dead, including two young sisters.
IMF DEBT TALKS Milei says IMF deal will wipe out inflation 09-03-2025 09:04 President Javier Milei says new IMF programme is a move to "exterminate inflation" in Argentina.
ANALYSING ARGENTINA Exit rigging, enter RIGI 08-03-2025 06:00 Argentina has, many times in its recent past, seen long-term sustainability ruined by short-term objectives. by Marcelo J. García
POLITICAL ANALYSIS Challenging Milei’s ‘iron triangle’ 08-03-2025 06:00 The Donald holds the keys to Milei’s future. by Agustino Fontevecchia
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Marcelo Longobardi: ‘Milei’s conduct with journalists identical to Kirchners’ 08-03-2025 06:00 Veteran reporter, radio presenter and host Marcelo Longobardi – whose incisive criticism led both the Kirchner and Milei governments to force him off the air – offers a critical analysis of the state of journalism in Argentina. by Jorge Fontevecchia
POLITICS & COURTS Supreme Court justices rule against nominee Ariel Lijo 07-03-2025 10:33 Supreme Court blocks Lijo’s request to take leave from his post as federal judge; García-Mansilla blocks request, Lorenzetti dissents.
MEDIA & JOURNALISM A 'mute' button for pesky reporters? Milei mulls new media rules 07-03-2025 10:10 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni says government is considering installing a "mute" button for press conferences and letting members of the public vote on who should gain access.
ABORTION RIGHTS Abortion access under threat amid ‘chainsaw’ cuts 07-03-2025 00:01 At a women's sexual health NGO in the town of Chivilcoy, abortion pills are handed out sparingly because of reduced state-sponsored supplies.
NEW IMF PROGRAMME ‘Devaluation not the solution,’ says Caputo on IMF deal 06-03-2025 22:27 End of April target set; Deal could include US$20 billion in funds, says Wall Street bank.
HEALTH & ECONOMY Milei government eliminates Argentina's national cancer institute 06-03-2025 21:15 In a statement, Argentina's Health Ministry announced the closure of the Instituto Nacional del Cáncer because of a "duplicity of tasks" and to have "greater control of actions."
TRADE WARS Trump changes tack on some tariffs, but steel, aluminium remain 06-03-2025 18:20 Mexico and Canada given grace period, but levies on imported metals and agricultural products look set to hit Argentina hard.
LIBERTARIAN CHAINSAWS Musk and Milei’s chainsaw maker is crafting another for Trump 06-03-2025 15:54 Mechanic Mariano ‘Tute’ Di Tella is delighted that the custom chainsaw he made for President Javier MIlei and Elon Musk caught the attention. Now, he's preparing a chainsaw for Donald Trump.
IMF DEBT TALKS Wall St sees Argentina getting up to US$20 billion in IMF deal 06-03-2025 00:01 Negotiations between Milei’s government and the IMF appear to be nearing the final stages.
IMF DEBT TALKS Adorni says Argentina aiming for new IMF loan deal by end April 05-03-2025 23:43 New deal with IMF "should be completed in the first four months of the year," Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni tells reporters.
ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY All the currency, capital controls Milei needs to end this year 05-03-2025 12:00 Javier Milei has taken several steps to ease restrictions during his first year in office, but he entered 2025 with few indications that there will be a quick unwinding of the rules.
ROYALTIES ROW Milei government deregulates collection of author’s royalties 05-03-2025 10:46 President Javier Milei government orders deregulation of the collection of authorship royalties in Argentina, whose processing was previously obliged to pass through a society for artists but can now be transmitted without intermediation.
POLITICS: CORRIDORS OF POWER Santiago Caputo’s consecutive errors, government accelerates campaign mode 05-03-2025 10:25 Run of missteps by Javier Milei’s star spin doctor causes problems for the President. by Ramón Indart
BILATERAL TRADE Trump says he is open to a trade deal with Argentina 04-03-2025 15:39 US President Donald Trump responds positively to question speculating over likelihood of US-Argentina free-trade deal.
Foreign policy & diplomacy Milei to visit Spain, make second trip to Israel 04-03-2025 14:49 President Javier Milei will travel to Tel Aviv on March 23, according to the government; La Libertad Avanza leader hopes to meet PM Netanyahu and ink memorandum on security and defence collaboration. by James Grainger
'CRYPTOGATE' SCANDAL Milei denies role in 'cryptogate' after 'pay for access' reports 03-03-2025 09:36 The La Libertad Avanza leader said he posted about the cryptocurrency in "good faith" and denies wrongdoing.
POLITICS & ECONOMY President to seek Congress support for IMF deal ‘in coming days’ 03-03-2025 09:03 Milei’s request to Congress is a key step because IMF agreements are required by law to be approved by legislative branch to be enacted.
CLASH AT CONGRESS BUILDING Top comms advisor Santiago Caputo aggressively confronts lawmaker 02-03-2025 15:34 President Javier Milei's top adviser Santiago Caputo accused of threatening and aggressively confronting UCR deputy Facundo Manes, who denounces "a government methodology designed to intimidate" and divert lawmakers from their institutional duties.
MERCOSUR TENSIONS Milei: Mercosur bloc ‘has only enriched Brazilian industrialists’ 02-03-2025 11:28 Argentina’s President Javier Milei declares in speech to Congress that Mercosur trade bloc has “only enriched Brazilian industrialists,” warning he will take his nation out of trade bloc if it prevents free-trade deal with United States.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Milei promises more cuts, says 'chainsaw' symbolises ‘change of era’ 02-03-2025 11:19 “We are the best government in Argentina’s history,” declares President, as he brushes off absences from opposition governors and deputies to hail his government’s economic measures and promise further “chainsaw” cuts lie ahead.
ANALYSIS Milei feels the heat of the $LIBRA scandal 01-03-2025 07:18 Milei is doubling down. Not only does he deny any wrongdoing, he’s also trying to push forward with his own agenda. by Agustino Fontevecchia
EDITORIAL Towards a supremo’s court 01-03-2025 06:27 Both the presidential Supreme Court nominees, Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla, present problems. These are rather simpler in the latter case.
As I see it Hail to the chiefs 01-03-2025 06:15 Much of the world is reverting to an older formula in which it is taken for granted that everything depends on the whims of a handful of big men. by James Neilson
Analysing Argentina Flooding the zone might drown the Milei administration 01-03-2025 05:24 The fragility of Argentina’s economy demands sobriety and steadiness — something that zone-flooders may lack as they attempt to sow confusion. by Marcelo J. García