AS I SEE IT Consumer prices trump geopolitics 18-07-2026 07:26 Like its counterparts in most other countries, the US electorate is more interested in consumer goods than in geopolitical questions that, sooner or later, could have devastating consequences. by James Neilson
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.
ENERGY & GAS Argentina to maintain petrol prices in shift for free-market Milei 02-04-2026 12:11 Argentina’s state-run energy firm YPF SA will keep petrol prices at the pump steady for 45 days, says state energy firm's CEO Horacio Marín.
SELf-SERVICE FUEL Unions warn new self-service fuel pump rules will mean job losses 30-01-2025 16:55 President Javier Milei’s government issues decree allowing self-service fuel pumps at service stations across Argentina; Union warns as many as 70,000 jobs could be lost.