FEATURE ‘Los chachos’: La Rioja launches currency to offset Milei’s shock therapy 03-09-2024 15:48 The remote province of La Rioja has created its own currency, the chacho, as an alternative to the peso to try to revive its moribund economy.
SOCIETY Incarcerated reap benefits of in-prison university education scheme 31-08-2024 06:08 University education programmes in prisons deliver inmates a brighter future and help reduce recidivism. Journalist Jesús Cabral is just one who has reaped the rewards of the innovative CUSAM in-prison education project. “I’ve had many moments of crisis since I got out, but I haven’t reofferend,” he explains. by Josefina Salomon
OIL & GAS YPF chooses Río Negro, not Buenos Aires Province, for new LNG plant 31-07-2024 17:46 Bahía Blanca was one of the areas being considered to house the ambitious project which will require between US$30 billion and US$50 billion; Decision is a major blow for nation's most populous region.
CRYPTOCURRENCY PROJECT Buenos Aires Province imposes sanction on Worldcoin 26-07-2024 17:42 Buenos Aires Province authorities have fined the company founded by Sam Altman, co-creator of ChatGPT. They aim at the lack of protection of sensitive biometric data.
LITHIUM IN LATIN AMERICA New lithium plant inaugurated in Salta Province 03-07-2024 22:41 French mining group Eramet and its Chinese partner Tsingshan inaugurate new lithium exploitation plant, an investment worth US$870 million.
COURTS Ex-Tucumán governor handed 16 years for rape, sexual assault 18-06-2024 22:40 Former provincial governor and senator sentenced to 16 years and lifetime ban from holding political office; Found guilty of rape and sexual abuse of his ex-aide, a distant relative who worked for him as an advisor between 2017 and 2018.
MINING Mendoza makes a play for copper in Argentina mining revival 31-05-2024 11:50 Mendoza Province is moving to spur exploration of its copper deposits long shunned by prospectors due to restrictions and red tape.
Bloomberg Bondholders in Buenos Aires Province question Milei’s resolve 28-05-2024 14:46 Bondholders in Buenos Aires Province are speculating that even Javier Milei isn’t ruthless enough to let the nation’s richest region go bankrupt.
MINING & INDUSTRY Copper frenzy draws mining giants to Argentina after Milei’s reforms 23-05-2024 00:01 Milei government tries to lure global mining heavyweights; President must convince companies that their projects are safe and lay down rules for doing business.
SOCIAL UNREST Police in Misiones take to streets as pay protest intensifies 20-05-2024 13:16 Active and retired police officers in Misiones Province stage street demonstrations in demand of better pay.
CRIME & SECURITY Chaco: Cecilia Strzyzowski femicide case sent to trial 01-05-2024 10:26 Former partner César Sena, his parents Emiliano Sena and Marcela Acuña, and four assistants of powerful local picket-leader, look set to face trial by jury.
PRODUCTION & INDUSTRY Industry on the ropes: Tough times for factories as consumers cut back 24-04-2024 17:24 Factories are on the ropes between adjustment and recession in Argentina. Representatives of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs, or PyMES) warn drop in consumption is threatening the future of industry.
BLOOMBERG Real-estate mogul eyes ‘city-towns’ from Patagonia to Paraguay 12-04-2024 10:33 Eduardo Costantini, Argentine real-estate mogul who popularised gated community concept, plans to spend up to US$1.5 billion developing more in new areas.
Provincial debt La Rioja Province creditors gear up for battle on missed bond payment 09-04-2024 16:47 Creditors of Argentina’s La Rioja Province tapped advisers ahead of potential debt talks as they quibble with officials over more than US$16 million in bond payments.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Kicillof announces wage increase for state workers 18-03-2024 15:11 Salaries of state teachers, police officers and public employees will rise by 13.5% this month, orders Buenos Aires Province Axel Kicillof, in defiance of President Javeir Milei’s cost-cutting plans.
CRIME & INSECURITY Rosario is always near 16-03-2024 06:25 As with so many other matters, Argentina’s leaders have not lived up to the challenge of efficiently combatting drug-trafficking. Yet it would be a mistake to confine the responsibility for Rosario’s bloody violence to politics. by Javier Calvo
Lithium in Argentina Lithium permit freeze limited to new projects, says Catamarca 15-03-2024 14:10 Catamarca Province says court ruling to halt the awarding of lithium permits only affects new projects, leaving other firms free to continue producing the metal.
CRIME & SECURITY Santa Fe governor orders Bukele-style tactics for narcos in Rosario 11-03-2024 12:53 Santa Fe Province Governor Maximiliano Pullaro is angering narco bosses with his Bukele-style approach to tackling drug violence in dangerous Rosario.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Kicillof pushes the accelerator 09-03-2024 06:47 The racetrack metaphor employed by Axel Kicillof to reject Javier Milei’s invitation to his Pacto del 25 de Mayo would seem in line with the acceleration he has decided to give his positioning as an opposition leader. by Javier Calvo
POLITICS Bullrich divides PRO as she backs Milei in Chubut funding row 27-02-2024 16:49 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich intervenes forcefully in the spat between President Javier Milei and Chubut's PRO Governor Ignacio Torres.
Bonds La Rioja Province hires advisers as it struggles to pay bonds 27-02-2024 11:40 La Rioja Province hires advisers to negotiate with bondholders in face of “unprecedented economic challenges."
POVERTY More hunger, less money: Soup kitchens count rations 15-02-2024 00:33 At community meal centres across Argentina, a dual crisis is biting: the influx of ever more hungry mouths to feed during an economic crisis, and a decision by President Javier Milei's new government to freeze their aid.
CRIME & SECURITY Femicide in Berazategui: 33-year-old woman stabbed 24 times 12-02-2024 11:21 Mother-of-four María Belén Muñoz, 33, stabbed 24 times by partner in brutal killing; Accused Alejandro Albornoz, 34, has confessed to crime. He had been denounced for domestic violence by his own mother.
OIL & GAS State energy firm YPF out of Milei’s privatisation crosshairs 19-01-2024 19:26 State-owned oil firm will not be privatised by Javier Milei’s government, after his party reached an agreement with opposed lawmakers to smooth overall passage of Omnibus bill.
Lithium in Argentina India signs lithium mining deal with Argentina 16-01-2024 07:49 Indian state firm signs lithium mining deal with Catamarca Province; Five-block deal agreed between Khanij Bidesh India and Argentina's state-owned Camyen SE.
Wildlife Illegal fishing slaughter: 138 penguins wash up dead off Argentina’s coast 17-12-2023 17:00 Heartbreaking image shared by local authorities in Santa Cruz Province shows a large group of deceased penguins killed by illegal fishing in the protected area of Puerto San Julián.
POWERFUL STORMS 13 dead in Bahía Blanca after sportsclub roof collapses in storm 17-12-2023 09:23 Storms with heavy rain and winds of up to 140km per hour hits Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area; At least 13 killed when roof of a sportsclub in Bahía Blanca collapses on top of victims.
VOTING & DEMOCRACY 104-year-old grandmother wins court battle to protect her vote 07-11-2023 16:00 Berazategui grandmother Fanny Magdalena Córdoba, has voted in every election since 1951, when women first won suffrage in Argentina. Blocked in this year's elections from casting a ballot due to her age, she went to court to ensure she retained her democratic right to vote. by Ariel Stemphelet
'Yachtgate' scandal Almost US$600,000 seized by police from Sofía Clerici’s home 24-10-2023 16:51 US$569,700 confiscated by Federal Police from the home of model Sofía Clerici at the upmarket neighbourhood of Nordelta in the framework of the money-laundering and embezzlement case.
ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS National map: Where Massa recovered the presidential race 23-10-2023 10:54 Argentina’s provincial map now looks significantly different to purple-dominated results of primaries; Massa managed to record comeback wins in 8 provinces to rise to 13 overall, compared to Milei’s 10, down from 16 in the PASOs.
Election 2023: BUENOS AIRES CITY Jorge Macri wins big City mayoral race but will face run-off 23-10-2023 04:41 Juntos por el Cambio close to retaining control in its stronghold; Jorge Macri almost wins in first round but will now face run-off against Leandro Santoro; Opposition also wins in Entre Ríos Province, but Catamarca will remain Peronist. by James Grainger
Election 2023: Buenos Aires Province Kicillof wins re-election for Peronism in Buenos Aires Province 22-10-2023 22:09 Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof brushes off Martín Insaurralde scandal to easily win re-election; Rounding off disappointing night for Juntos por el Cambio, Néstor Grindetti scrapes to second, just seeing off libertarian challenge from Carolina Píparo.
ELECTIONS 2023: PREVIEW Election 2023: Not just a presidential vote 21-10-2023 05:57 No less than 18 of the 23 provinces have already voted with Corrientes and Santiago del Estero not renewing their governors until 2025. But the few remaining contests are far from minor – almost half the national electorate (or 48.39 percent, to be exact) between Buenos Aires City and Province, Catamarca and Entre Ríos. by Michael Soltys
ELECTIONS 2023 Milei closes campaign ahead of 'most important vote in last 100 years' 19-10-2023 01:09 Libertarian presidential frontrunner closes campaign with rally at Movistar Arena; Milei declares Sunday's vote to be "the most important elections in the last 100 years."
ELECTION 2023 Massa closes campaign with declaration that crisis ‘is passing’ 17-10-2023 21:51 Economy minister and ruling coalition presidential candidate leads Peronist Loyalty Day ceremony as he closes campaign for Casa Rosada; Sergio Massa declares worst of crisis is passing and says nation is being revitalised from "Buenos Aires, to the north of Argentina and Patagonia."
Election 2023 Airing the dirty laundry of Argentina’s political caste 13-10-2023 11:27 As we get closer to the general election there could be a few more surprises of the smear campaign machine, so hold onto your hats. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Bloomberg Billionaire Paolo Rocca has a Plan B for lithium if alpha bid fails 11-10-2023 08:10 Billionaire Paolo Rocca’s oil drilling unit will enter the lithium business one way or another.
EDITORIAL Of dirty money and ‘dirty wars’ 07-10-2023 06:40 With corruption being rubbed in its face by Insaurralde’s Marbella yacht jaunt and with the ballot-box in only a fortnight’s time as a readymade outlet, how will the citizenry react?
'Yachtgate' scandal Insaurralde: Have lords of gambling lost their provincial ‘croupier’? 07-10-2023 06:18 Martín Insaurralde’s exit as Cabinet chief in Buenos Aires Province has also created a vacuum in the world of the unwritten rules of the gambling business.
ELECTION 2023 Grindetti seeks 90 municipalities in battle for Buenos Aires Province 05-10-2023 16:37 Juntos por el Cambio’s candidate to be next governor of Buenos Aires Province explores a new strategy to try to defeat Axel Kicillof. by Ezequiel Spillman
CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS Top Buenos Aires Province official resigns amid luxury trip scandal 02-10-2023 15:48 Buenos Aires Province Cabinet Chief Martín Insaurralde, running for councillor in Lomas de Zamora in October elections, resigns post and candidacy in scandal; Kirchnerite leader's girlfriend Sofía Clérici posts images from luxury trip online, prompting corruption allegations and criminal complaints.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Hat-trick or the third wheel? 30-09-2023 05:07 Any win helps and far more so when the margin of Alfredo Cornejo’s victory in Mendoza surpassed all expectations. But does this injection of enthusiasm reviving optimism reach the dimensions of a game-changer for Patricia Bullrich? by Michael Soltys
EDITORIAL The poverty of politics 30-09-2023 05:00 One can only tremble at what levels poverty might reach for the second half of this year after last month’s double-digit inflation.
ELECTION 2023 Milei targets big cities in bid for first-round win 26-09-2023 13:23 La Libertad Avanza presidential candidate shifts campaign focus to urban centres, targeting heavily populated areas of Buenos Aires Province, Córdoba and the nation’s capital; As presidential debate nears, Milei targets victory on October 22 and avoid a run-off. by Juan Pablo Kavanagh
ELECTIONS 2023 Cornejo romps past De Marchi to comeback as Mendoza governor 25-09-2023 16:59 Unión Cívica Radical leader’s Cambia Mendoza front finishes 10 points ahead of Milei-flirting Unión Mendocina, with Peronism a distant third on 15 percent.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Will Mendoza be the bulldozer? 23-09-2023 05:03 Whichever way Mendoza goes, it will be the last throw of the dice before general election day on October 22. by Michael Soltys
TRAVEL & TOURISM Berreta: the ghosttown near Rosario where only eight people live 18-09-2023 15:00 Located just 50 minutes from the Cuna de la Bandera, Berreta is home to just eight inhabitants and has a peculiar story of its own to tell.
ELECTIONS 2023 Juntos por el Cambio dethrones Jorge Capitanich in Chaco 18-09-2023 14:34 Sixteen years of Kirchnerite rule in Chaco comes to an end; Leandro Zdero elected new governor, scoring 46.13% in first round victory; Provincial strongman Jorge Capitanich ejected from office, months after presumed murder of Cecilia Strzyzowski.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS It’s the election, stupid! 16-09-2023 05:37 By all but abolishing income tax, Massa has also abolished the contradiction between his simultaneous economic stewardship and presidential candidacy by chucking away his ministerial hat in favour of his electioneering cap. by Michael Soltys
DISAPPEARANCE OF CECILIA STRZYZOWKI Cecilia Strzyzowski's mother and sister say they're leaving Chaco 13-09-2023 14:55 Both Ángela Strzyzowski and Gloria Romero, missing 28-year-old’s sister and mother, have been living under police protection since she disappeared in early June in Resistencia; Investigators believe she was slain by her husband and his parents.