News of sale

Neuquén Province ponders bond sale after investor meets

24-02-2025 16:42 The Patagonian province known for its prolific shale oil industry considers an international bond sale after private deliberations with funds including Blackrock and Neuberger Berman in New York and London.

CENTRAL BANK RESERVES

Argentina spent US$803 million this week on importer dollar demand

27-12-2024 18:42 Central Bank’s operations risk denting Milei's government’s efforts to replenish its treasure chest of reserves

OIL & GAS

YPF chief announces state firm will sell off Metrogas shares

30-10-2024 11:16 Horacio Marín, president of state energy firm YPF, says company will sell off its shares in distributor Metrogas during speech to regional production forum.

STATE SELL OFF

Government to auction off more than 400 state properties

25-10-2024 22:14 Argentina’s government will put 400 properties up for auction in a bid to raise some US$800 million. Properties are either not being used, in bad condition or have large maintenance costs for the state.

BUSINESS

Havanna, maker of Argentina’s famed alfajor treats, explores unit sale

13-09-2024 08:00 Havanna, maker of Argentina’s most famous brand of the dulce de leche-infused confections known as alfajores, is exploring a sale of its operations in Latin America, including Argentina.

ENERGY & GAS

YPF moves to sell units as it ramps up divestments in shale push

09-08-2024 15:48 State-run oil company, YPF SA, is moving to sell several business units and stakes as its divestment plan kicks in.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

World’s top fertiliser maker plans exit from Argentina, Chile

13-04-2024 16:59 Nutrien, the world’s largest maker of fertilisers, says it is looking to sell its retail operations in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

ENERGY & GAS

Argentina shale driller Vista eyes Exxon assets in growth push

21-02-2024 15:58 Shale oil producer Vista Energy eyeing assets put up for sale by Exxon Mobil Corp as it looks to accelerate growth in Vaca Muerta formation.

MILEI (AND MACRI) VERSUS AFA

Milei moves to allow privatisation of Argentina’s football clubs

21-12-2023 15:40 AFA and sporting institutions ready to challenge libertarian leader’s move; President intends to let clubs “take it or leave it,” says official.

by James Grainger

LOCAL DEBT PILE

Argentina sells US$2 billion in peso debt after ordering bond swap

22-03-2023 21:56 Argentina sells close to 417 billion pesos (US$2 billion) in peso-denominated notes and bonds via auction, latest step in managing a massive local debt pile as the government seeks to extend maturities until after October elections.

Central Bank reserves

Government obliges state bodies to convert dollar bonds into pesos

22-03-2023 17:00 State entities are to sell their dollar bonds on the market in return for peso debt bonds issued by the Treasury with the aim of taming surges in the CCL and MEP parallel but legal exchange rates.

MARKETS

Bonds slide after government orders public sector sale

22-03-2023 12:17 Argentina’s sovereign-risk spread over US Treasuries widened as many as 126 basis points on Wednesday to almost 2,500, its widest in four months.