ENERGY & GAS Shale spurs Argentina’s largest energy trade surplus since 2006 Today 16:34 Argentina scored its widest annual energy trade surplus in nearly two decades in 2024 thanks to booming oil and gas production.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina recorded record trade surplus in 2024 20-01-2025 22:48 Argentia recorded its biggest-ever trade surplus in 2024 – partly due to a drop in imports caused by recession.
ECONOMIC POLICY Milei touts 'promises kept' after rare budget surplus 18-01-2025 10:21 Economy Minister Luis Caputo confirms Argentina's budget surplus, which amounted to 0.3% of GDP, was the first since 2010.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina posts fiscal surplus after Milei’s budget cuts 17-01-2025 18:49 President Javier Milei made good on his promise to deliver a fiscal surplus in his first year, achieving a feat not seen in over a decade in Argentina’s deficit-prone economy.
Politics & Economy Leftist Uruguay presidential candidate pledges to achieve primary fiscal surplus 25-09-2024 18:12 Uruguay’s leading presidential candidate, Yamandu Orsi of the opposition Frente Amplio coalition, says he will aim for primary fiscal surplus by the end of his term if he wins the October election.
BUDGET The spending cuts that allowed Milei to turn around the economy 23-04-2024 13:47 How did the government reach a budget surplus in the first quarter? A private study provides answers.
POLITICS & ECONOMY How Milei and Caputo achieved Argentina's twin surpluses 22-04-2024 15:34 ‘Chainsaw’ and ‘blender’ plans pay off for Milei in much-improved fiscal figures for first quarter, as Argentina his government reporting a primary surplus and positive trade balance.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei to hail fiscal surplus in prime-time address 22-04-2024 11:00 President Javier Milei set to address the nation tonight in a prime-time ‘Cadena Nacional’ national broadcast, during which he hail his government’s progress on balancing Argentina’s books.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina sees first monthly budget surplus in 12 years 18-02-2024 11:46 Argentina recorded first monthly budget surplus in nearly 12 years in January, the Economy Ministry says in a statement.
TRADE BALANCE Argentina reverses trade deficit after peso devaluation 19-01-2024 16:50 Trading balance was reversed in December, after the strong devaluation of the peso.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Carlos Melconian: ‘I believe that there is an opportunity because we have touched bottom’ 14-10-2023 05:53 Famous for being the “king of metaphor,” Carlos Melconian will be Argentina’s next economy minister if Patricia Bullrich wins the upcoming election. In an extensive interview he explains his integral plan for putting Argentina back on its feet. by Jorge Fontevecchia
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Gabriel Rubinstein: ‘A fiscal surplus, sustained over time, is the key to start solving inflation’ 14-10-2023 05:49 Argentina’s Economic Policy Secretary Gabriel Rubinstein presents the case for the ruling coalition, argues that inflation is slowing from its post-PASO devaluation-led peak and highlights the importance of the consensus implicit in all the political parties involved in the electoral race. by Jorge Fontevecchia