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World Bank lifts Argentina 2025 growth forecast to 5.5%

10-06-2025 13:38 Growth in Latin America cut to 2.3 percent as trade tensions bite; Argentina defies regional slowdown.

Organised crime hampering growth in Latin America, warns World Bank

29-04-2025 11:58 Organised crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is holding back economic growth, World Bank report warns.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

IMF bets billions on Milei’s chainsaw to avert past debacles

13-04-2025 08:50 Frontloading disbursements is a controversial move that increases the IMF’s exposure to its biggest debtor, just as Milei faces the same policy dilemmas that have doomed his predecessors.

MULTILATERAL FUNDING

World Bank promises ‘significant support’ for Milei's Argentina

02-04-2025 17:33 "Significant support" promised by Ajay Banga, head of the World Bank, as he meets with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina's GDP shrank less than expected in 2024

26-02-2025 11:44 Argentina beats the World Bank's projection and shrinks GDP by just 1.8 percent as part of Milei's self-proclaimed "largest fiscal adjustment in history."

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

World Bank forecasts 5% growth for Argentina in 2025

17-01-2025 09:52 After two years of recession, President Javier Milei’s government will see approximately five percent in GDP this year, followed by a further 4.7 percent in 2026, predicts World Bank.

G20 SUMMIT IN BRAZIL

Argentina snubs G20 summit launch of Brazil's global anti-hunger alliance

18-11-2024 11:05 Argentina the only G20 country not to sign up to a global anti-hunger initiative set to be launched at the opening of leaders summit in Brazil.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Argentina in ‘transition’ to growth, says top World Bank official

12-11-2024 22:21 Top World Bank official William Mahoney praises advances by President Javier Milei's government and says Argentina is "in transition" towards the recovery of growth.

INTERVIEW

Latin America’s fiscal policies risk inflation, World Bank says

09-10-2024 18:25 Fiscal imbalances could threaten Latin America’s success in taming inflation, warns top World Bank economist.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

World Bank highlights falling inflation but warns of economic decline

09-10-2024 17:23 Latest report forecasts 3.5% contraction for Argentina's economy, but says GDP will soar by 5% in 2025.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei signs Biden’s statement calling for Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal

06-06-2024 12:20 President Javier Milei’s government co-signs US-led statement urging Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal and Israel to accept compromises in a bid to stop the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

‘No alternative’ to austerity in Argentina, says top World Bank official

10-04-2024 17:59 Economist William Maloney comes out in support of Milei’s government’s reform plans; World Bank says Argentina's economy will decline 2.8% in 2024.

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

UN Security Council demands 'immediate' ceasefire in Gaza

25-03-2024 11:54 UN Security Council demands 'immediate' Gaza ceasefire for first time; Only United States abstains, 14 other members vote in favour.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

World Bank forecasts 2.7% growth for Argentina in 2024

09-01-2024 16:46 Argentina’s economy likely contracted 2.5% last year, but will record growth of 2.7% in the coming 12 months, forecasts World Bank, which warns of “economic uncertainty” and continuing inflation.

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

Argentina condemns Israeli attack on refugee camp in Gaza Strip

02-11-2023 12:14 Foreign Ministry says “nothing justifies the violation of international humanitarian law, and the obligation to protect the civilian population” in wake of attack on Jabalia refugee camp; Massa distances himself from government statement.

VIOLENCE IN MIDDLE EAST

Jewish groups, supporters stage march in support of Israel

09-10-2023 21:00 According to Argentina's Foreign Ministry, at least seven Argentine citizens have been killed in Israel, with another 15 people reported missing.

MIDDLE EAST

Israel imposes total siege on Gaza after Hamas attack

09-10-2023 11:41 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday to "change the Middle East" in Israel's war with Palestinian militant group Hamas, as the army pounded the Gaza Strip with air strikes.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Leaders in Argentina condemn attack on Israel, call for 'end of violence'

07-10-2023 12:51 Foreign Ministry in Buenos Aires deplores "armed attacks from the Gaza Strip against southern Israel" and calls for peace; Presidential candidates condemn violence and killing.

MIDDLE EAST

Israel and Gaza at war after Hamas launches surprise attack

07-10-2023 12:45 Countries around the world have condemned a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israel by land, sea and air that have left at least 70 dead and hundreds wounded on Saturday.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

World Bank sceptical over Milei’s dollarisation plans

05-10-2023 00:45 Argentina’s economy is set to contract 2.5% in 2023, according to the World Bank.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

World Bank sees Latin America lagging rest of the world — again

04-10-2023 18:43 Latin America is once again on track to grow more slowly than the rest of the world, with the regional economy set to underperform those of South Asia and even war-battered Eastern Europe this year, according to a new World Bank report.

NEW FUNDING

Massa announces US$1.3 billion in funding from IDB, World Bank

22-08-2023 21:52 World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank to loan Argentina around US$1.3 billion, announces Economy Minister Sergio Massa from Washington.