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Soybeans stored at a processing and crushing facility in Rosario, Argentina.

Distressed trader’s soy can feed pigs in Argentina, suitor says

Today 08:18 Grains brokerage Grassi SA, a key suitor for the assets of Vicentin SAIC, once Argentina’s top exporter of soy meal, eyes new business model for distressed trader.

PRIVATISATION PLAN

Milei moves forward with privatisation of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina

Yesterday 17:39 Milei to move ahead with partial privatisation of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA; Government decree to allow sale of 44% stake; State to retain majority control as foreign investors eye nuclear sector.

Shoppers browse products in a supermarket in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

BUSINESS & ACQUISITIONS

Race for Carrefour’s business in Argentina heats up

Yesterday 17:14 Carrefour is leaving Argentina and the biggest players in the national supermarket industry are interested in the French retailer’s business, which includes almost 700 stores nationwide. A look at who is in the running.

Britain's new ambassador to Argentina David Cairns meets Argentina's Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein at the Palacio San Martín in Buenos Aires.

DIPLOMACY

New UK ambassador in Argentina presents credentials, begins posting

15-09-2025 14:50 New UK Ambassador David Cairns meets with Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein; Cooperation on trade and investment issues is priority for UK’s top representative in Argentina.

US President Donald Trump (left) and Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (right).

TRUMP’S TRADE WAR

Bolsonaro conviction 'not a witch hunt,' Lula tells Trump in NYT op-ed

15-09-2025 12:56 Brazil President Lula writes in ‘New York Times’ op-ed addressed to Donald Trump that he is "proud" of Supreme Court decision to convict far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro on coup charges.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Meet the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up

15-09-2025 10:29 Who is MercadoLibre's new CEO, the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up? Ariel Szarfsztejn is inheriting the mantle of the e-commerce and fintech giant from Marcos Galperin at a time of mounting competition and talent constraints.

President Javier Milei addresses a far-right event hosted by Spanish political party Vox by video.

INTERNATIONAL AGENDA

Milei hails Charlie Kirk as ‘martyr of freedom’ in speech to Vox rally

15-09-2025 09:36 President explains absence at far-right rally, says he stayed in Argentina to defend his government after electoral setback in Buenos Aires Province.

Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof celebrates Peronism's victory in regional elections.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: September 5 to 12

12-09-2025 18:25 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Peter Lamelas, US president-elect Donald Trump's nomination for US ambassador to Argentina, meets President Javier Milei.

DIPLOMACY

Trump’s new ambassador prepares for imminent arrival in Argentina

12-09-2025 15:25 Peter Lamelas set to arrive in Buenos Aires in coming weeks to take up post as United States ambassador in Argentina. His mission: to support the government of Javier Milei, confront Kirchnerism and strengthen the strategic relationship with Trumpism.

Argentina's Rodrigo Isgro looks on during the team’s captain’s run at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney on September 12, 2025, ahead of their Rugby Championship match against Australia.

Rugby union

Springboks, Pumas out to keep Rugby Championship hopes alive

12-09-2025 11:06 Argentina need to bounce back in Sydney after a 28-24 loss to Australia in Townsville.

A chartered flight carrying 17 Argentines deported from the United States landed at Ezeiza International Airport in the early hours of Thursday, September 11, 2025.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Flight carrying Argentines deported from US lands in Buenos Aires

11-09-2025 08:43 First Trump-era deportation flight to Buenos Aires brings 17 Argentines back; Milei government tried to keep operation quiet and will not complain to Washington, but nation has been grouped alongside Brazil and Venezuela by the US administration.

ON THE INCREASE. In Argentina, between April 2023 and April 2025, 15,807 suicide attempts were reported.

WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY

Concern over suicide increase among young people aged 15 to 29

10-09-2025 12:44 World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 720,000 suicides occur globally each year. For every death by suicide, there may be up to 40 attempts. In Argentina, records show that teenagers and young adults are the most affected.

by Enrique Garabetyan

Javier Milei, pictured with the leader of the Spanish far-right party Vox, Santiago Abascal, in Madrid.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei cancels trip to Madrid far-right rally after election blow

09-09-2025 18:03 President Milei backtracks on trip to Spanish capital for far-right rally hosted by Vox in wake of election defeat.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Russia calls in Argentina’s ambassador over ‘unfounded’ espionage claims

09-09-2025 16:50 Moscow demands clarification after Bullrich accuses Russian and Venezuelan agents of illegal espionage in Argentina.

Xi Jinping, China’s president, left, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president, shake hands during a signing event at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília, Brazil, on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

WORLD ECONOMY

BRICS leaders denounce protectionism, tariff 'blackmail'

08-09-2025 14:40 Several BRICS members are among those most affected by what Lula referred to Monday as "tariff blackmail" and "unjustified and illegal" trade practices.

Javier Milei speaks at an event organised by the far-right Vox Party in Madrid on May 19, 2024

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Organisers of far-right rally in Madrid says Milei will attend

08-09-2025 13:38 Organisers of Europa Viva 2025 event say President Javier Milei will attend the far-right rally in Madrid this weekend.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner appears on a balcony at her residence in Buenos Aires.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: August 29 to September 5

05-09-2025 17:48 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello greets supporters during a rally called by the ruling party in Caracas on August 28, 2024.

REGIONAL TENSIONS

Latin American nations concerned by US-Venezuela tension

04-09-2025 16:04 Washington ramps up regional crime fight; Trump confirms Washington killed 11 “terrorists” when it took down a boat allegedly carrying drugs into international waters.

Javier Milei during a campaign rally in Moreno, Argentina, on September 3, 2025.

MILEI IN AMERICA

Milei jets up to Hollywood to meet Milken before crucial vote

04-09-2025 11:40 President Javier Milei will meet a billionaire Michael Milken in Los Angeles, just days before key elections in Buenos Aires Province.

‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Italian baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi (1655–1743), allegedly stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, is displayed at the Public Prosecutor's Office in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on September 3, 2025.

PAINTING HUNT SUCCESS

Police recover Nazi-looted painting spotted in online property ad

04-09-2025 01:08 Two detained as painting stolen from Dutch Jewish art collector in World War II is found in Mar del Plata; 18th-century masterwork was spotted after appearing in online property ad; Relative of dead Nazi financial guru and her partner placed under house arrest.

Javier Milei speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

ARGENTINA-US RELATIONS

US taps brakes on Argentina visa waiver in another setback for Milei

04-09-2025 00:22 Trump administration pauses Argentina’s bid for a visa waiver just as the process for its entry into the programme was getting underway.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China headquarters in Buenos Aires. An ICBC spokesperson said the company has operated in Argentina for many years in compliance with regulations and will continue to support the country’s growth.

BILATERAL BANK SPAT

Milei government accuses Chinese bank of driving peso drop

03-09-2025 23:15 Finance Secretary Pablo Quirno points finger at a Chinese bank – without naming it – by saying it deliberately pushed down the peso’s value in trading on Monday.

A worker oversees the movement of shipping containers.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU pushes ahead with bid to ratify Mercosur free-trade deal

03-09-2025 14:50 Agreement needs approval of the European Parliament and a qualified majority of its 27 member states.

A policeman stands guard nearby the Palacio San Martín in Buenos Aires during the Ordinary Meeting of the Common Market Council (CMC) on July 2, 2025, within the framework of the 66th Summit of Leaders of Mercosur and Associated States.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina will not put up candidate for UN rights council

03-09-2025 12:09 Government will not put up candidate for election to United Nations Human Rights Council; Decision follows announcement that Argentina will withdraw from World Health Organisation.

EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional relations and Transparency Maros Sefcovic hold a press conference on the Mercosur trade agreement, at the EU headquarters, in Brussels, on September 3, 2025.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU presents Mercosur deal for member states' approval

03-09-2025 11:23 Agreement would form a 700-million-customer free-trade area – the world's biggest – but it still faces opposition in Europe over agricultural concerns.

Trump posted a video online of an open-topped speedboat carrying a number of people traveling on a body of water before it exploded in a ball of flames.

NARCO-TRAFFICKING ALLEGATIONS

US says 11 killed in strike on 'drug-carrying boat' from Venezuela

02-09-2025 21:20 Maduro declares Venezuela is prepared for "a period of armed struggle in defence of the national territory" as tensions rise.

The painting, believed to be 'Portrait of a Lady' by Italian baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi (1655-1743) was identified in a picture of a house for sale in the seaside resort of Mar del Plata.

WORLDWIDE HUNT

Nazi-looted painting recovered, two taken into custody

02-09-2025 17:09 Long-lost Nazi-looted portrait found in Mar del Plata; Daughter of late fugitive officer and her partner placed under house arrest.

Lucrecia Martel at the Venice Film Festival, 2025.

FILM & CINEMA

Director Lucrecia Martel airs new documentary at Venice festival

01-09-2025 22:52 Lucrecia Martel brings indigenous Argentine voices to Venice with her new documentary 'Nuestra Tierra.'

Argentina's President Javier Milei, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Paraguay's President Santiago Peña pose for the family picture of the LXV Mercosur Summit in Montevideo on December 6, 2024.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU to present Mercosur trade deal for member state approval

01-09-2025 13:40 Deal is backed by a wide majority of EU countries keen to diversify trade away from the United States, but France remains staunchly opposed.

An anti-government protester holds a banner against Argentina's President Javier Milei next to supporters of the ruling La Libertad Avanza party as she protests during a motorcade led by Milei in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires Province, on August 27, 2025

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: August 22 to 29

29-08-2025 17:06 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi attends an extraordinary IAEA’s Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on June 23, 2025.

INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY

Rafael Grossi confirms candidacy for UN secretary-general

28-08-2025 18:18 Veteran Argentine diplomat and current head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, UN’s nuclear body, puts an end to months of speculation about a run for top global diplomatic position.

MYSTERY IN MAR DEL PLATA

Nazi-looted masterwork spotted in Mar del Plata property ad – then disappears

27-08-2025 13:24 A 17th-century masterwork allegedly stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector re-emerged this week in pictures of a house for sale in Mar del Plata – only to disappear again.

RIGI INVESTMENT INCENTIVE SCHEME

One year in, RIGI investor incentive scheme fails to take off

27-08-2025 09:18 One of President Javier Milei’s flagship policies, the RIGI incentive scheme for large investors, is not taking off – one year on from its launch, three projects have imported a mere US$26 million. Seven initiatives have been approved with 11 others pending and a Chinese rejection.

by Gonzalo Martínez

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina adds ‘Cártel de los Soles’ to terrorism crime registry

26-08-2025 18:47 Argentina further aligns with Washington’s security agenda by adding alleged Venezuelan-linked network to terrorism register.

Mercosur leaders and invited guests: (Left to right, back row) Ecuador's Vice-President María José Pinto, Panama's President José Raúl Mulino, and Chile's Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren; (Left to right, front row) Paraguay's President Santiago Peña, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Argentina's President Javier Milei, Bolivia's President Luis Arce Catacora and Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi, wave as they pose for the family photo during the 66th Summit of Leaders of Mercosur and Associated States at the Palacio San Martín in Buenos Aires.

TRADE & COMMERCE

Mercosur and Canada to resume talks over free-trade agreement

26-08-2025 10:26 Amid trade tensions sparked by Donald Trump's tariff war, Mercosur and Canada are set to resume negotiations on a free-trade agreement.

Argentina's Los Pumas lock Pedro Rubiolo celebrates with a teammate after winning the Rugby Championship 2025 match between Argentina and New Zealand at the José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires on August 23, 2025.

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

Pumas stun All Blacks with historic 29-23 upset win

23-08-2025 21:00 Pumas upset All Blacks with bruising 29-23 victory; Maiden win over New Zealand on home soil in 16 attempts for Argentina.

As I see it

All good things come to an end

23-08-2025 07:48 Western politicians and those who feed them ideas are ill-equipped to deal with the many challenges they face.

by James Neilson

POLITICS & POWER

Scatturice and Hadad: the invisible link

22-08-2025 18:31 A look at the relationship between Milei’s US lobbyist and the media mogul. Companies, life in Miami, family and political power. At the centre, a real-estate operation in South Beach.

Carlos Alberto ‘Charly’ García, 73, was awarded a doctorate Honoris Causa by the University of Buenos Aires (UBA)

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: August 15 to 22

22-08-2025 11:05 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Presssure on Javier Milei after president is accusing of pushing scam crypto token.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Moche, Milei and the scales of Justice

19-08-2025 19:17 A federal judge has determined that President Javier Milei’s posts on social media are not official acts of communication. ?Trump’s precedent in the United States and the impact on the '$LIBRA' cryptocurrency case.

by Walter Curia

Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi looks on during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament group A football match between Chile and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 25, 2024.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Angola civic groups urge Argentina, Messi to scrap football friendly

19-08-2025 16:06 Argentina and Lionel Messi urged to scrap planning for friendly match in Luanda with Angola after 30 people were killed in protests.

GUEST COLUMN

Argentina: A country that I call home

16-08-2025 07:05 "Argentina is a land of breath-taking diversity, geographically, culturally and gastronomically. As I bid farewell, I leave with immense gratitude," writes Nur Azman Rahim, Malaysia’s outgoing ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Zelenskyy tells Milei during call that Ukraine needs fair deal to end war

14-08-2025 16:37 Call comes just one day before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump meet in Alaska for a summit on "the resolution of the Ukraine crisis.”

Real Madrid's new player, Argentine midfielder Franco Mastantuono, attends a press conference during his official presentation at the Ciudad Real Madrid training complex in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid on August 14, 2025.

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

Franco Mastantuono tells Read Madrid fans: ‘I will give everything for this shirt’

14-08-2025 12:34 Exciting attacking midfielder is formally unveiled as a new Real Madrid player on his 18th birthday, completing his record-breaking transfer from boyhood club River Plate.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Exports to China down 15% year-on-year in first half of 2025

12-08-2025 17:06 Trade deficit with Asian giant is largest among Argentina's leading trading partners; it rose to US$5.227 billion during the first six months of this year.

by Agustina Bordigoni

WORLD ECONOMY

Xi takes aim at US ‘protectionism’ in phone call with Lula

12-08-2025 10:56 Brazil President Lula and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on “upholding multilateralism” through the Group of 20 and BRICS.

This photograph taken on December 7, 2021, shows a sign of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at its headquarters in Geneva.

GUEST COLUMN

Loneliness and isolation: the hidden threat to global health

11-08-2025 14:49 Humans are hardwired for connection. Disconnection, whether through loneliness, or social isolation, can have devastating impacts.

A farmworker harvests soybeans in Pace, Mississippi, United States, on Thursday, October 7, 2021.

Agriculture

Trump urges China to quadruple US soy buying, lifting prices

11-08-2025 08:52 Donald Trump says he hopes China will massively step up its purchases of US soybeans.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Civil war in the ‘iron triangle’ and the Scatturice ordeal

09-08-2025 06:34 A little less than three months out from the election, it is getting tense for the Milei administration and the country in general. The President is placing his political project on the line, knowing that he needs to deliver electorally if he wants to keep his re-election dreams alive.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: August 1 to 8

08-08-2025 19:40 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between Internacional CF Miami and FC Porto at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 19, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Messi, Milei and Mickey Mouse are driving tourists to US

08-08-2025 11:40 Argentines are traveling in droves to the United States this year, bucking a sluggish overall trend of international tourism.

WORLD ECONOMY

Larry Summers says Trump policies are ‘scarily’ like Perón's

07-08-2025 17:28 Former US Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers compares US President Donald Trump’s policies risk to that of post-war Argentina.

RUGBY

'Dog ate my passport': All Black rookie in Argentina trip pickle

07-08-2025 15:23 Leroy Carter's dream call-up to the All Blacks Rugby Championship squad almost became a nightmare as he needed an emergency passport for his trip to Argentina.

Several other Jewish passengers on the flight from Buenos Aires to Madrid received meal trays marked pro-Palestine messages.

Discrimination row

Iberia probes 'Free Palestine' message on kosher meals

06-08-2025 18:27 Several other Jewish passengers on the flight from Buenos Aires to Madrid received meal trays marked with the initials “FP” for “Free Palestine”, according to DAIA.

OIL AND GAS

YPF close to buying Total's Argentina shale assets

06-08-2025 16:29 State oil and gas producer YPF is close to an agreement to acquire shale oil assets from France’s TotalEnergies.

OIL AND GAS

Drilling to slow in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale, YPF CEO says

06-08-2025 16:17 Oil-drilling activity in the Vaca Muerta shale patch is set to weaken in the near term as companies restrain spending.

Screen grab taken from a handout video released by the Schmidt Ocean Institute and recorded by the ROV SuBastian while being commanded from the oceanographic research vessel RV Falkor (too) on July 26, 2025, displaying an octopus at 1,114 metres of depth at the Mar del Plata Canyon in the Argentine Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean about 300km off Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Patrick Star, 'Drag Queen' crab: underwater live stream captivates Argentines

03-08-2025 17:27 Hundreds of thousands of people have been are obsessed with a YouTube broadcast of a robot showing animals never before seen in the South Atlantic.

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

IMF approves disbursement of US$2 billion for Argentina

01-08-2025 11:47 IMF executive board approves first review of loan granted in April to Argentina, enabling disbursement of some US$2 billion.

President Javier Milei and US President Donald Trump.

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

Milei receives Trump’s homeland security czar for visa agreement

30-07-2025 11:52 Initiative had been implemented during Carlos Menem Presidency and suspended after the 2001-2002 crisis; Deal will permit the exchange of intelligence information and immigration controls.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

YPF

US judge orders Argentina’s economy minister to turn over YPF texts

30-07-2025 11:23 US District Judge Loretta Preska says plaintiffs backed by litigation funding firm Burford Capital are entitled to see messages from Economy Minister Luis Caputo and several former officials.

EARTHQUAKE

Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis

30-07-2025 11:15 Waves have been reported in different Pacific nations.

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

World’s ‘precarious’ trade backdrop is hurting growth, IMF says

29-07-2025 11:49 The IMF emphasised the need for a more tranquil political and economic backdrop.

COLOMBIA

Colombian ex-president Álvaro Uribe found guilty of witness-tampering

29-07-2025 11:32 Colombian court finds Álvaro Uribe guilty of witness-tampering in controversial decision, making him the South American country's first ex-president to be convicted of a crime.

Inmates look on as they remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025.

HUMAN RIGHTS

'Welcome to hell': Freed migrants tell of horrors in Salvadoran jail

29-07-2025 11:20 One of the detainees was part of Donal Trump's crackdown.

POLITICS

Secrets of Leonardo Scatturice, Milei’s lobbyist in Washington

29-07-2025 07:20 The murky past of the millionaire former spy behind the unchecked luggage flight. A key link between Javier Milei and Donald Trump, with ties to airline Flybondi and top presidential advisor Santiago Caputo.

by Rodis Recalt

Milei, Lamelas, and US flag over pink house.

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Milei, Lamelas and the politics of evil

28-07-2025 15:24 Governors who used to oversee economic no-go areas, whose only hope used to be getting assistance or even charity, are now empowered by growing national and international business interest in their regions.

by Marcelo J. García

CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST

IAEA chief 'encouraged' by Iran decision to re-engage

28-07-2025 11:49 Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi says visit by technical team could pave the way for UN inspectors to return to Iran.

FOOTBALL

Messi, Alba suspended over MLS All-Star no-show

28-07-2025 11:40 Lionel Messi and Inter Miami team-mate Jordí Alba have been suspended after the duo skipped Major League Soccer's All-Star game.

Kristalina Georgieva, chief executive officer of the World Bank Group, speaks at a briefing at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

Argentina reaches IMF staff agreement to unlock US$2 billion

28-07-2025 11:35 Argentina reaches agreement with IMF staff for first review of the country’s US$20-billion programme.

OIL & GAS

Patria, Eaton Vance among investors in Argentina pipeline loan

24-07-2025 18:50 Syndicated loan agreement is the largest in Argentine history for an infrastructure project.