News of argentina

Report: Argentina has fewest companies in 19 years

Today 14:55 More than 32,000 firms have disappeared since Milei took office, according to a new report; Numbers have fallen for 18 consecutive months across 23 of the country’s 24 provinces.

by Ezequiel Orlando

Milei hails Argentina's ‘underground revolution’

Yesterday 21:45 President boasts of record oil production, growing exports and an energy surplus of more than US$10 billion during speech to oil and gas expo in Neuquén.

by Federico Nagierner

October 17 and the PJ-Peronist labyrinth

18-10-2026 09:15 Peronism marks its Day of Loyalty with separate rallies as rival factions weigh options for 2027. Rumours have circulated in recent days about a ticket that could challenge Axel Kicillof in a primary: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Gerardo Zamora.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

‘Peronism will return to power,’ declares Kicillof at loyalty day rally

17-10-2026 18:01 Buenos Aires Province governor and Máximo Kirchner stage separate Peronist Loyalty Day rallies, exposing the divisions among opposition ahead of next year’s presidential election.

At cross purposes

17-10-2026 00:05 A state of limbo not only applies to next month’s papal visit – it also spreads to political scenarios and investment panoramas.

Albiceleste to begin post-Messi era with Uruguay and Costa Rica friendlies

16-10-2026 15:57 Lionel Scaloni’s side will play its first matches since emotional farewell to Lionel Messi; Friendlies against Uruguay and Costa lined up for November.

Marcha Federal: Protesters, police clash at demo outside Congress

15-10-2026 18:31 Dozens of hooded demonstrators clash with police outside Congress after peaceful march attended by students, teachers, university staff, unionists and opposition politicians.

Argentina pauses local dollar bond sales as debt wall nears

15-10-2026 17:27 Government hasn’t issued a Bonar dollar bond at home in two months – its longest pause since launching the programme.

Argentina, US amend trade deal in bid to secure ratification

14-10-2026 22:13 Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer sign protocol of amendments to trade deal signed last February.

Rio Tinto sees lithium output impacted by Argentina rainfall

14-10-2026 14:41 Rio Tinto Group says its annual lithium output has been impacted by weather in Argentina

Argentina asks Law of the Sea tribunal to halt Malvinas oil project

13-10-2026 13:04 Milei government seeks provisional measures against Sea Lion development off the coast of islands, escalating a long-running sovereignty dispute with Britain.

IMF slashes Argentina’s 2026 growth forecast to 2.1%

13-10-2026 11:15 International Monetary Fund cuts 2026 growth forecast to 2.1%; Inflation and unemployment estimates also rise; Revision comes as Milei administration seeks approval for a fresh US$860-million disbursement of funds.

Chinese whispers

10-10-2026 06:57 Sino-Argentine links slightly predate the Wuchang Uprising of 115 years ago – in 1909, the dying Manchu empire started to grope towards establishing formal relations with an almost centennial Argentina but ran out of time.

by Michael Soltys

Argentina gets taste of global data-centre boom

10-10-2026 06:53 Argentina has 67 registered data centres, including 13 announced projects, with 52 operational; Government eyes billions in digital infrastructure investment but concerns mount over energy use, water consumption and job creation.

by Giselle Leclercq

Stories that caught our eye: October 2 to 9

09-10-2026 17:45 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Supreme Court suspends repeal of Milei's land law

09-10-2026 16:05 Interim injunction restores restrictions on foreign rural land ownership while a lower court considers an environmental challenge to Milei's decree; Ruling comes a week after court rejected a separate legal challenge to decree brought by Malvinas veterans group.

City inflation edges higher to 1.8% ahead of INDEC data

08-10-2026 11:52 September increase marks a renewed acceleration in price growth in the capital, offering an early signal ahead of INDEC’s national inflation data.

Intellectuals challenge government’s Malvinas stance

07-10-2026 23:40 Intellectuals, academics, lawyers and former officials say the sovereignty dispute should leave room for political disagreement.

Sluggish August points to technical recession

07-10-2026 17:37 Economy is on track to enter a technical recession after a lukewarm recovery in August, data shows.

Poll: Unemployment now top concern as households struggle financially

07-10-2026 14:48 Lack of jobs has overtaken rising prices and utility bills as the country's main problem, according to a new national survey by Management & Fit consultancy firm.

by María Lorena Rodríguez