News of economy

YPF investors say they’ll arbitrate $16-billion Argentina case

Yesterday 23:58 Former YPF investors who saw US$16.1-billion US judgment against Argentina thrown out on appeal last month tell trial judge that they intend to pursue international treaty arbitration and further appeals.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Economic activity fell 2.6% in February

Yesterday 23:46 Economic activity posts steepest drop since December 2023, INDEC says; Manufacturing and commerce lead declines in February, gains for mining and agriculture.

Child poverty in Argentina

One child in every five in Argentina lacks money to see a doctor

Yesterday 16:04 Observatorio de la Deuda Social Argentina poverty watchdogs at UCA publish shocking report revealing what is happening to the health and education of Argentina’s children.

Child poverty in Argentina

More than 50% of children in Argentina are poor, says UCA report

Yesterday 13:02 According to a report by the Observatory of Social Debt at the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), poverty rate among children stood at 53.6% at the end of 2025.

WEALTH & SOCIETY

Is taxing the super rich really viable in Latin America?

Yesterday 12:05 New report proposing minimal levy on individuals with huge asset wealth in Latin America proposes a way to tax extreme wealth, but the idea also faces resistance.

LATIN AMERICA

Daniel Noboa’s ‘new Ecuador’ has some fearing loss of civil freedoms

Yesterday 10:40 Ecuador's Daniel Noboa appears to be consolidating power in ways that are causing growing unease in civil society. One week it’s political parties, the next it’s the courts. Now it’s the media.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

US$30bn export deluge gives Milei chance to rebuild reserves

Yesterday 10:17 Flood of hard currency over the next six months should give Argentina's Central Bank its best chance yet to build up international reserves.

Economic indicators

Argentina posts ‘historic’ March trade surplus as exports surge

21-04-2026 15:42 Energy sector behind nearly half of March’s US$2.5 billion trade surplus, according to INDEC data.

Privatisation plans

Milei’s auction of nation's railroads risks sidelining US-backed bidder

21-04-2026 10:37 The model Milei's administration has chosen for the auctioning off of Argentina’s decaying freight railways has drawn criticism from industry experts and risks sidelining one of the most prominent bidders.

Editorial

Uneasy lies the head

18-04-2026 00:01 With neither fiscal policy changes possible nor economic pickup likely in any near future and with investors continuing to hold back, President Javier Milei's government badly needs to change the subject

IMF & ARGENTINA

Dollar shortage still looms after Argentina buys time at IMF

17-04-2026 17:27 Argentina has bought time, but the government still faces a hard-currency shortage that it'll have to tackle before elections next year.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Smelling a drop of blood in the water

17-04-2026 16:17 Losing control of the digital discourse for Milei is akin to losing the streets for a traditional Peronist politician of the 21st-century.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

FRESH FINANCING

IDB joins World Bank in backing debt refinancing plan

17-04-2026 14:05 Multilateral support builds as government seeks cheaper refinancing ahead of July debt maturities.

SOCIAL INDICATORS

Human Capital Ministry counts 9,421 people living on streets across 19 provinces

17-04-2026 13:44 Study by Human Capital Ministry says homelessness mainly affects people in informal work, with partial incomes, fractured family ties and health or substance abuse problems.

OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON

Argentina now more resilient to external shocks, top officials say

16-04-2026 23:52 Economy Minister Luis Caputo and Central Bank chief Santiago Bausili tell audience in Washington that Argentina's FX regime held firm, marking a break from past crises.

by Santiago del Carril

INTERNATIONAL FINANCING

World Bank lines up US$2bn shield for Argentina’s debt refinancing

16-04-2026 16:01 Proposed backing could lower borrowing costs; Milei administration faces major July repayments and is seeking fresh international support.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCING

Argentina in talks for US$2-billion loan backed by World Bank

16-04-2026 12:48 Argentina negotiating US$2-billion loan with private banks backed by guarantees from World Bank institutions.

IMF AGREEMENT

Trump support collides with IMF caution over Argentina programme

16-04-2026 10:18 “Outstanding measures” required before the deal is taken to the Board. Trump’s support and pressure contrasts with a technical team that has worsened Argentina's inflation outlook and is calling for greater exchange-rate flexibility.

by Eugenia Muzio

BONDS & MARKETS

Luis Caputo says Argentina has cheaper funding options than bond sale

15-04-2026 22:56 Economy Minister Luis Caputo tells investors in Washington that President Javier Milei’s government won’t need to tap global capital markets this year thanks to cheaper financing options.

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

IMF reaches agreement with Argentina on loan programme review

15-04-2026 18:41 International Monetary Fund and Argentina agree deal unlocking US$1 billion in fresh funds; Technicians sign off on state figures in second review; Fund praises fiscal progress as inflation concerns persist.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Iran war sets back Milei’s zero-inflation promise

15-04-2026 18:02 US war with Iran threatens to upend Milei’s promise to tame monthly inflation to below one percent by the middle of this year.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

March inflation spike puts Milei on the defensive

15-04-2026 17:21 March figure was pushed up by transport and seasonal costs such as education; Milei urges patience and vows disinflation will resume.

AMCHAM SUMMIT 2026

Milei vows to stay course, tackles ‘bad’ inflation data head-on in AmCham speech

14-04-2026 19:37 President confronts negative inflation data head-on at AmCham Summit in Buenos Aires, defending austerity measures, insisting inflation “will plummet” and vowing to remain on his economic course.

by James Grainger

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Inflation picked up more than expected on energy shock

14-04-2026 17:35 Inflation picked up more than expected in March as prices at the pump rose sharply on the Iran war and as education costs surged.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation continues to accelerate: consumer prices rose 3.4% in March

14-04-2026 15:17 Highest monthly increase since March 2025; Prices rose 3.4% last month and have risen 32.6% over last 12 months.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF cuts Argentina's growth outlook, raises inflation forecast

14-04-2026 11:38 Argentina’s economy will expand by 3.5% says multilateral lender in revised growth estimate; Inflation now predicted to close out year at 30.5% – a rise of 10 points on last projection.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Industry slumps for eighth month running

14-04-2026 10:32 INDEC data show manufacturing in prolonged contraction, with sharp falls in autos, machinery and textiles; Economists warn recovery hinges on consumption and investment rebound.

MINING & INDUSTRY

Antofagasta signals interest in joining Argentina’s copper rush

14-04-2026 09:19 Chilean miner would consider entering through standalone exploration or a partnership with existing projects.

IMF PROGRAMME

Argentina to reach IMF staff agreement as early as this week

14-04-2026 09:05 Argentina expected to reach IMF staff-level agreement on second review of US$20-billion programme as early as this week.

Geopolitics & business

Milei’s auction favours group with past China ties, US dredger warns

13-04-2026 15:06 US dredging company calls out bid terms of President Javier Milei’s signature concession in Argentina, claiming they’re tilted in favour of a consortium with past ties to China.

MARKETS & INVESTMENT

Oil-rich Latin America lures traders navigating war jitters

13-04-2026 14:45 Latin American assets have emerged as a haven for emerging-market investors trying to navigate an increasingly volatile global backdrop.

OIL & GAS

Halliburton wins multi-billion-dollar YPF fracking contract

13-04-2026 14:30 Halliburton says it has secured a multibillion-dollar contract from Argentina’s state-run oil company YPF to provide bundled fracking services at Vaca Muerta.

Editorial

The iceman goeth

11-04-2026 06:04 Resources are the name of the game in today’s world and the amendments to the 2010 Glaciers Law should be seen within that context.

economy

Argentina tweaks FX rules after cost of getting dollars out surges

10-04-2026 12:29 Milei government issues new rules for investors moving money out of the country after increased use of the parallel foreign-exchange market drove cost of trades up.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Milei pleads for patience as growth slows and approval falls

10-04-2026 12:20 “We know that the last months were hard. That’s why we’re asking for patience. This is the right path," says President Milei in social media post.

ENVIRONMENT

Environmental NGOs seek ‘largest collective lawsuit in history’ to defend glaciers

09-04-2026 14:08 Environmental groups call on members of the public to join a massive collective lawsuit against President Javier Milei’s changes to Argentina’s Glacier Law, which were approved by the lower house in the early hours of Thursday morning.

by Felipe Leibovich

POLITICS

From chainsaw to pay rise: Ministers cash in despite Milei's austerity drive

09-04-2026 13:33 Government decree lifts top officials’ wages to over eight million pesos a month, fuelling debate over austerity promises; Salary surge contrasts with Javier Milei’s pledge to cut political privilege.

by Gustavo Winkler

ANALYSIS

Congress approves glacier law in win for Milei and copper miners

09-04-2026 11:42 Reform, which miners had lobbied for, gives provincial governors control over deciding whether a glacier or permafrost formation is a key source of water downstream. If the provinces decide they aren’t, miners can exploit them.

Ley de Glaciares

Milei’s controversial glacier law reform approved by Congress

09-04-2026 08:08 President Javier Milei's government secures passage of its reform bill that weakens Argentina's glacier protection law in lower house; Changes will open door to increased mining projects, with responsibility for periglacial areas passing to provincial governors.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

World Bank sees Argentina’s economy growing 3.6% this year

08-04-2026 15:47 Economy will grow 3.6% this year and 3.7% next year; Multilateral institution’s forecast means Argentina is currently on track to record three years of consecutive growth for first time since 2008.

ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT & POLITICS

Explainer: Milei’s attempt to change glacier protection law

08-04-2026 11:23 Argentina’s Glacier Law reform push is a battle between mining ambitions and environmental protection; Milei’s proposed changes could reshape glacier safeguards, expand mining activity, and shift power to provincial governments.

Ley de Glaciares

Congress to debate easing glacier protection law to boost mining

08-04-2026 10:52 Activists and demonstrators are set to take to the streets later today in protest at debate over changes to Argentina's National Glacier Law.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inequality eases slightly, but income gap remains stark

08-04-2026 10:36 Income inequality improved slightly towards end of 2025; INDEC data shows richest 10% still earn 13 times more than poorest, with sharp disparities in gender and informal employment persisting.

FEATURE

Argentines plunge into debt for bills, cars and birthday parties

08-04-2026 09:59 Improved access to credit has been a notable shift, but a new problem has emerged: the growing number of borrowers struggling to repay debts.

Public transport

Fewer buses on streets as fuel costs rise and subsidies go unpaid

07-04-2026 16:45 Firms reduce number buses in circulation by between 20% and 40% as fuel prices surge amid Middle East crisis.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

InterCement deal ‘once in a lifetime opportunity,’ Mindlin says

07-04-2026 12:30 Argentine energy mogul Marcelo Mindlin is leading a group of investors and creditors seeking to restructure Brazil’s InterCement, the parent company of Loma Negra SA.

YPF NATIONALISATION CASE

Mystery surrounding Burford’s hidden YPF litigation partners grows

07-04-2026 12:03 Over and above the forfeited gains of the law office that litigated against Argentina, the big losers of the recent New York Court of Appeals ruling over the nationalisation of YPF are the investors who bought up part of the suit. The story of a trial which still shrouds identities – a mystery only a US judge will be able to elucidate.

by Carlos Burgueño