News of economy

Dollar shortage still looms after Argentina buys time at IMF

Yesterday 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.

Smelling a drop of blood in the water

Yesterday 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

Karina takes Adorni south in show of support as scrutiny mounts

Yesterday 01:44 Government insists it’s business-as-usual as drip-feed revelations over Manuel Adorni’s finances ramp up pressure on official; Presidential Chief-of-Staff takes Cabinet chief with her to Neuquén for Vaca Muerta visit.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Stories that caught our eye: April 2 to 10

10-04-2026 18:33 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Pressure on Adorni builds as investigators probe assets, travel, bank details

09-04-2026 20:40 President Javier Milei’s Cabinet chief is facing mounting questions over his finances after journalistic investigations uncovered inconsistencies, unexplained asset growth and transactions involving third parties; Judge requests banking secrecy rules to be lifted to aid probe.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

McEwen Copper in talks with lenders to fund Argentina project

07-04-2026 11:47 McEwen Copper in talks with global lenders as it seeks financing for its US$4 billion Los Azules project in Argentina.

Argentina looks to global debt markets to finance energy boom

07-04-2026 10:41 Corporate borrowers are turning to global debt markets to fund an energy-driven expansion.

Easter islands

04-04-2026 06:31 Argentina is celebrating Easter with a president more interested in Passover but the bigger challenges to the traditional Church are coming from secularisation and Protestantism.

by Michael Soltys

Yelling Personal Feats

04-04-2026 06:22 Milei and Kicillof might fight for the credit for a historic ruling but is not the real hero of Argentina’s growing energy surplus quite simply Vaca Muerta shale?

Milei marks war anniversary with Malvinas oil warning

02-04-2026 18:29 President Javier Milei reaffirms Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands in speech and questions offshore oil exploration near disputed islands.

Argentina to maintain petrol prices in shift for free-market Milei

02-04-2026 12:11 Argentina’s state-run energy firm YPF SA will keep petrol prices at the pump steady for 45 days, says state energy firm's CEO Horacio Marín.

Milei’s peso bucks EM losses on shale, agriculture boom

01-04-2026 16:58 Gains are being driven by a seasonal surge in agricultural exports, rising energy shipments from the Vaca Muerta shale basin and a wave of dollar borrowing by local companies.

Cofco books first Argentina corn cargo to China in over 15 tears

01-04-2026 16:54 Deal comes after China cleared Argentine corn imports in 2024; China also booked a rare cargo of Argentine wheat last year, the first shipment in decades.