News of economy

Milei outlines Central Bank reform bill aimed at monetary discipline

Yesterday 04:49 President claims his planned overhaul would strengthen the Central Bank's independence and permanently curb inflation.

IMF leader Georgieva to visit Milei in Buenos Aires

Yesterday 04:31 IMF sources say Georgieva also plans to meet with Economy Minister Luis Caputo, Central Bank Governor Santiago Bausili and experts from the business world and academia.

In defence of Argentine culture and football

25-07-2026 04:54 z

by Agustino Fontevecchia

A world without cup

25-07-2026 04:36 The injustice of some criticisms should not justify going to the other extreme of a fanatical nationalism insisting that there is nothing to reproach.

Bad loans threaten Argentina’s next engine of economic growth

22-07-2026 13:13 Government was counting on a revival in consumer credit to help broaden an export-led recovery through stronger household spending,

Moody’s lifts Argentina debt rating in fresh boost to Milei

22-07-2026 12:30 All three major credit-rating firms now rate the country above the highly distressed category; Milei administration targeting investment-grade status by 2031.

Hiding behind the World Cup, Milei siblings restructure their government

18-07-2026 06:50 The World Cup provided the Milei administration a much-needed breather after three months under siege. Javier and Karina Milei are learning by doing, but by doing so they are slowly but surely resembling what they initially promised to battle.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Milei almost halved education and science spending, reports finds

17-07-2026 23:44 University of Buenos Aires researchers say education investment has almost halved in two years since President Javier Milei took office, while second Grupo EPC analysis says funding for science has fallen by more than 46%.

by Ezequiel Orlando

Canada hopes to sign Mercosur free-trade deal this year

17-07-2026 08:25 Canada and the Mercosur bloc, made up of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, resumed negotiations last year.

‘Our bodies contain poison’: Landmark trial probes dangers of agrochemicals

17-07-2026 07:55 Trial over agrochemical spraying in the city of Pergamino has set an unprecedented legal benchmark: for the first time, a federal court placed the entire agricultural production chain in the dock, from farmers and agronomists to public officials. Trial ends in acquittal for nearly all those excused, except two municipal employees.

by Adriana Vanoli

Inflation slows to lowest level since last August

14-07-2026 17:34 Inflation slowed for a third straight month to the lowest level since August in a victory for President Javier Milei.

Boost for Milei as monthly inflation read dips below 2%

14-07-2026 17:19 Consumer prices rose 1.9% in June, the slowest monthly pace in 10 months, reports INDEC; Annual inflation remains high at 33.5%, prices up nearly 17% so far this year.

World Cup culture wars and the legend of Messi

11-07-2026 09:32 World Cups don’t occur in a vacuum. Rather, they are an integral part of the construction of cultural subjectivity across the globe given the prevalence and capillarity of football. Argentina’s central role in global football and its obsessed population add complexity and intensity.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Stories that caught our eye: July 3 to 10

11-07-2026 09:09 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

IMF welcomes Milei's reform proposal for Argentina's Central Bank

09-07-2026 18:58 Multilateral lender welcomes Milei administration's proposal for Central Bank; IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Argentina on July 28 and 29.

Nation's political parties look for ways to avoid extremes

08-07-2026 18:25 With next year’s election set to offer a referendum on President Javier Milei’s reformist agenda, some influential business leaders and opposition figures are discussing the possibility that violent shifts of policy are coming to an end – regardless of who prevails in the 2027 vote. 

Argentina unveils US$1.2-billion nuclear reactor plan amid CNEA lay-offs row

08-07-2026 12:00 US-Argentine firm Meitner Energy will invest US$1.2 billion in a 300-megawatt modular reactor at the Atucha site, the government announced on Tuesday.; News comes as the National Atomic Energy Commission faces a labour dispute over dozens of lay-offs.

IMF names Tucumán-born Silvana Tenreyro as chief economist

08-07-2026 09:00 International Monetary Fund says Argentine, British, and Italian national Silvana Tenreyro will serve as the lender’s new chief economist.

Caputo: Argentina has secured funds for 2026 debt payments

06-07-2026 15:23 Economy Minister Luis Caputo says Milei government has secured enough funds to meet this year's external debt obligations; Administration open to international markets to refinance future maturities, but not in a rush.

Argentina shuns markets for now, sees investment grade by 2031

06-07-2026 15:00 President Javier Milei’s administration is targeting investment-grade status for Argentina by the end of a potential second term in 2031, announces Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

More stars or stripes?

04-07-2026 00:41 Within a decade of the Civil War, the US economy had overtaken Great Britain and the entire British Empire by around 1895 – from that point onward, it was more a question of the US impact on world history than the reverse.

by Michael Soltys

Milei leans on the caste to seek re-election

04-07-2026 00:32 The arrival of Diego Santilli as Cabinet Chief signals a pragmatism that is both the result of a lack of trustworthy people in the ranks and Milei’s acknowledgment that he needs yet another dose of “caste” to align the means with the goals of his administration.

by Marcelo J. García

Arrogance as state policy and the end of Manuel Adorni

03-07-2026 00:50 Manuel Adorni's resignation, in which he accused the press of "media attacks," comes across as pretty pathetic from a spokesman and Cabinet chief who built his tenure on arrogance and who now stands accused of corruption.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Marcela Pagano: ‘It’s become evident that it is Karina Milei who calls the shots’

03-07-2026 00:27 National deputy says Javier Milei’s government "has covered up Manuel Adorni’s corruption," that voters have fallen out of love with La Libertad Avanza and that Karina Milei, the President’s sister, is the one who’s really in charge in Argentina.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Fundación Faro told to name donors behind US$4.8mn windfall

02-07-2026 07:00 Fundación Faro presented itself as a platform of ideas. But the libertarian think tank’s opaque finances, links to key Milei insiders and 400-fold surge in donations have left the organisation facing uncomfortable questions from regulators and judges.

by Giselle Leclercq

BlackRock says past defaults, next election cap Argentina rally

01-07-2026 15:31 Argentina’s stellar bond rally is set to hit a wall as next year’s presidential elections revive concerns, says top BlackRock portfolio manager.

Santilli sworn in as Cabinet chief as Milei reshuffles pack

01-07-2026 00:47 Diego Santilli formally took over as President Javier Milei's Cabinet chief on Tuesday, completing a transition triggered by Manuel Adorni's resignation amid a corruption investigation.

Kicillof admits last Peronist government ‘didn’t work’

30-06-2026 11:31 Alberto Fernández government “didn’t work” and its breakdown led to the election of Javier Milei, says 2027 presidential hopeful in video call with Peronist leaders.