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Blast from the past

13-09-2025 06:09 Last Sunday’s election was very much the mayoral tail wagging the dog and here we’re not just talking about Greater Buenos Aires Peronist “barons” – almost the only successes of third parties came thanks to the PRO mayors bucking the Milei alliance, proving mayoral clout beyond the general trend.

by Michael Soltys

Argentina let peso plunge and then stepped in to contain losses

12-09-2025 11:13 Milei administration allowed peso to weaken this week, while simultaneously moving to prevent the rush out of the currency from turning into a stampede.

Brow-beaten Milei nears Argentina's 'third year' syndrome

08-09-2025 20:48 Milei is still around 90 days short of the start of his third year, but the defeat in the Buenos Aires Province election means the countdown to the nationwide October 26 midterms is on.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Kicillof cements role, can now eye 2027 presidential run

08-09-2025 01:07 Governor took the risk of pursuing an unprecedented path of autonomy – his decision to decouple the provincial elections leaves him strengthened.

The endogenous crises of Javier Milei

06-09-2025 07:13 The crises the government is suffering from are endogenous – their origin lies in Milei and his team’s decision to fly solo with their economic and political strategies.

by Marcelo J. García

A tale of two provinces

06-09-2025 07:07 The population of Buenos Aires Province outnumbers over two-thirds (160) of the world’s 233 countries and territories.

by Michael Soltys

Swimming against the current

30-08-2025 06:04 The undecided in Corrientes could just top up Juan Pablo Valdés over the 40 percent needed to ensure first-round victory, although the current Zeitgeist of voter apathy would make it likelier for them to sit this one out.

by Michael Soltys

Bolsonaro’s family dynasty creaks under pressure of Brazil coup trial

25-08-2025 13:55 The once-united Bolsonaro clan is creaking under the pressure, leaving the coalition of centre-right parties in their orbit in disarray.

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.

Jousting in the lists

16-08-2025 06:30 In broad terms, President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza will be flying solo in half the country whereas Peronism is presenting a united front in three-quarters of the districts, including all the most important except Córdoba.

by Michael Soltys

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

Los Menem SA: How ex-president’s clan invoices the state

08-08-2025 13:54 Business dealings with the state are part of the family’s income, with the Menem clan remaining close to power. A look at controversial contracts and the "series effect."

by Rodis Recalt

The risks of the Milei government’s economic plan

17-07-2025 10:03 Macroeconomic order and disinflation alone do not guarantee long-term sustainability.

by Luis Secco

Inflation ticked up slightly last month, less than expected

14-07-2025 18:54 Inflation ticked up slightly but less than expected in June, another win for President Javier Milei ahead of midterm elections.

Rush of farm dollars fails to lift peso ahead of vote

10-07-2025 09:37 Three months after President Javier Milei lifted Argentina’s currency controls, early investor optimism has given way to growing caution

Trips to Miami or living month-to-month – Argentina’s ‘rift’ hits consumers

09-07-2025 16:34 The disparity in purchasing power in Argentina has accentuated in the past year, according to a private study. One sector travels to Miami and the other can’t make it to the end of the month. What happened?

We need to talk about Conan

05-07-2025 06:07 Javier Milei brought his dog onto a TV show. According to him, the animal is about to turn 22 years old. Behind this story lies an unsettling truth.

by Juan Luis González

'The stressed' – Argentina's ‘Non-poor’ who can’t reach the end of the month

04-07-2025 06:58 The INDEC national statistics bureau does not consider them poor, but millions of Argentina can’t make it to the end of the month; New study by UCA’s poverty watchdog shines light on those living under “economic stress”

by Agustina Bordigoni

Economic pick-up fails to filter through to job market

23-06-2025 15:43 Improved economic activity has reversed last year's shrinkage but the improvement has yet to seep through to the labour market – in March the private sector shed over 7,000 jobs with numbers of self-employed simultaneously on the rise.

by Martín Fernández Nadale

Liberty not advancing for everybody

21-06-2025 06:37 Confirmation of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s prison sentence has gifted an increasingly divided Peronism a cause around which to rally in unity, but in the long term this cause may only serve to deepen the divisions.