News of business

Sergio Neiffert: Secrets and business dealings of Milei's spy chief

20-08-2025 09:28 The house of spies has a leak – and it's not the first time. A look at the tenure of spy chief Sergio Neiffert and his business dealings as questions are asked about the activities of Argentina's intelligence services.

by Rodis Recalt

Exports to China down 15% year-on-year in first half of 2025

12-08-2025 17:06 Trade deficit with Asian giant is largest among Argentina's leading trading partners; it rose to US$5.227 billion during the first six months of this year.

by Agustina Bordigoni

Investments, remonetisation, reforms – doubts of US business leaders

22-05-2025 09:31 Milei’s RIGI incentives do not convince, the 'quasi-whitewash' needs "rationality" and reform bills into 2026. Electoral atmosphere at this year’s AmCham Summit and business optimism.

by Eugenia Muzio

MercadoLibre CEO steps aside after 25 years for chairman job

22-05-2025 08:53 Billionaire founder Marcos Galperin will step down as CEO of e-commerce and financial services giant Mercado Libre in January 2026.

Argentine utility Albanesi approaches creditors after missed bond payment

09-05-2025 16:41 Generación Mediterranea SA and Central Térmica Roca SA are approaching bondholders to resolve a dispute over US$19 million in due interest.

JPMorgan to rent 20 floors in historic Buenos Aires office deal

09-05-2025 15:50 JPMorgan Chase & Co signs lease to rent 20 floors on a two-building campus in Núñez set to open in 2026.

Telefónica posts 49-million-euro loss on Latin America write-offs

27-02-2025 10:58 Spanish telecoms giant suffered writedown of assets in Latin America, where group begun the sale of several subsidiaries.

Milei’s strong peso revives domestic football with million-dollar contracts

25-02-2025 15:35 President’s peso policy has domestic clubs spending big; More than two dozen players now make US$1 million or more a year.

Who was Milei’s audience?

11-12-2024 23:45 With an almost religious hope of 2025 being a growth year, President Milei used his first anniversary address to talk to the ‘círculo rojo’ business establishment and his run-off voters, with no concrete announcements for ordinary people.

by Javier Calvo

Milei touts US$50 billion from investors eyeing 30-year loopholes

02-12-2024 13:04 Argentina has abundant natural resources and legions of well-educated workers. But it struggles to attract investors because its politicians have a habit of changing the rules on a whim.

Milei’s Bermuda Triangle

21-09-2024 06:31 Milei’s political future lies within a triangle defined by inflation, approval ratings, and unemployment.

by Marcelo J. García

Havanna, maker of Argentina’s famed alfajor treats, explores unit sale

13-09-2024 08:00 Havanna, maker of Argentina’s most famous brand of the dulce de leche-infused confections known as alfajores, is exploring a sale of its operations in Latin America, including Argentina.  

Milei to meet with CEOs of Meta, Google, Apple, OpenAI

28-05-2024 11:36 Javier Milei will meet with “four of the 10 most important businessmen in the world” during his trip to the United States, according to Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni.

Energy mogul makes 100-year bet on Argentina’s mineral wealth

20-05-2024 13:45 Through his holding company Integra Capital, José Luis Manzano is going all in on mining and mineral wealth.

Top CEOs to heap praise on Milei at Patagonia retreat

17-04-2024 13:18 Elsztain will host president at exclusive Bariloche event; IRSA starting construction on biggest project in its history

President Milei meets Elon Musk at Tesla factory in Austin

12-04-2024 14:52 Argentina’s President flies from Miami to Texas for a meeting with SpaceX boss Elon Musk at his Telsa factory in Austin; X owner gives Javier Milei tour of building as photos of encounter go viral online.

Are two Caputos one too many for Milei?

02-03-2024 05:25 Foreign observers and investors welcome that Milei is a man on a mission to turn Argentina into a more open, more pro-market economy … but they don’t like conflict as the end itself, nor the Casa Rosada’s unwillingness to compromise.

by Marcelo J. García

Politicians in the dog house

02-03-2024 05:01 Business, especially big business, has long had a bad press in Argentina. This is partly due to the willingness of politicians to blame it for their own failures, as happens whenever inflation gets out of hand.

by James Neilson

Pay up, or else: Latin America cowed by lucrative extortion

26-02-2024 13:50 Extortion, a business more lucrative than drug trafficking thanks to its high profits, has become the bane of citizens' existence from Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Natural pesticides gain ground in 'agri-tox' capital Brazil

19-02-2024 14:14 Agricultural powerhouse Brazil may be the world leader in chemical pesticide use, but there is a growing trend of farmers turning to natural products known as "biopesticides."