News of economy

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ slashes energy subsidies for three million households

04-05-2026 14:08 ‘Chainsaw’ slashes subsidies to lowest levels in years; Register clean-up and tariff reform has driven US$5.6 billion in savings, according to government; Nearly half of households now pay the full tariff.

Police arrest duo after raid over 'Chinese mafia' supermarket threats in Mar del Plata

01-05-2026 15:30 Two arrested and cash, firearms seized after probe into alleged extortion network targeting Chinese-run supermarkets.

President doubles pay for Cabinet ministers via presidential decree

29-04-2026 14:53 Data emerges from government report accessed by Perfil through request filed under Access to Public Information Law. Backdated to last January, Cabinet ministers now earn 7.2 million pesos a month – a rise from some 3.5 million previously.

by Felipe Leibovich

Argentina hunts for LNG imports for Winter in war-wrecked market

28-04-2026 19:21 Argentina is looking to purchase liquefied natural gas cargoes for its upcoming winter heating season.

Milei’s glacier law reform push hits first legal hurdle

24-04-2026 21:43 Court blocks application of law in Santa Cruz Province; Milei's overhaul over glaciar protection rules hands provinces control over protected areas.

Appeals court backs Milei's labour reform in key ruling

24-04-2026 11:50 National Labour Appeals Court rules that labour reform is constitutional; Judges overturn injunction, unions vow fresh protests.

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

22-04-2026 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.

by Enrique Garabetyan

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

22-04-2026 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.