News of government

Between a Rocca and a hard place

31-01-2026 06:34 Screaming that a company should go bankrupt because its quotation was 40% higher than an Indian firm’s is wonky politics for a president.

by Marcelo J. García

Push to lower age of criminal responsibility set for Congress kick-off

30-01-2026 09:47 President Javier Milei’s government will seek to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 or 14 during extraordinary sessions of Congress, reviving a long-running debate over juvenile crime and punishment.

Argentina’s global debt hopes get boost from Ecuador’s bond success

28-01-2026 22:44 Ecuador’s return to global credit markets is being seen as a good portent among investors who are eagerly awaiting Argentina’s comeback.

Lowering age of criminal responsibility – is Argentina legislating in mood of violent emotion?

28-01-2026 15:56 Is the Milei government's bill "political opportunism," a distraction or the handing down of real consequences to those who commit crime?

by Barbara Komarovsky

The forgotten reform

24-01-2026 00:17 Central to the passage of Milei's labour reform is the assent of the provincial governors controlling the deputies and senators needed to take the ruling party to an overall parliamentary majority.

by Michael Soltys

Milei at Davos hails Argentina’s China ties in defence of trade

22-01-2026 15:17 President defends free trade in interview with Bloomberg on sidelines of Davos summit; Passes up opportunity to condemn Trump’s sidelining of Machado in Venezuela, but once again criticises Brazil’s Lula.

Milei’s relentless chainsaw – the great campaign promise he kept

19-01-2026 21:07 Several of the grandest presidential commitments made by Argentina’s President on the campaign trail in 2023 have been shelved and apparently forgotten: dollarisation, the implosion of the Central Bank and the total eradication of inflation. Without support from the IMF or the United States, those objectives would have proved unviable. But there is one point nobody can dispute: the fiscal surplus. In scarcely two years, the government has reversed a historic deficit with the deepest austerity since the return of democracy. But the discussion still pending is the political, social and institutional cost.

by Carlos Burgueño

Milei preps decree for special Congress sessions, labour reform top priority

19-01-2026 11:16 President Javier Milei signed a decree ahead of his trip to the World Economic Forum, according to reports; Lawmakers will be called for extraordinary sessions of Congress, beginning February 2.

Argentina: Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan are terrorist organisations

15-01-2026 14:14 Milei’s Office informed that this move was adopted “in the framework of the international commitments assumed by the Argentine Republic in the struggle against terrorism."

Milei still props up peso despite looser trading rules

13-01-2026 13:09 President Javier Milei is sticking with his core approach: intervene, manage and prop up the peso, in an effort to keep inflation down. 

Santander, BBVA, Deutsche lead US$3-billion repo for Argentina

07-01-2026 13:35 Argentina secures US$3-billion loan from a group of international banks to help cover a foreign debt payment; Central Bank reaches a one-year repurchase agreement – or repo – with lenders at rate of 7.4%.

Argentina ‘working to bring’ security officer detained in Venezuela home

06-01-2026 18:51 National Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva says Argentina’s government is working around the clock to press Caracas to free detained Border Guard officer, who has been held by Venezuelan authorities since 2024.

The year ahead

03-01-2026 06:01 After a resounding midterm triumph, Milei must be tempted to run before he can walk – already looking beyond 2026 to 2027.

Law-making dropped in Milei's second year in office

02-01-2026 10:44 Just 13 laws were approved by Argentina's Congress in 2025, two of them in special sessions called by President Javier Milei.

Milei’s 2026 Budget bill likely to win Senate approval

24-12-2025 15:45 Government bill wins support of four senators from Convicción Federal caucus; Milei says he won’t veto bill, but will redistribute spending if key articles fall.

Milei’s tactical retreat and the liquid contours of power

20-12-2025 08:48 Milei’s libertarians have grown in owned legislative muscle, they still need from circumstantial allies and provincial governors to pass legislation.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Milei stymies wild peso swings as he resets Argentine FX policy

18-12-2025 01:34 The Central Bank’s FX desk is about to play a more prominent role as President Javier Milei seeks to accumulate reserves.

Tapia distances himself from AFA’s negative headlines at home

18-12-2025 01:18 AFA says Milei “has chosen it as a target of his political ambitions” as Bullrich files corruption complaint with CONMEBOL against football governing body’s chief and treasurer.

Halfway to heaven?

13-12-2025 06:30 The Milei Presidency at its halfway mark can most charitably be described as a work in progress.

Top banks bet on farming boom with Milei cutting taxes

12-12-2025 19:34 Two major banks in Argentina are seeking to open up more credit for farmers as President Javier Milei cuts export tariffs for growers.