News of reform

'cause I’m the Taxman

20-12-2025 08:02 In restricting government to ever narrower circles, Milei is misreading the results of the last midterms. But Milei’s conclusion is that sister knows best.

POLITICS & LABOUR

CGT leads first rally against Milei’s labour reform bill

18-12-2025 16:43 Demonstration called by labour federation draws thousands to Plaza de Mayo.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Key reforms up for debate as Milei begins Congress push

18-12-2025 15:48 Lawmakers open debate on Milei’s 2026 Budget bill, a labour reform package and controversial changes to the National Glaciers Law.

GUEST COLUMN

Milei's law for (removing) glacier protection is a regressive reform

17-12-2025 23:56 The bill to amend the National Glacier Protection Law, would dismantle the minimalist regime which today protects glaciers and the periglacial perimeter, Argentina’s most important strategic water reserves.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei begins labour reform battle, sends bill to Congress

11-12-2025 10:42 President returns from Norway trip and inks text of sweeping labour reform bill; Proposals, which are likely to face resistance from unions, will be discussed first by Senate.

MINING IN MENDOZA

Thousands protest as Milei-backed mining bill wins approval in Mendoza

10-12-2025 11:39 Provincial lawmakers back US$500-million copper venture despite widespread demonstrations and warnings from environmental groups; Activists from across the province protest against the San Jorge mining firm project.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei lines up seven bills for summer Congress sessions

09-12-2025 17:42 Government publishes bills it will seek to pass in Official Gazette; Budget and labour reform top the list.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei readies major reforms while markets await currency shift

09-12-2025 15:28 Argentina currently allows the currency to trade within a strict set of bands, a policy that has helped keep inflation in check. But analysts say it has also created an overvalued peso that is weighing on the economy.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei to delay lawmakers' vacation to push forward with reforms

06-12-2025 08:17 President Javier Milei will convene Congress for extraordinary sessions of Congress running until December 30 to discuss key budget and labour, criminal and tax reforms.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

President to sign decree calling special Congress sessions

05-12-2025 13:07 Presidential decree, likely to be published this Friday, will formally open door to debates on labour reform, changes to the Penal Code and the 2026 Budget.

BANKING & BUSINESS

Labour reforms revive tensions between banks and fintechs

03-12-2025 22:19 President Milei's upcoming labour reform plan is reviving longstanding tensions between the country’s banks and its fast-growing financial technology platforms.

POLITICS

Government to send labour reform bill to Congress on December 9

27-11-2025 18:29 Lawmaker Cristian Ritondo confirms date when bill is to be submitted to Congress.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Labour reform, budget bill keys to Milei's December Congress push

27-11-2025 15:45 Government to push for swift approval of labour reform and 2026 Budget bills as part of ambitious agenda; President to summon Congress for special sessions, likely starting second week of December.

economic indicators

Economy grew 5% year-on-year in September, says INDEC

25-11-2025 21:41 Argentina's economy expanded more than expected in September, despite increased market turmoil caused by local and national midterm elections.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Milei, Thatcher and the English Mamdani

25-11-2025 12:51 Zack Polanski – an environmental activist, gay, vegan and former actor – is gaining ground among young voters in the UK, making Britain’s Labour Party nervous as it watches Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform Party grow.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Politics in Peru

Peru's interim leader José Jerí embraces the spotlight in 'war' on crime

13-11-2025 14:41 José Jerí, the media-savvy millennial president of Peru, is taking steps to tackle the nation's escalating insecurity crisis and says he's determined to restore order.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

President plans structural reform blitz after midterms triumph

30-10-2025 09:04 President promises new economic roadmap built on labour, tax and pension overhauls; Milei government says the reforms will restore fiscal balance and set the country on a path to long-term growth.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Details of Milei’s sweeping labour reform push emerge

28-10-2025 15:29 President Javier Milei will look to drive through sweeping changes to Argentina’s labour laws in wake of election victory; Move would allow working days to be extended, pay based on productivity, changes to holidays and severance pay and the introduction of tax incentives

POLITICS

Milei unveils ‘zero tolerance’ Penal Code reform push at prison

02-10-2025 20:28 President Javier Milei and National Security Minister Patricia Bullrich say criminals “must face consequences” as they present criminal reform package at door of Ezeiza Prison.

FILM & CINEMA

'Crises both reunite us and unite us' – stars of 'Belén' on new film, women's rights

25-09-2025 11:14 Director and star Dolores Fonzi and actor Camila Plaate discuss ‘Belén,' their new original Prime Video production which gripped audiences at the San Sebastián Film Festival and is now Argentina’s nomination for Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars.

by Ana Seoane

CENTRAL AMERICA

Nicaragua legislature cements 'absolute power' of president, wife

31-01-2025 14:58 Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo consolidate their absolute command of power in Nicaragua – as president and “co-president,” they will control all branches of government and civil society, according to the troubled nation's latest constitutional reform.

Constitutional Reform

Maduro sets 'public debate' on constitutional reform

29-01-2025 11:40 Days after his swearing-in for a third term in office amid allegations of electoral fraud, President Nicolás Maduro pledges to "integrate the popular power" into Venezuela's constitution.

POLITICS

Formosa lawmakers seek ‘express’ reform to allow governor’s ninth term

25-10-2024 12:47 Lawmakers in Formosa vote for “express reform” of the provincial constitution, a move that could pave the way for a ninth consecutive election of its longstanding governor Gildo Insfrán.

INTERVIEW

Bahamas AG leads Global South's push for UN tax cooperation deal

11-10-2024 09:00 Bahamas Attorney General Ryan Pinder on global tax cooperation, pushing back against OECD policies and how Argentina can help the Global South.

by Mattis Nurit

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Milei government prepares legislative agenda for 'second stage'

02-07-2024 16:57 Electoral reform being considered by the Executive branch and a bill could be ready for Congress by August; Ideally, it would include the elimination of the PASO primaries, the move to a single ballot system, the scrapping of gender parity quotas and a lowering of the minimum voting age.

POLITICS

Monetary shift, Sturzenegger in – Milei talks up new stage

28-06-2024 16:34 President says PAIS Tax "could be repealed in August" and confirms that ex-Central Bank governor Federico Sturzenegger will be joining his Cabinet.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Turning-point or anarcho-capitalist illusion?

22-06-2024 05:52 The outsider – who by definition was politically weak – is proving to be more resilient than his more traditional peers. Milei’s emergence in Argentina’s political ecosystem already marks a turning-point.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Senate approves RIGI, privatisations, delegation of powers

13-06-2024 19:43 Key articles, including most controversial, ended up being approved in the Senate. Capital whitewash and the moratorium for tax arrears passed unanimously but government unable to gain support for restoration of income tax or reform of levies on personal assets.

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Milei’s signature reforms at risk in tense Senate vote

12-06-2024 14:38 President Javier Milei is pushing to get his signature omnibus reform package across the finish line in the Senate.

Congress & Politics

Senate begins debate on Milei’s ‘Ley de Bases’ mega-reform bill

12-06-2024 12:15 Senators open debate on President Javier Milei's flagship 'Ley de Bases' reform bill as demonstrations begin outside Congress.

POLITICS

Milei warns Cabinet’s future hinges on Congress vote

24-05-2024 09:23 Reacting to rumours of Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse's outsting, President Javier Milei warned Thursday that his entire Cabinet will be under review depending on the result of his pro-business reform bill grinding its way through Congress.

BLOOMBERG

Caputo speech at JPMorgan event helps propel Argentine bonds

18-04-2024 13:18 Argentina won’t lift capital controls until international reserves are high enough to safeguard against a potential currency run, Luis Caputo tells investors.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Juntos por el Cambio governors to back ‘omnibus’ bill, fiscal package

04-04-2024 21:35 Interior Minister Guillermo Francos and Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse lead talks over the so-called ‘Ley de Bases,’ potentially brokering a deal to see its passage through Congress.

POLITICS

Milei sends scaled-back 'omnibus' reform bill to governors

14-03-2024 14:54 So-called ‘omnibus bill’ — now containing 269 articles, less than half than the original version — excludes the privatisation of YPF while maintaining sell-off of Aerolíneas Argentinas SA.

Congress & Politics

Government freezes omnibus bill – and wants to make governors pay

08-02-2024 14:50 President Javier Milei is evaluating the possibility of calling a non-binding plebiscite to pass his reforms in the hope of a new Congress breakdown after the 2025 midterms.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Milei’s ‘shock therapy’ is suffering a stinging rejection

08-02-2024 13:15 Lawmakers rebuke president’s bill, upending agenda; Milei responds by lashing out at the parties he needs to push through his reforms.

Abortion rights

Lawmakers from Milei’s party send bill to Congress seeking to repeal abortion law

08-02-2024 09:47 Lawmakers from President Javier Milei’s party introduce bill to Congress that would repeal landmark abortion law passed in December 2020.

Congress & Politics

Congress resumes 'article by article' debate on omnibus law

06-02-2024 13:58 The lower house of Congress resumes detailed debate of Milei’s reform package on Tuesday, which Deputies have already approved "in general."

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Pichetto’s caucus blocks Milei government over Omnibus bill

18-01-2024 19:29 Deputies belonging to caucus headed by dissident Peronist and ex-VP candidate Miguel Ángel Pichetto impose themselves, halting the government drive.

GENDER VIOLENCE

Femicides up as Milei seeks to weaken protections

13-01-2024 22:18 Argentina registered 322 femicides in 2023, a figure equivalent to almost one murder a day, according to government data.

POLITICS & JUDICIARY

First judicial setbacks for Milei’s reform push

05-01-2024 00:58 Labour appeals court suspends key portions of mega-decree after legal challenges from top union groups, dealing president a setback.

Congress & Politics

Congress kicks off year forming key committees and debating single paper ballot

04-01-2024 16:26 Chamber of Deputies defining bicameral commission to study Javier Milei’s omnibus law; Bill contemplates the privatisation of public companies and grants parliamentary prerogatives to the government, among other points.