ECONOMIC INDICATORS 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
Interview Brazilian ambassador: Lula-Milei differences have 'minimal effect on bilateral relations’ 05-04-2025 06:34 Brazil’s Ambassador to Argentina on managing bilateral relations, despite the enmity between Javier Milei and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Julio Bitelli on Jair Bolsonaro’s trial, the Malvinas issue, the flirtation between Argentina and the United States, the trade imbalance and the importance of Vaca Muerta. by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti
INTERVIEW / IRISH AMBASSADOR Irish eyes are on the future, says Dublin’s man in Buenos Aires 15-03-2025 07:16 Ireland’s Ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, Gerard McCoy, marks St. Patrick’s Day with a review of diplomatic relations, Argentina’s Irish community and bilateral trade. by Michael Soltys
POLLING & SURVEYS Argentines want US trade deal despite competition, tariff fears 11-02-2025 09:03 Argentines support President Milei’s quest to negotiate a free-trade agreement with the United States, but are split over competing with US firms.
US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS Trump and Milei: An ideological match, but can they work together? 18-01-2025 06:32 The ideological romance between the presidents of Argentina and the United States has already matured. But will it ripen?
FRENCH PRESIDENT IN BUENOS AIRES Macron defends French farmers during talks with Milei 18-11-2024 10:30 French President Emmanuel Macron defends his nation's resistance to the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal as he visits President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires.
FOREIGN POLICY Xi’s ‘strategic patience’ pays off as Milei U-turns on China ties 10-10-2024 13:20 President Javier Milei has surprised everyone by changing his approach to the Asian giant. Jorge Malena, a specialist in contemporary Chinese politics and international relations, explains the “realism and pragmatism” behind the La Libertad Avanza leader’s shift in stance. by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti
DIPLOMACY Argentina's approach to China switches as ideology gives in to interests 07-10-2024 14:00 The Milei administration’s latest political and discursive twist shows that ideology often ends up giving way to interests when it comes to governing.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Mondino warms ties with Brazil, but no Milei-Lula meet on cards 16-04-2024 13:10 "The possibility of a presidential meeting is always present. And we hope that at some point it will happen," Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino declares after visit to Brasília.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts 28-02-2024 12:55 G20 finance ministers will meet Wednesday in Brazil, seeking ways to shore up a global economy whose nascent recovery is threatened by a raft of conflicts and crises, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.