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Argentina’s industry records the second-worst decline worldwide in two years
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (46+ words) Facundo Iglesia is an economics, finance and technology reporter for the Buenos Aires Herald. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Wired, Le Monde Diplomatique, Rest of World, Perfil, among many others. In 2021, he won the ESET Latin American Award…...
Argentina's dollar bonds plummet, country risk rises due to war in Middle East
6+ day, 33+ min ago (16+ words) Argentina's dollar bonds plummet, country risk rises due to war in Middle East'Buenos Aires Herald...
Argentina’s economy grew by 4.4% in 2025
1+ week, 5+ day ago (10+ words) Argentina's economy grew by 4.4% in 2025Buenos Aires Herald...
Inflation ticks up to 2.9% one week after statistics agency controversy
3+ week, 6+ day ago (378+ words) Argentina's inflation rate for January ticked up to 2.9%, according to a report by the government's statistics agency, INDEC, released one week after the bureau's head resigned over a dispute over the measurement methodology. Prices increased 32.4% interannually, and the economic sector…...
Middle class at risk? Industry warns of sector decline as government tightens wage clamp
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (406+ words) The decline of the productive system is the decline of the middle class," the chamber representing Santa Fe's industrialists said in a document published in recent days. Business leaders argue that a country cannot sustain itself solely on extractive or…...
Argentina’s INDEC head steps down on heels of new index debut
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (445+ words) Marco Lavagna resigned unexpectedly as director of Argentina's statistics institute INDEC on Monday." The news comes just eight days before the institute is set to publish January's inflation figures, calculated with a formula INDEC authorities say will better reflect purchasing…...
Milei's labor reform seems tailor-made for companies. Business leaders have doubts
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1232+ words) The Argentine Congress is set to begin extraordinary sessions in February with a full docket. Among the bills set to be debated are changes to the Glaciers Law, the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility, and the recently signed…...
Why Milei is blasting an Argentine CEO over pipeline protectionism
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (736+ words) Rocca is chief executive of the Argentina-based multinational Techint, an engineering and construction conglomerate. Ever since winning its first bid to construct an oil pipeline in 1949 in Comodoro Rivadavia, it has been the foremost state contractor for large-scale projects in…...
YPF expropriation case: Argentina denounces 'harassment' as hedge fund asks for sanctions
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (398+ words) Lawyers representing Argentina in the YPF expropriation case in New York have said a request by UK-based hedge fund Burford Capital " the plaintiffs " to hold the country in contempt, constitutes "procedural harassment." Burford's legal team made the formal request to…...
Argentina’s inflation in 2025 fell to 31.5%, the lowest in 8 years
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (426+ words) Prices in Argentina increased 31.5% in 2025, the lowest inflation rate since 2017, according to a report by the INDEC statistics bureau. Although the rate is still high by international standards, inflation has decelerated during Javier Milei's presidency. The figure is over 86 points…...