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Argentine Developers Turn to In-House Finance as Mortgage Credit Stalls
Facing sluggish sales and scarce bank mortgages, Argentine developers are offering their own payment plans of up to six ...
Peter Thiel's Hedge Fund Takes 1% Stake in Argentina's Vista for $76 Million
An SEC filing shows Thiel Macro LLC bought 1.2 million Vista Energy ADSs for about $76 million, linking the tech billion...
Brazil Uses Reciprocity Law as Leverage, Not Immediate Tariff Retaliation
Brasília opened a reciprocity process against Washington to keep the law credible and force trade talks, while managing ...
Argentina's Fashion Runway Now Depends on Logistics and Import Competition
Fashion figure Anamá says Argentina's textile sector is splitting between cheaper imports and struggling local producers...
Argentina's Central Bank Chief Says Economy Is Growing Far Below Government Hopes
BCRA President Santiago Bausili puts growth near 2% annually, points to reviving credit and identifies missing long-term...
Glassy Waves Turns Uruguayan Surf Culture Into an Argentina Expansion
The self-funded surfwear label reports 142% revenue growth and a planned first Argentine store by early 2027 after openi...
Argentina Eases Dollar Loan Rules for Companies to Spur Credit and Investment
Banks would be allowed to lend up to 15% of dollar deposits to a wider range of firms, with construction and automakers ...
TGN Appoints Mariana Jourdan to Lead Community Relations and Sustainability
The Argentine gas pipeline operator TGN hires sustainability veteran Mariana Jourdan, bringing Toyota Argentina ESG expe...
Brazil Election Jitters Send Warning to Argentina as Rates Rise and FX Splits
A selloff in Brazilian assets on a narrowing Lula-Bolsonaro race flashed a cautionary signal for Argentina, where higher...
Goldman Sachs dissects Argentine banks’ Q2 recovery: Macro gets the buy, BBVA a sell despite highest ROE
Goldman Sachs sees Argentine banks posting better Q2 profits, but warns the earnings recovery is running ahead of a genu...
Argentina’s Merval Snaps Losing Streak, But Bond Drop Pushes Country Risk to Two-Month High
The S&P Merval added 1.1% to end a six-day slide, while sovereign dollar bonds fell 0.7%, lifting J.P. Morgan’s EMBI spr...
Ecuador and Argentina Sign Deals on Auto Trade, Nuclear Energy and Extradition
Presidents Noboa and Milei met in Quito to sign agreements expanding bilateral cooperation in automotive trade, air serv...
Argentina's Verónica Dairy Revives Idle Plant Through Union-Brokered Toll Deal
After seven months of inactivity, Lácteos Verónica will partially restart its Suardi plant under a production agreement ...
Argentina’s BCRA Reserves Top US$50bn for First Time Since 2019—But the Real Driver Is Gold, Not Dollars
Gross international reserves surged past US$50bn under President Milei, propelled by a 4% gold price jump. A mere US$8m ...
Argentina's H1 Trade Surplus Hits US$13.9B as Crude Oil, Asia Reshape Export Mix
Argentina posted a US$13.9 billion first-half trade surplus as exports hit a 10-year high, crude oil became the top prod...
Chile's Role in Vaca Muerta: Chamber Pitches Biobío LNG Plant to Reach Asia-Pacific
The Neuquén petrochemical chamber says Vaca Muerta accounts for 70% of investment pledges under Argentina's RIGI and is ...
Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina after Milei insults Lula
Brazil has formally downgraded its diplomatic representation in Argentina, replacing its ambassador with a chargé d'affa...
Argentina's Used-Car Sales Fall 12.6% in July, Sharpest Decline of the Year
Used-vehicle transfers in Argentina fell 12.6% year on year in July to 156,810 units, the steepest drop of 2026, as sell...
Argentina's 'Brain Capital' Paradox: High Cognitive Confidence, Weak Daily Habits
Most Argentines trust their learning and adaptability, but only 24% hit the WHO's exercise target — an Insight 21 survey...
Argentina's Economy Is Growing While Consumers Are Not: Why the Split Won't End Soon
For the first time this century, Argentine GDP and consumer demand are moving in opposite directions — and analysts don'...
Argentina Moves to Shield Central Bank Chief Bausili Beyond Milei's Term
Buenos Aires wants a charter reform that could keep Santiago Bausili at the BCRA until 2028 and force any future governm...
Milei Proposes Permanent Fiscal Lock, Capital Market Liberalization and Insurance Overhaul
Argentina’s president unveiled three interconnected bills: a constitutional fiscal balance mandate with automatic govern...
Milei Proposes Central Bank Reform to Lock in Anti-Inflation Orthodoxy, Assure Markets
Argentina’s President Javier Milei unveiled a bill to revamp the Central Bank’s organic charter, restricting monetary fi...
Milei Wants US-Style Government Shutdown for Deficits and a Central Bank ‘Monetary Handcuff’
Argentina’s president unveils a fiscal rule that would automatically paralyze non‑essential state services if the budget...
Fire Destroys Mattress Factory in Tigre; No Fatalities But Toxic Smoke Injures Three
A blaze at a mattress factory in General Pacheco, Tigre, tore through the building and spread to a paper warehouse. The ...
Milei Unveils BCRA Reform Bill: Peso Stability as Sole Mandate, End of State Financing
President Javier Milei will address the nation tonight to introduce a bill overhauling the BCRA’s foundational charter, ...
Seven Killed as Emergency Helicopter Crashes During Fire Training Flight in Argentina
A Bell 412 involved in a wildfire-fighting training mission went down in San Juan province, Argentina, claiming the live...
Ford Argentina Trims Ranger Output as Regional Demand Stalls
Ford is dialling back the assembly speed of its Ranger pickup in Argentina by roughly 17 % from October, citing softer-t...
FIFA Opens Disciplinary Cases Against Gavi and Argentine Players After 2026 World Cup Final
FIFA has launched formal proceedings against Spain's Gavi, multiple Argentine players, and the Argentine Football Associ...
IFAB Confirms Embolo Sending-Off Should Not Have Happened in World Cup Quarter-Final
Football’s law-making body says VAR was used incorrectly to give Breel Embolo a second yellow card, a decision Switzerla...