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YPF expropriation case: Burford requests Argentina’s shares of the company

Burford Capital has requested Judge Loretta Preska grant them all of Argentina’s YPF shares as payment for the US$16.1 billion the country owes the...

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Argentine senators double their salaries in two-minute vote

The Argentine Chamber of Senators approved a raise in their monthly salaries from AR$1.7 million (US$1,860 at the official rate) to a minimum of...

19.04.2024 20

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Argentine government forces private healthcare providers to revert increases

Following an average 150% cumulative increase in payments for private healthcare users, the government announced a series of measures to force private...

18.04.2024 20

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Head of Libertad Avanza bloc breaks away after commission fiasco

The head of the La Libertad Avanza (LLA) bloc in the Deputies Chamber, Oscar Zago, has split from the ruling coalition and formed his own bloc...

13.04.2024 20

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Argentina’s yearly inflation soars to 288%

Inflation in Argentina is now running at 287.9%, figures released on Friday afternoon by the government’s INDEC statistics bureau showed. The data...

12.04.2024 8

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Argentina’s CGT calls for a general strike on May 9

Argentina’s biggest trade union federation, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT by its Spanish acronym), called for a general strike on May 9 to...

12.04.2024 30

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Argentina’s blue dollar falls below AR$1,000 again, brecha at 12.5%

The informal (blue) dollar exchange rate fell below AR$1,000 on Friday, further narrowing the gap between the parallel and official exchange rates...

06.04.2024 10

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GDP-coupon case: Preska rules in Argentina’s favor

New York Federal Judge Loretta Preska ruled in Argentina’s favor in a case over securities linked to the country’s gross domestic product issued...

04.04.2024 40

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Argentina’s nuclear projects at risk due to slashing of state funding

An array of Argentina’s nuclear projects are at risk due to the slashing of funding for the National Commission of Atomic Energy (CNEA, by its...

31.03.2024 5

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Government deploys slipshod suspension of worker cooperatives

“It felt like they threw a bucket of cold water on us,” said Karina Godoy, of the worker cooperative La Nirva dedicated to making alfajores —...

29.03.2024 30

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Milei hints at new wave of state layoffs

In a speech on Tuesday, Argentine President Javier Milei highlighted that 70,000 contracts of state employees are set to expire soon amid a general...

27.03.2024 20

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Armed Forces deployed to Rosario to quell violence upsurge

Two weeks after an unprecedented escalation of the organized crime security crisis in Rosario, Defense Minister Luis Petri launched a military...

20.03.2024 30

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Soup kitchens in dire situation as Milei slashes funding: ‘It breaks my heart to tell people there is no more’

Viviana Rodríguez has been running a soup kitchen for more than six years out of her home in Villa 31. Located next to the Buenos Aires bus terminal...

03.03.2024 4

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La Rioja bondholders call province ‘a recalcitrant and recidivist defaulter’

La Rioja bondholders called the province’s explanation for its default “entirely specious” after its government failed to make a US$26 million...

29.02.2024 40

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YPF expropriation trial: Argentina appeals to avoid US$16.1 billion payment

Argentina on Thursday appealed the ruling ordering it to pay US$16.1 billion for the expropriation of state-owned oil and gas company YPF, a lawsuit...

24.02.2024 20

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Milei’s campaign digital guru targeted in Brazil coup attempt probe

Fernando Cerimedo, chief digital strategist for Javier Milei’s presidential campaign, has been named as a co-conspirator by the Brazilian judiciary...

17.02.2024 5

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Back to square one: Milei’s Omnibus Bill returned to commissions

by Facundo Iglesia and Valen Iricibar Argentina’s Lower House unexpectedly cut short what was expected to be a marathon debate on President Javier...

07.02.2024 30

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Argentine human rights groups file complaint against government in IACHR

Two human rights organizations and two press unions filed a precautionary measure before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)...

03.02.2024 4

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Omnibus bill: Argentine police crack down on protesters outside Congress

Argentina’s security forces cracked down hard on demonstrators outside Congress protesting President Javier Milei’s reform package known as the...

02.02.2024 20

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IMF praises Argentina’s austerity, warns path to stability ‘challenging’

The International Monetary Fund praised the Milei administration’s past and future austerity measures but warned that the path to stability will be...

02.02.2024 20

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IMF hints at Argentina lifting exchange restrictions as it disburses US$4.7 billion

The board of the International Monetary Fund approved the staff-level agreement it had reached with Argentina and disbursed US$4.7 billion on...

01.02.2024 40

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IMF changes Argentina forecast, expects economy to fall 2.8 points in 2024

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has changed its forecast for Argentina’s economy and now estimates that GDP will shrink by 2.8 points in 2024...

31.01.2024 3

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Argentina is ‘very close’ to being able to dollarize the economy, Milei says

President Javier Milei said Argentina is “very close” to being able to dollarize its economy, a flagship proposal of the libertarian economist’s...

27.01.2024 5

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Commissions approve Milei’s omnibus bill for Congress debate

In a victory for Javier Milei’s government, the congressional commissions discussing the reform package known as the “omnibus bill” issued a...

24.01.2024 20

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Dozens of Argentine Payoneer users report hackings and emptied accounts

Dozens of Argentine users of the Payoneer virtual wallet have reportedly been hacked and their accounts emptied in the last week. “All my money was...

21.01.2024 30

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LLA modifies Omnibus bill: YPF to stay in public hands, emergency powers limited

Senior members of Javier Milei’s government have agreed to over 100 changes to his omnibus bill as his La Libertad Avanza coalition negotiates for...

20.01.2024 50

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Milei meets with IMF’s Georgieva in Davos, says it went ‘spectacularly well’

Argentine President Javier Milei held his first face-to-face meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s managing director, Kristalina...

18.01.2024 5

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‘An act of intimidation’: journalists condemn police stationed outside state-owned media

Federal Police vans, motorbikes, and officers spent all afternoon Monday stationed  at the entrance of three state media outlets in what journalist...

17.01.2024 30

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Argentina and China hold bilateral meeting amid tensions

Following weeks of escalating tensions between both countries, Foreign Minister Diana Mondino held a meeting with China’s Ambassador in Argentina...

14.01.2024 20

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YPF expropriation trial: Burford can now request asset seizures

U.S. Judge Loretta Preska authorized Burford Capital on Thursday to request the seizure of Argentine assets in the YPF expropriation trial, which the...

13.01.2024 20

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Bullrich backtracks on permit requirement for three-person gatherings

Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced Wednesday that the government no longer plans to demand permits for three-person meetings in public...

11.01.2024 10

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Exchange market honeymoon ends with US dollar surge

The blue or informal US dollar exchange rate increased by 70 pesos on Tuesday to AR$1120 — the first significant surge in a month, ending an...

10.01.2024 40

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Taxes cut on imported goods destined for export manufacturing

The government on Thursday removed the PAIS tax on imported items for use in manufacturing products destined for export.  Created during the Alberto...

06.01.2024 10

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Mega-decree filed in Congress, triggering commission debate countdown

by Facundo Iglesia and Valen Iricibar Chief of Staff Nicolás Posse officially filed President Javier Milei’s mega-decree in Congress through the...

06.01.2024 20

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Central Bank’s bond bid again fails to attract indebted importers

Argentina’s Central Bank closed the second auction of a bond designed for importers to pay for their debt in US dollars on Thursday, again with...

06.01.2024 30

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Government analyzes US$71-billion swap of all 2024 maturities

The Argentine government is analyzing a debt swap with banks operating in the country for the entirety of its 2024 maturities: AR$57.5 trillion (US$71...

06.01.2024 5

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IMF to visit Argentina for renegotiations on Thursday

A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Argentina on Thursday to renegotiate the lender’s deal with the country,...

03.01.2024 30

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IMF to visit Argentina for deal renegotiations on Thursday

A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Argentina on Thursday to renegotiate the lender’s deal with the country,...

03.01.2024 30

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Argentine importers snub Central Bank, buy just 9% of tailor-made bond

Importers purchased 9% of the bond the Central Bank had designed specifically for them to pay their debts in U.S. dollars. The initial bid on the...

30.12.2023 10

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Government sanctions new, ‘simpler’ import system

The government eliminated the system previously used to authorize imports, known as SIRA, and replaced it with a new scheme. The new system, called...

27.12.2023 20

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Argentina’s Central Bank to offer importers bonds to pay debts, taxes

The Central Bank will issue importers bonds to pay their debts with providers, an amount that ballooned to over US$30 billion throughout Alberto...

23.12.2023 5

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World Cup celebration: what happened on December 20

by Facundo Iglesia, Florencia Pessarini and Mario Santucho A new year full of sorrow was ending in Argentina when, all of a sudden, we experienced...

20.12.2023 2

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Argentina’s Central Bank lowers interest rates, gets rid of LELIQs

The Central Bank board decided that the annual benchmark interest rate will be 100%, after making it the same as the one for one-day repo...

20.12.2023 10

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‘Cambio cambio’: the film exploring Argentina’s underground dollar market

Every day, Buenos Aires’ bustling financial district fills with people hawking dollars nonstop to a country obsessed with the U.S. currency....

16.12.2023 10

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CAF approves US$1 billion loan to Argentina with IMF support

The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF, by its Spanish initials) approved a US$960 million loan for Argentina at an...

16.12.2023 30

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Argentina’s Central Bank lays out its program to bank representatives

Head of the Central Bank Santiago Bausili laid out the new government’s monetary policy to bank representatives on Wednesday morning, one day after...

14.12.2023 30

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Argentina chainsaw plan revealed: deep cuts, record devaluation

Argentina’s Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced ten substantial austerity measures on Tuesday evening, revealing that the government will devalue...

13.12.2023 20

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Despite Central Bank denials, Banco Nación exchange rate shows devaluation

Just before the end of the last business day before Javier Milei’s inauguration, the official exchange rate was AR$400.5 per U.S. dollar, a 6%...

08.12.2023 7

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Milei appoints Santiago Bausili to be his Central Bank head

Javier Milei appointed Santiago Bausili to preside over the Central Bank, the president-elect’s official account on X confirmed on Wednesday....

06.12.2023 5

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Outrage after Milei appoints former neo-Nazi youth member

Jewish organizations in Argentina have expressed concern after President-elect Javier Milei designated Rodolfo Barra, a former member of a Nazi...

02.12.2023 10

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