Stories for August 23rd 2026

Sunday, August 23rd 2026 - 22:41 UTC
Argentina votes this week on the reform barring the central bank from funding the Treasury

Argentina's Chamber of Deputies will on Wednesday debate the reform of the central bank's charter promoted by Javier Milei's government, which bars the monetary authority from financing the fiscal deficit through money creation and restores preservation of the value of the currency as its sole objective.
Sunday, August 23rd 2026 - 22:32 UTC
The Mercosur-Singapore trade agreement reaches Argentina's Congress

Argentina's Chamber of Deputies will on Wednesday take up ratification of the free trade agreement between Mercosur and Singapore, signed in December 2023 and still awaiting parliamentary approval. It is the first trade treaty the bloc has concluded with a Southeast Asian country.

Argentina votes this week on the reform barring the central bank from funding the Treasury