Argentina

Wednesday, April 30th 2025 - 10:27 UTC
Francos defends Milei's involvement in $LIBRA cryptofiasco

Argentine Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos denied before Congress Tuesday any involvement on the part of President Javier Milei in the $Libra cryptofiasco, saying the head of State had no link to the project and there was no state coordination or economic benefit.
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Tuesday, April 29th 2025 - 20:55 UTC
Supermarket sales in Argentina plummet under Milei, UBA study finds

Supermarket sales in Argentina have dropped by 8% while wholesale sales have plummeted by 22% under President Javier Milei, a report from the University of Buenos Aires showed Tuesday. The decline is attributed to adjustment policies causing high inflation and tariff hikes, which eroded wage purchasing power, redirecting spending from consumer goods to basic services, thus reversing a brief recovery between January and November 2023 (before Milei took office).
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Tuesday, April 29th 2025 - 11:35 UTC
US Southcom Chief lands in Argentina for 3-day visit

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Chief Admiral Alvin Holsey arrived in Argentina for a three-day visit to strengthen bilateral defense and security cooperation. He will meet President Javier Milei at Casa Rosada, Defense Minister Luis Petri, and other high-ranking officers Tuesday.
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Tuesday, April 29th 2025 - 09:52 UTC
Argentina releases Nazi-related documents online

Argentina's General Archives (AGN) made available some 1,850 documents regarding Nazi activities in the country, including the presence of Josef Mengele, Erich Priebke and Adolf Eichmann. These files can now be accessed online at argentina.gob.ar/interior/archivo-general and include intelligence reports, photographs, and police records. Until now, the documents could only be accessed on site at the AGN headquarters.
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Monday, April 28th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Milei returns to BA after lunch with Meloni

During his stay in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral, Argentine President Javier Milei had lunch with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and interacted briefly with other leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, but had no direct contact with US President Donald Trump, who had other priorities, like talking to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Monday, April 28th 2025 - 09:52 UTC
Aerolineas Argentinas to shut down all but 2 ticket offices

Argentine President Javier Milei's “chainsaw” policies reached flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas, which will be shutting down 19 of its 21 ticket offices nationwide. Only the Mendoza and Córdoba branches will remain operational, pushing customers to online booking and purchasing.
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Saturday, April 26th 2025 - 10:51 UTC
Argentina: Chubut creates Patagonia Azul Provincial Park

Chubut, Argentina, has established the Patagonia Azul Provincial Park, a new Natural Protected Area (NPA) spanning 295,135 hectares along its marine coast. Stretching from Cabo Dos Bahías to south of Bahía Bustamante, the park is connected by Provincial Route 1 for tourist access.
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Saturday, April 26th 2025 - 10:21 UTC
Bolivian consul in La Quiaca found dead

Vicente Esteban Coico Quispe, the 57-year-old Bolivian consul in the Argentine town of La Quiaca just across the border, was found dead after being reported missing since April 13, 2025. He had last been seen leaving his home in La Paz, Bolivia, and his body was discovered in La Quiaca, prompting a joint investigation by Bolivian and Argentine authorities.
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Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:10 UTC
Chubut Governor and Guatemalan Ambassador discuss possible joint initiatives

Governor Ignacio Torres of the Argentine province of Chubut met with Guatemala's Ambassador Héctor Iván Espinoza Farfán on Thursday to discuss strengthening bilateral ties. “We received the Ambassador of Guatemala in Argentina, Héctor Espinoza Farfán, whom we declared Guest of Honor and with whom we started a joint work agenda, aimed at strengthening the commercial, business, and tourist exchange between both States,” Torres explained.
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Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 18:31 UTC
Argentina's economic reform, an example to the world

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expressed once again her support for Argentina's economic policies following an encounter with Argentine Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington.
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