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Montevideo, October 15th 2026 - 07:56 UTC

Argentina

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2026 - 08:02 UTC

    Argentina's country risk hits an eight-year low as rating upgrades lift dollar bonds

    Market analysts believe there could still be room for additional compression, though they warn it would be more limited

    Argentina's country risk closed this week at 421 basis points, its lowest level in eight years, amid a strong recovery in dollar-denominated sovereign bonds driven by recent improvements in the country's credit rating. The indicator, compiled by the bank JP Morgan, reflects the premium Argentina must pay to borrow in dollars over US debt, considered risk-free.

  • Tuesday, June 30th 2026 - 08:32 UTC

    A regional shift to the right frames the wave of congratulations to Fujimori

    Argentine President Javier Milei was among the most emphatic. “I congratulate Keiko Fujimori on her historic victory in Peru. The Peruvian people join Colombia and have sent a clear message”

    The confirmation of right-wing Keiko Fujimori's victory in Peru's presidential runoff drew a wave of congratulations from leaders across the region, who framed the result within the shift to the right underway in several Latin American countries. With Fujimori's arrival in power, the right will add a new government, alongside those of Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, Paraguay and El Salvador, and the recent victory of Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia.

  • Tuesday, June 30th 2026 - 08:27 UTC

    Argentina taps the local market to fund a $4.2 billion bondholder payment due July 9

    The strategy of Economy Minister Luis Caputo was aimed at obtaining foreign currency in the local market rather than turning to international credit markets, where rates for Argentina remain high

    Argentina's Economy Ministry on Monday completed the placement of the Bonar 2028 (AO28), a dollar-denominated bond under local law, raising most of the funds needed to face a maturity of around $4.2 billion with private debt holders due on July 9. In the second round of the auction, the Finance Secretariat awarded $100 million, thereby reaching the authorized cap of $2 billion for that instrument.

  • Monday, June 29th 2026 - 08:30 UTC

    Argentina's Pacific-pact bid would make it a trade partner of the UK, raising a Falklands dilemma

    Argentine FM Quirno's bid to join the CPTPP, a bloc the UK belongs to, revived questions over the Falklands, since a clause could extend the pact to the islands in the future.

    Argentina's request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has reopened a question over its sovereignty claim to the Falklands, since the United Kingdom is a full member of that agreement. If it goes ahead, it would be the first trade pact of this magnitude, since the 1982 war, in which Argentina would share partner status with London outside traditional multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations or the World Trade Organization.

  • Monday, June 29th 2026 - 08:24 UTC

    Milei brings open disputes with Brazil to a Mercosur summit focused on trade deals

    Argentine President Javier Milei will take part on Monday and Tuesday in the Mercosur summit of heads of state in Asunción, a meeting whose trade agenda —led by the agreement with the European Union— will coexist with open political tensions with Brazil that threaten to overshadow the bloc's progress. Paraguay's Foreign Minister, Rubén Ramírez, confirmed the presence of seven leaders, among them the presidents of Chile, José Antonio Kast, and Ecuador, Daniel Noboa.

  • Sunday, June 28th 2026 - 20:42 UTC

    Milei's government seeks to close a political crisis after cabinet chief Adorni resigns

    The scandal began in March, when it emerged that Adorni's wife had been part of the official delegation that traveled with Milei to the United States

    The resignation of Manuel Adorni as cabinet chief of the Argentine government represents an attempt by President Javier Milei to close a political crisis that dominated the public agenda for more than four months, though analysts warn that the impact on the government's credibility will persist as the judicial investigation into the former official's alleged illicit enrichment advances. Adorni, who denies any act of corruption, submitted his resignation on Saturday in a letter released on the social network X.

  • Friday, June 26th 2026 - 14:09 UTC

    Falkland Islanders urge Canada to back their self-determination at the OAS assembly

    The British Overseas Territory, located in the South Atlantic, is claimed by Argentina, which occupied it for ten weeks in 1982 before being driven out by a British naval task force

    The Falkland Islands Government has called on Canada to use the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), held this week in Panama, to publicly support the Islanders' right to self-determination. Last week, two members of the archipelago's Legislative Assembly traveled to Ottawa to meet with Global Affairs officials, members of parliament and senators, in search of support.

  • Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 22:13 UTC

    The EU deal's quota split will dominate the Mercosur summit as Uruguay takes the helm

    The agreement's commercial chapter entered provisionally into force on May 1, after more than 25 years of negotiations

    The internal distribution of export quotas under the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union will dominate much of the debate at the bloc's summit of heads of state, to be held on June 30 in Asunción, where Paraguay will hand over the six-month presidency to Uruguay. The meeting coincides with the 35th anniversary of the Treaty of Asunción, the bloc's founding charter.

  • Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 21:10 UTC

    The Falklands question “must be considered in the light of the wishes of the people who live there”

    The decision to pursue hydrocarbon development was a democratic choice by the people of the Falklands alone, and “this is an integral part of the Islanders’ right of self- determination”.

    The question of the Falkland Islands must be considered in light of the wishes of the people who live there. The Islanders have the right to determine their own political future, and they have expressed that choice clearly and democratically, pointed out Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Collins speaking during the 56th regular session of the OAS General Assembly in Panama City, Panama.

  • Monday, June 22nd 2026 - 18:11 UTC

    Messi becomes the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history

    The goal came in the 38th minute at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, on the outskirts of Dallas, and put Argentina ahead 1-0 with the match under way

    Lionel Messi on Monday became the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history, netting his seventeenth goal in the competition during Argentina's match against Austria, on the second matchday of their group at the 2026 World Cup. With that goal, the Argentine captain surpassed the 16 scored by Germany's Miroslav Klose, until now the tournament's leading marksman.