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Montevideo, August 24th 2025 - 03:46 UTC

Argentina

  • Wednesday, May 14th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    Milei claims to be heading Argentina's “best Government in history”

    The Libertarian administration's structural reforms will lead to zero inflation by mid-2025, Milei argued

    Argentine President Javier Milei claimed Tuesday his administration surpasses Carlos Menem’s first term, previously considered Argentina’s most successful, due to faster inflation reduction and extensive structural reforms he hoped would lead to zero inflation by mid-2025.

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 09:37 UTC

    Fitch ups Argentina's grading by one notch

    Disinflation under La Libertad Avanza “already exceeded our previous expectations,” Fitch underlined

    Fitch Ratings upgraded Argentina's long-term foreign currency debt rating from CCC to CCC+, citing the rapid economic recovery under President Javier Milei. Key factors include a new US$ 20 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, with an initial US$ 12 billion disbursement boosting reserves to US$38 billion, and the liberalization of the exchange market an AR$ 1,000 / AR$ 1,400 band per US dollar.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 19:51 UTC

    Nazi materials found in Argentine Main Courthouse Building

    The boxes were found in the basement, where non-digitized documentation is stored

    Hundreds of Nazi documents, membership cards, and propaganda materials were discoovered in the Argentine Supreme Court's (CSJN) archives last week, in was reported in Buenos Aires during the weekend.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Death of Bolivian national unveils xenophobic practices in Argentina

    Flores was driving under the influence and angered locals after crashing into a business

    Last week's death in Ezpeleta on he southern outskirts of Buenos Aires of 36-year-old Bolivian builder Richard Flores Mercado has sparked a diplomatic controversy between the two countries as the circumstances of the case would indicate a hate crime by reason of nationality.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    Argentina: No major changes in provincial elections, but LLA growing slowly

    Surprisingly, Milei's LLA prevailed in the city of Salta

    The Governors of the Argentine provinces of Salta, Jujuy, Chaco, and San Luis were consolidating their grip on the local legislatures following Sunday's elections. However, President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA), a relatively new political formation, was making significant progress in some districts amid poor turnout. A key index of the country's political reshaping is expected at next Sunday's elections in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA).

  • Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Milei describes his planned stage show at the Berlin Wall

    “My voluptuous blondes are going to be dressed as statues of freedom and everything,” Milei rambled on during a broadcast show

    During his appearance at the streaming show of die-hard Libertarian Daniel Parisini -known on social networks as Fat Dan (Gordo Dan)- Argentine President Javier Milei suggested staging a “Trial of Capitalism” by the Berlin Wall, with proceeds benefiting the Garrahan Pediatrics Hospital in Buenos Aires.

  • Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 08:56 UTC

    Milei files criminal complaints against three newspeople

    The complaints stem from statements Milei claims damaged his honor (Pic Milei_Canosa)

    Argentine President Javier Milei filed criminal complaints against journalists Carlos Pagni, Viviana Canosa, and Ari Lijalad for alleged slander and libel. The cases have been assigned to Federal Judges Daniel Rafecas (Pagni and Lijalad) and Sebastián Ramos (Canosa).

  • Thursday, May 8th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Argentine Senate gives thumbs down to Clean Record bill

    Di Tullio claimed the bill had CFK's name on it

    Argentina's Senate rejected the “Clean Record” bill barring individuals convicted on appeal of serious crimes from running for public office, with 36 votes in favor and 35 against, falling one vote short of the required 37 for approval.

  • Thursday, May 8th 2025 - 08:34 UTC

    Former Paraguayan President welcomes Milei's Yacyretá tariff adjustment

    Duarte Frutos highlighted that these funds were crucial to finance works, hospitals, university scholarships, and social programs

    Former Paraguayan President and Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY) Director Nicanor Duarte Frutos said Argentine President Javier Milei's decree adjusting the energy tariff from US$ 17 to US$ 28 per megawatt-hour (MWh) was the right thing to do and insisted that the measure did not violate any treaty. It rather establishes an effective charge for energy consumption to be paid by his country's National Electricity Administration (ANDE) and the Wholesale Electricity Market Administration Company (CAMMESA).

  • Wednesday, May 7th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei adjusts Yacyretá tariff ahead of new operating agreement

    Milei adjusted the price of Yacyretá electricity to US$ 28 per megawatt hour (MWh) from the previous US$ 17

    Argentine President Javier Milei signed Decree No. 303/2025, authorizing a new Operating Agreement for the Yacyretá Hydroelectric Power Plant, a binational entity co-owned by Argentina and Paraguay. The agreement sets a tariff increase from US$17 to US$28 per megawatt-hour (MWh) to optimize supply, ensure financial stability, and support technological modernization