Argentina

• Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

  Argentina: Mendoza Province Senate approves copper mining project amid intense protests

  

  The Mendoza Provincial Senate has given final approval to the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the controversial PSJ Cobre Mendocino mining project, with 29 votes in favor, 6 against, and 1 abstention. The decision was reached despite massive protests due to fears of water contamination.

• Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 22:45 UTC

  Argentine FA, 17 clubs raided in money laundering probe

  

  Some 35 simultaneous raids were carried out on Tuesday, targeting Argentine Football Association (AFA) and 17 club facilities as authorities searched for evidence in a money laundering probe, which involves a financier closely tied to AFA President Claudio Chiqui Tapia.

• Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

  Argentine retail sales plunge amid wage crisis

  

  Retail sales by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Argentina continued their negative trend in November, recording a sharp decline of 9.1% compared to October and a year-on-year drop of 4.1%, according to the Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME).

• Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

  Prolonged stagnation reported in Argentina

  

  Argentina's Industrial Union (UIA) released a study last week showing simultaneous declines in production, sales, employment, and finances. The UIA's Industrial Performance Monitor (MDI) remains below the expansion threshold for the 14th consecutive survey, signaling a deepening contraction across all sectors, driven by weak demand and rising costs.

• Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

  Uruguay buying Argentine gas to supply electricity plant

  

  Uruguay's state-owned electric company, UTE, has formalized an agreement with Gasoducto Cruz del Sur to supply natural gas from Argentina, thereby significantly reducing generation costs.

• Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:21 UTC

  Milei touts F-16s as Argentina's new “Guardian Angels”

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei officially presented the first six F-16 fighter jets acquired from Denmark on Sunday, calling the multimillion-dollar purchase “the most important military acquisition in the last 50 years of Argentine history.”

• Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 09:47 UTC

  Argentina: Welcome ceremony for F-16s rescheduled due to weather

  

  Weather conditions have forced Argentine President Javier Milei to move forward the reception ceremony for the first batch of US-built F-16 fighter jets bought from Denmark, following their 12,000 km delivery journey.

• Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

  Argentina: Dollar keeps falling after new debt plan announcement

  

  Argentina's official exchange rate and key financial dollar segments registered declines on Friday, after Economy Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo announced plans for a new dollar-denominated bond issuance aimed at refinancing maturities and strengthening foreign currency reserves.'

• Friday, December 5th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Venezuelan opposition leader in Argentina threatened by Caracas' regime

  

  Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello —deemed to be the “number two” of Nicolás Maduro's socialist regime— launched a veiled threat against exiled activist Elisa Trotta Gamus, accusing her of conspiring with Israel against the Chavista leadership. Argentine security authorities are now reviewing her protection detail.

• Friday, December 5th 2025 - 09:14 UTC

  Chile's ENAP to get oil supply from Vaca Muerta through Trans-Andean pipeline

  

  Chile's State-owned oil company, Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (Enap), has finalized a colossal import deal worth US$12 billion with major Argentine energy producers, securing a critical long-term supply from the Vaca Muerta unconventional field.