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Montevideo, December 18th 2025 - 04:23 UTC

Argentina

  • Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    Chilean consulates in Argentina in dire straits

    Ambassador Viera-Gallo acknowledged that 9 of Chile's 13 consulates had experienced financial “strains”

    A major financial shortfall has been reported at Chilean diplomatic missions in Argentina, with multiple consulates struggling to cover basic operating expenses, according to a communication sent from the Chilean Embassy in Buenos Aires to the Foreign Ministry in Santiago.

  • Friday, October 24th 2025 - 19:26 UTC

    Pilot strike disrupts air travel in Argentina

    Some 60 flights were either canceled or delayed

    The Airline Pilots Association (APLA) launched a four-hour industrial action on Friday, causing significant disruption at Buenos Aires' Jorge Newbery Airport and affecting thousands of passengers. The stoppage, which involved holding “informative assemblies” between 6 and 10 am, led to the cancellation and delay of over 60 flights operated by the state-owned Aerolíneas Argentinas.

  • Friday, October 24th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina's Justice Minister resigns as officials flee Casa Rosada ahead of midterms

    Cúneo Libarona had already faced calls for his impeachment

    Argentina's Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona on Thursday turned in his resignation to President Javier Milei, effective Oct. 27, the day after Sunday's midterm elections, making him the second high-profile cabinet member to leave Casa Rosada in a week.

  • Thursday, October 23rd 2025 - 23:27 UTC

    Quirno chosen for Argentine FM post

    Quirno has long been a collaborator of Luis Toto Caputo

    President Javier Milei has named current Secretary of Finance Pablo Quirno as Argentina's next Foreign Minister, replacing Gerardo Werthein, the Office of the President (OPRA) confirmed in a statement on Thursday. The appointment, effective Monday, October 27, follows Werthein's resignation the day prior.

  • Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 20:15 UTC

    Argentina's FM resigns just days before midterms

    Werthein was supposed to have arranged the one-on-one meeting between Milei and Trump, which never happened

    Gerardo Werthein submitted his resignation as Argentina's Foreign Minister amid mounting tensions within the Libertarian Government's cabinet, just ahead of next Sunday's midterm elections.

  • Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Argentina: Dollar soars despite Central Bank and US Treasury interventions

    The “blue” dollar went up AR$25 from the previous day

    The Argentine financial market saw significant intervention by both the Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) and the US Treasury on Tuesday to prevent the wholesale dollar from piercing the ceiling of its official exchange band of AR$1,491. The BCRA sold US$45.5 million in reserves to cap the price.

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Argentina signs cooperation deals with FBI

    “We are strengthening criminal investigation and the fight against organized crime with first-rate investigation,” Argentina's Security Ministry noted

    Argentina's Security Ministry announced Monday the signing of two strategic cooperation agreements with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to combat organized crime and terrorism.

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 23:24 UTC

    Trump says Argentines are “fighting for their life”

    “I like the president of Argentina,” Trump said

    US President Donald Trump replied to farmers from his country by defending his support for Argentina's Javier Milei through substantial financial aid. Argentina is “fighting for its life,” people are “dying,” and the South American nation needs help “to survive in a free world,” insisted the Republican leader.

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 21:45 UTC

    Argentina and US finalize currency swap deal

    The deal “will allow the BCRA to expand the set of monetary and exchange rate policy instruments available”

    The United States and Argentina formalized a US$20 billion currency swap agreement just days before Argentina's national legislative elections next Sunday.

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 09:56 UTC

    Retail sales plunge in Argentina even for Mother's Day gifts

    The stores' varied strategies failed to increase actual consumption, CAME found

    Waning retail sales in Argentina, even in the wake of Sunday's Mother's Day celebrations, reflected the country's ongoing crisis just one week before the Oct. 26 midterms, according to a survey conducted by the Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME).