Argentina

• 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.

• Friday, December 5th 2025 - 09:11 UTC

  Flybondi eyes Paraguay flag carrier status

  

  Argentine low-cost carrier Flybondi has announced an ambitious regional expansion plan involving a projected investment of US$1.7 billion and the establishment of a new operation under a Paraguayan flag.

• Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 12:03 UTC

  Martín Menem re-elected as Speaker of Argentina's Lower House

  

  The Argentine House of Deputies swore in 127 new legislators on Wednesday in a session that concluded with the reelection of Martín Menem as Speaker. The occasion wss attended by President Javier Milei as the ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) became the largest minority bloc. LLA secured 95 seats after Entre Ríos' Francisco Moechio changed sides.

• Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 11:20 UTC

  Argentine judge rules in favor of extraditing 5 defendants convicted in Brazil's coup d'état case

  

  Buenos Aires Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas ruled Wednesday to extradite five Brazilian nationals who were convicted for their roles in the January 8, 2023, attacks on Brazil's government headquarters.

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 10:06 UTC

  Argentine gov't undertakes cleansing of second-tier officials

  

  Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni undertook a significant restructuring of second-tier officials following recent cabinet changes, it was reported Tuesday in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 09:53 UTC

  Argentina launches 2025/26 Summer Antarctic Campaign

  

  Argentina has formally commenced its 2025/26 Summer Antarctic Campaign (CAV), a massive, multi-faceted operation integrating logistics, scientific research, and infrastructure development in one of the planet’s most challenging environments.

• Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:39 UTC

  Strong peso leading to outflow of dollars from Argentina

  

  Argentina is on track for a historic outflow of dollars due to surging outbound tourism, driven by a favorable exchange rate. Initial projections for this year have been significantly revised upward, with analysts now anticipating a total dollar outflow between US$11 billion and US$13 billion (around 1.6% of the country's GDP), which would outpace the US$10.662 billion recorded in 2017 under then-President Mauricio Macri.

• Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:36 UTC

  Argentine gov't wants stiffer Penal Code

  

  Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni and outgoing Security Minister Patricia Bullrich on Monday announced the Libertarian government's initiative to submit a bill to Congress to update the Penal Code, providing for more stringent penalties and fewer concessions to convicted offenders.