Argentina

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).
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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.