Argentina

• Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Sales of brand new cars surge in Argentina

  

  Sales of brand new cars grew 44% yoy in July, marking the best performance since 2018. The Argentine Automobile Dealers Association (Acara) attributes this growth to economic stability, greater model availability, promotions, and attractive financing. The motorcycle market also saw significant growth, with sales increasing by 33.9% interannually to 54,060 units. The top-selling brand was Toyota, with the Yaris its most popular model.

• Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

  Ernesto Samper pays CFK a visit at Buenos Aires apartment

  

  Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) was visited at the apartment where she is under house arrest by former Colombian President Ernesto Samper and former Ecuadorean National Assembly Speaker Gabriela Rivadeneira.

• Friday, August 1st 2025 - 10:47 UTC

  US tariffs: Argentina and Uruguay charged only 10%

  

  As the new tariffs scheme established by US President Donald Trump became effective Friday, Uruguay and Argentina were among the least affected countries, with surcharges of only 10%, a steep difference from Canada's 35% or Brazil's 50% and a default 15% surcharge unless otherwise specified.

• Friday, August 1st 2025 - 09:40 UTC

  IMF Board approves US$2 bn disbursement to Argentina

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the first review of its agreement with Argentina, authorizing a disbursement of US$2 billion. The decision comes days after the IMF projected a 5.5% growth for the country.

• Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentine Justice Minister under flak for hidden camera footage

  

  Argentina's Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona is facing calls for his resignation after a video was leaked showing him offering to help former CIA agent Timothy Ballard clean up his public image. Ballard, who inspired the film Sound of Freedom, has been accused of sexual violence by former employees of his anti-trafficking organization, Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.).

• Wednesday, July 30th 2025 - 09:11 UTC

  US gov't official calls for release of all of Venezuela's political prisoners

  

  The US government of President Donald Trump publicly demanded the release of Argentine National Border Guard Corporal Nahuel Gallo, who has been detained in Venezuela since December 8, 2024, on accusations of espionage.

• Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

  Argentina joining US visa waiver program still a long way ahead

  

  US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem warned it would take about a year before holders of Argentine passports are allowed back into the United States without a visa as they were between 1996 and 2002, despite the agreements she signed Monday with President Javier Milei.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Argentina and US advancing in construction of an integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego

  

  The Argentine government shipyard Company Tandanor has finished the flat cement foundation on which the Joint Antarctic Command for the Ushuaia integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego province is to be built, points out Buenos Aires media.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

  Milei tells SRA his plans include FTA with US despite Mercosur

  

  During his speech at the Argentina Rural Society's (SRA) Annual Exhibition in Buenos Aires, President Javier Milei emphasized his government’s first-year achievements, ongoing reforms, and vision for the future. Among other issues, Milei insisted that his government was seeking an FTA with the United States, circumventing Mercosur constraints.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

  CFK lashes out at Milei: “He governs for the rich”

  

  In an audio message commemorating the anniversary of Eva Perón's death on Saturday, July 26, former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) heavily criticized President Javier Milei, calling his government a “disaster” that “governs for the rich.”