Economy

• Sunday, March 29th 2026 - 11:29 UTC

  A week to forget for Milei: Adorni scandal, skeptical markets, cultural battle collapse

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei's administration closed one of its worst weeks in office, cornered by an expanding judicial front against Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni, adverse market signals, and the collapse of its discursive offensive on historical memory.

• Saturday, March 28th 2026 - 03:57 UTC

  New York court overturns $16 billion ruling against Argentina in YPF expropriation case

  

  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York overturned on Thursday the ruling that required Argentina to pay over $16 billion in compensation to minority shareholders of YPF for the 2012 expropriation of the oil company. The decision, issued with one dissenting vote, represents Argentina's largest judicial victory abroad in over a decade of litigation.

• Friday, March 27th 2026 - 00:12 UTC

  Falklands, A+ S&P credit rating reaffirmed; strong support for current Legislative Assembly

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is pleased to report that last Thursday, 19 March, following a detailed review of current fiscal and economic information, as well as confidential interviews with FIG officers and other stakeholders, S&P Global re-affirmed the long-term sovereign credit rating for the Falkland Islands as ‘A+’, with a stable outlook.

• Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 18:37 UTC

  Uruguay: Economy Minister reveals daily U.S. pressure to break commercial ties with China

  

  Uruguay's Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone disclosed to business leaders that the United States is exerting “unimaginable” and “unsustainable” pressure on the country to “break” its trade relationship with China, according to the weekly newspaper Búsqueda, citing several attendees at a private meeting with the Confederation of Business Chambers (CCE) held on Tuesday, March 24.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 19:52 UTC

  Uruguay's economy grew 1.8% in 2025, falling short of official forecasts

  

  Uruguay's economy grew 1.8% in 2025, according to national accounts data published by the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU). The result fell nearly a full percentage point below the 2.6% forecast included in the government's budget law and was also lower than the 2.5% estimated by the International Monetary Fund.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 01:58 UTC

  Dollar falls and São Paulo stock exchange surges after Trump's truce signal with Iran

  

  Brazilian financial markets posted one of their best sessions of the year on Monday after President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of strikes against Iran's energy infrastructure, citing “productive conversations” with Tehran.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 01:09 UTC

  Milei willing to send troops to the Middle East if requested by Trump

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei's willingness to send troops to the Middle East if requested by the United States has fuelled growing concern in Argentina, a country that has historically maintained an equidistant stance on international conflicts and where fears of possible reprisals are emerging.

• Monday, March 23rd 2026 - 01:00 UTC

  Paraguay and Germany seek to deepen trade ties under EU-Mercosur agreement

  

  Relations between Paraguay and Germany are at a positive juncture, with prospects for growth in trade, investment and tourism, according to German Deputy Ambassador in Asunción Jörg Herrera, in an interview with state broadcaster Paraguay TV.

• Sunday, March 22nd 2026 - 21:32 UTC

  Peña promotes Paraguay as investment destination at meeting with Brazilian business leaders

  

  Paraguay's President Santiago Peña met on Sunday in Campo Grande, the capital of Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state, with business leaders from the state's Federation of Industries (FIEMS) to promote investment opportunities in his country. The meeting, organized at the association's request, brought together representatives from sectors including bioenergy, food, construction and logistics.

• Wednesday, March 18th 2026 - 22:56 UTC

  Argentina unemployment rises to 7.5% at end-2025, Indec says

  

  Argentina’s unemployment rate stood at 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 6.4% in the same period of 2024 and from 6.6% in the previous quarter, according to data released on Wednesday by the national statistics agency, Indec. The employment rate was 45.0%, while the activity rate reached 48.6% across the 31 urban areas covered by the Permanent Household Survey.