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Argentina Wins Pause in YPF $16B Legal Battle

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has approved a motion submitted by Argentina, seeking to delay the discovery process related to the 2012 expropriation of the state-owned energy company YPF until the resolution of the country’s appeal in the matter. The ongoing dispute arises from the protracted legal conflict that Argentina … Read more

Argentina has greatest fourth-quarter unemployment since epidemic

Argentina’s unemployment rate increased to 7.5 percent at the conclusion of the previous year, marking the highest fourth-quarter figure since the Covid-19 pandemic, as job losses intensified prior to the passage of a significant labour reform by Javier Milei’s administration last month. The jobless rate in Argentina’s formal sector increased for the first time in … Read more

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Iran’s envoy in Argentina rejects Milei’s war position

“The world is no longer the same” since February 28, when the United States and Israel launched coordinated surprise airstrikes on Iran, acknowledges Tehran’s leading diplomat in Buenos Aires. In an exclusive interview with Perfil, Mohsen Soltani Tehrani, Iranian chargé d’affaires in Buenos Aires, emphasizes what he characterizes as the “historic” nature of the Islamic … Read more

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Argentina Restarts China-Funded Dams, Signals Reset in Ties

Despite the presence of related propaganda disseminated through various government social media channels, the novelty went largely unremarked. Nevertheless, it was a crucial announcement with multiple interpretations – one interpretation is that President Javier Milei’s government is reactivating the most important public works project in the country; another, and perhaps the most significant, is that … Read more

Milei faces new ‘$LIBRA’ crypto fraud probe

The investigation into the ‘$LIBRA’ cryptocurrency scam, which was endorsed by President Javier Milei on the social network X in 2025, gained renewed attention on Monday as legislators reestablished a parliamentary commission to scrutinize recent media disclosures. In mid-February of the previous year, Milei actively promoted and disseminated information regarding a memecoin known as $LIBRA … Read more

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Entrepenuer’s phone records challenge Milei’s ‘$LIBRA’ defense

Recent scrutiny of mobile phone records by prosecutors and investigators is raising questions about Argentina’s President Javier Milei’s assertion that his endorsement of the ‘$LIBRA’ cryptocurrency on social media was merely an innocuous post. The records indicate that Milei engaged in a minimum of five phone calls and multiple messages with crypto entrepreneur Mauricio Novelli, … Read more

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Argentina Week Draws Billions but Faces Political Questions

Argentina Week, an event in New York City orchestrated by the Argentine government to draw foreign investment, concluded on Friday following a week filled with discussions involving investors and business leaders. Economy Minister Luis Caputo described it as “wonderful. Everyone in attendance could see that the interest in investing in Argentina’s real economy is at … Read more

NYC tour officials call Argentina ‘fertile ground’

Argentina’s government asserts that the country “is fertile ground for any investment imaginable and that firms should jump on board to benefit from the “revolutions” that are shaking up key national industries. During the ‘Argentina Week’ promotional event in New York on Thursday, Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni stated that the nation is now “free from … Read more

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Argentina missed early bond sales

Argentina’s government has set ambitious goals to reduce country risk, yet these aspirations appear misaligned with the current reality, potentially leading to a missed opportunity for re-entering debt markets, according to investors. Javier Milei’s administration opted against issuing in January, considering it prohibitively expensive despite sovereign spreads reaching eight-year lows and growing anticipation. Currently, momentum … Read more

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Milei Takes Aim at Argentine Business Leaders in NYC

President Javier Milei took aim at Argentine business leaders on Tuesday, denouncing Paolo Rocca and Javier Madanes Quintanilla, notable industrialists in the nation, as “crony businessmen.” Milei spoke to investors at the start of Argentina Week 2026, an economic forum in New York focused on showcasing investment opportunities in the country. While the president maintained … Read more