In a recently viral video, a young woman outlines her financial strategy: “I take out a AR$20,000 loan from Mercado Pago. And to pay that loan, I take out a loan from Ualá. Then I take out another loan from Mercado Pago and use that to pay Ualá. Mercado Pago and Ualá pay each other; … Read more
President Javier Milei is set to make an appearance in New York City from March 9 to 11, where he will be the featured guest at “Argentina Week.” This prominent investment roadshow is designed to strengthen Wall Street’s backing for his economic agenda and draw in new capital. Milei, 55, has extended an invitation to … Read more
According to a report, Argentina’s economy experienced a growth of 4.4% in 2025. The rise was primarily propelled by two sectors: agriculture and financial intermediation. In comparison to December 2024, eleven sectors of economic activity experienced growth, while four sectors saw a decline. The economy experienced a growth of 3.5% in December relative to the … Read more
Argentina’s economy experienced growth exceeding expectations in December, attributed in part to a record wheat harvest that mitigated the repercussions of a significant midterm election. Economic growth increased by 1.8 percent in December relative to November, as reported on Tuesday, following a contraction of 0.3 percent in November for South America’s second-largest economy. Compared to … Read more
The recent closure of Fate, an 86-year-old tire manufacturer with a workforce exceeding 900, exemplifies a broader trend in Argentina’s economic landscape. Official figures indicate that manufacturing facilities in the country are operating at merely 50% of their potential capacity, and since Javier Milei assumed office in December 2023, more than 20,000 enterprises have ceased … Read more
The Industrial Union of Santa Fe has highlighted what it refers to as Argentina’s elephant in the room: the erosion of the middle class. Job losses, declining income across all segments, and constrained consumption are indicative of a more extensive decline. In the face of rising inflation, the government remains committed to a strategy of … Read more
A technical staff team from the International Monetary Fund arrived in Buenos Aires on Thursday, aiming to conduct an audit of Argentina’s economic program. Javier Milei’s administration secured a US$20 billion loan with the Fund last April, adding to an existing US$45 billion debt incurred during Mauricio Macri’s government in 2018. To secure an impending … Read more
President Javier Milei aims to dismantle one of Argentina’s most significant financial taboos: providing dollar loans to individuals and businesses that do not generate income in dollars. Since the 2001 debt crisis, local banks have been effectively prohibited from extending dollar loans to borrowers who do not earn income in US currency. A shortage of … Read more
Marco Lavagna unexpectedly stepped down from his position as director of Argentina’s statistics institute INDEC on Monday. The announcement arrives a mere eight days prior to the institute’s scheduled release of January’s inflation data, which, according to INDEC officials, is derived from a formula designed to more accurately represent purchasing power. Nevertheless, shortly after Lavagna’s … Read more
Argentina acquired US$808 million in special drawing rights from the US Treasury to address its recent interest obligations to the International Monetary Fund, circumventing the use of a swap line that exists between the two nations, as reported. Unnamed government officials informed that the purchase constituted a routine balance-of-payments operation, rather than a new activation … Read more