President Javier Milei’s initiatives to rejuvenate Argentina’s economy, following years of stagnation, are encountering diminishing momentum, presenting additional political challenges as the nation approaches next year’s election. Economists have revised their growth projections for this year down to 2.7 percent, a decrease from the 3.5 percent anticipated last December. It falls short of the five … Read more
The administration of President Javier Milei was pleased to hear that June saw the first monthly inflation rate in Argentina to fall below two percent since August 2025. The most recent numbers provided by the INDEC national statistics department on Tuesday showed a 1.9% increase in prices for June, providing Milei and his staff with … Read more
Argentina’s June inflation fell to 1.9%, according to a study released on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. This figure represents the third consecutive decline, following April’s 2.6% and May’s 2.1%. Furthermore, this marks the first occasion in ten months that the inflation rate has dipped below the 2% threshold. It represents … Read more
President Javier Milei has invited Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, to visit Argentina at the end of the month. The announcement follows an IMF report that upholds its economic growth forecasts for the country, coinciding with the appointment of an Argentine economist as the fund’s new chief economist. Economy Minister Luis … Read more
Private economists, economists, and financial institutions anticipate that Argentina’s monthly inflation rate will decline to below two percent starting in August, marking the first occurrence of this trend in several months. According to the Central Bank’s latest poll of leading firms and experts, Argentina is projected to experience an annual inflation rate of approximately 30 … Read more
Argentina’s economy contracted in April following a brief recovery in the preceding month, highlighting a pattern of inconsistent growth as President Javier Milei’s term progresses beyond the halfway mark. Economic activity declined by 1.5 percent from March, falling short of the one percent decrease projected by economists, as reported by government data released on Monday. … Read more
Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced on Monday that, in April, Argentina recorded a primary surplus of AR$632 billion and a financial surplus of AR$268 billion. The minister also reported the accumulated fiscal surplus for the initial four months of 2026. “In the first four months of the year, the [country] accumulated a primary surplus of … Read more
A significant increase in household delinquencies is unsettling Argentina’s banking and fintech sectors, posing yet another obstacle to President Javier Milei’s bold economic reform agenda. The proportion of households unable to meet their debt obligations surged to a 15-year peak of 11.5 percent of total loans in March, up from 2.6 percent at the close … Read more
An International Monetary Fund Executive Board meeting and the necessary “board approval” next week will facilitate a US$1 billion disbursement to Argentina, as stated by IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack during a press conference on Thursday in Washington, D.C. While a specific date was not provided, estimates suggest that the transfer may occur next Wednesday. Argentina … Read more
In April, inflation in Argentina decreased to 2.6%, as reported by the statistics agency INDEC on Thursday. The figure indicated a decrease relative to March’s 3.4%, signifying the inaugural instance in eleven months where the inflation rate has decelerated. The current figure represents the lowest level observed in the past five months, exceeded solely by … Read more
