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Milei Advances Belgrano Cargas Privatization Bid

President Javier Milei’s administration is initiating a tender for the Belgrano Cargas freight line, which is among the state enterprises slated for privatisation under the ‘Ley de Bases’ comprehensive reform of 2024. The forthcoming tender follows the La Libertad Avanza administration’s presentation of the key components and timelines of its strategy to business representatives and … Read more

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Essential Elements and a Chance for Change

Argentina and the United States possess a unique chance to establish a foundation that transcends a fleeting political partnership or a limited trade connection. By collaborating, they can establish a strategic alliance focused on essential minerals that enables Argentina to enhance its value chain, bolsters US supply security, and mitigates the concentration risks currently characterizing … Read more

Milei Celebrates Court Victory, Attacks Opposition in YPF Broadcast

President Javier Milei utilized a nationally televised broadcast on Friday night to celebrate a favorable court ruling for Argentina concerning the 2012 nationalization of the state energy firm YPF, while simultaneously characterizing the leaders of the opposition Peronist movement as irresponsible and reckless. In an unexpected ‘Cadena Nacional’ address aired nationwide, Milei vehemently condemned former … Read more

Argentina’s US$16bn YPF seizure ruling overturned by US court

A US appeals court on Friday reversed a decision that mandated Argentina to compensate US$16.1 billion for the 2012 expropriation of oil company YPF. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York issued a ruling, determining that the lower court had erred in siding with former shareholders who alleged they suffered harm due … Read more

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Argentina Releases Historic Intelligence Records

President Javier Milei’s administration has announced the declassification and publication of nearly 500 pages of official documents from Argentina’s intelligence services, spanning the years 1973 to 1983, which includes the seven-year duration of the country’s harsh military dictatorship. The documents have been made available on the official website of the Presidency, originating from the archives … Read more

Milei: Argentina Can Ensure Europe’s Energy Security

In a closing speech at the CPAC summit in Hungary on Saturday, President Javier Milei asserted that “Argentina is in a position to guarantee Europe’s energy security.” The remarks followed a meeting between the head of state and his ally, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a far-right leader who is preparing for an election later … Read more

Milei Celebrates 4.4% Economic Growth in 2025

President Javier Milei derided his detractors on Friday following the release of data, which indicated that Argentina’s economic activity grew by 4.4 percent in 2025. The year-on-year increase in gross domestic product in 2025 was propelled by increases in private consumption (7.9 percent), public consumption (0.2 percent), exports (7.6 percent), and gross fixed capital formation … Read more

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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