Business chamber reports 2.5% rise in consumption last year

Consumption in Argentina exhibited improvement last year, although it experienced a deceleration in November and December, according to a recent report. Data indicates that consumption increased by 2.5 percent in 2025 relative to the prior year, even as it experienced a decline in December for the second consecutive month. The Consumption Indicator compiled by CAC … Read more

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Milei Dismisses Techint’s Rocca as Indian Firm Lands Pipeline Deal

A prominent pipeline initiative endorsed by Javier Milei’s administration opted for a foreign supplier rather than a domestic behemoth led by one of Argentina’s wealthiest individuals, serving as a litmus test for the President’s commitment to a free-market approach aimed at liberalizing a protectionist economy. Southern Energy SA, the private consortium spearheading the construction of … Read more

Argentina’s 2025 inflation was 31.5%, the lowest in 8 years

In 2025, Argentina experienced a price increase of 31.5%, marking the lowest inflation rate since 2017, as reported. While the rate remains elevated compared to global benchmarks, inflation has shown signs of deceleration under Javier Milei’s administration. The figure stands at more than 86 points below the 117.8% projected for 2024, marking the initial complete … Read more

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Milei Prepares Big Reforms as Markets Anticipate Currency Change

President Javier Milei is poised to initiate a bold reform agenda for Argentina’s economy as a more cooperative Congress assumes its duties on Wednesday. Investors anticipate that this may merely be the preliminary phase of a more significant shift: the removal of the stringent currency controls that characterized his initial two years in office. Milei’s … Read more

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Argentina Struggles to Turn Surplus Into Growth

Having dedicated the first half of his term to a successfully maintained and electorally vindicated consolidation of a fiscal surplus, President Javier Milei identifies a primary challenge for the second half as positioning Argentina on a sustained growth trajectory. He benefits from a recent electoral mandate that facilitates consensus-building, a weakened opposition facing an ongoing … Read more