The International Monetary Fund has reached an agreement with Javier Milei’s administration on four key areas of action aimed at converting macroeconomic stabilisation into enhanced economic activity and job creation. The announcement was made by IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack at her monthly press briefing on Thursday, just two days after the institution approved the third … Read more
Argentine authorities and staff from the International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement on Tuesday. This marks the third evaluation of the Extended Fund Facility program established by the Milei administration with the lender in 2025. The new program unlocked a US$20 billion loan, which accumulates alongside a prior US$45 billion debt incurred by the … Read more
Argentina has selected a victor for its 90 percent stake in Buenos Aires water and sewage operator, AySA, with the US$340-million agreement representing a success for President Javier Milei’s privatisation strategy following a setback in a railway tender. The government announced on Thursday its intention to divest its shares in Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos SA … Read more
A rout in Argentina’s bonds has caught bullish investors off guard, as a global emerging markets pullback exacerbates worries regarding President Javier Milei’s re-election prospects and the nation’s capacity to fulfilll billions in imminent debt obligations. Argentina’s sovereign dollar bonds have exhibited the poorest performance among emerging markets in the last two months, as a … Read more
President Javier Milei lauded Argentina’s unprecedented export achievements and the increase in oil and gas output on Monday, attributing these developments to his administration’s deregulation efforts and investment incentives that have revitalised the energy sector. During the inauguration of the Argentina Oil & Gas Expo 2026 in Neuquén, Milei announced that monthly exports had surpassed … Read more
Argentina is hesitating to sell dollar debt in the local market due to a rise in borrowing costs, complicating its efforts to fulfilll billions in debt payments next year. The government has refrained from issuing a Bonar dollar bond domestically for two months, marking its longest hiatus since the program’s inception in February, coinciding with … Read more
President Javier Milei is set to embark on his fifth visit to the United States this year, with travel to Washington scheduled for Tuesday nite. Milei, 55, has meetings scheduled with business leaders, will deliver a speech at the US Chamber of Commerce, and will receive two promotional awards during his brief stay in North … Read more
President Javier Milei announced on Thursday the specifics of his strategy to reform the Charter of the Argentine Central Bank, a fundamental element of his economic agenda for the upcoming months. He made the announcement on national television, a platform previously utilised for economic declarations, including the presentation of the 2026 budget proposal. In his … Read more
The bookshop capital of the world, Buenos Aires, faces the potential loss of a significant number of its independent bookshops, as cautioned by the Argentine book sector last week. Several book industry chambers, encompassing publishers, distributors, authors, and independent bookshops, have raised concerns regarding the government’s plan to abolish the country’s fixed-price regulation. The initiative … Read more
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva addressed various facets of the Argentine economy during a conference held on Monday, where she was accompanied by Economy Minister Luis Caputo upon her arrival in Buenos Aires. Georgieva acknowledged the challenges confronting the country, yet she conveyed a generally positive perspective, asserting that she “didn’t foresee the … Read more
