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Argentina finalizes conversion of 11 state-owned companies into corporations

The Argentine government opened state-owned company Argentine Railways to privatization this week, taking the number of public ventures opened to private capital in...

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The pistachio boom in Argentina clashes with the water crisis

This article was originally published on Dialogue Earth under the Creative Commons BY NC ND licence. Cover image: aerial shot of the Pistachos de los Andes plantation...

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Argentinas Christmas toy sales down 7% this year

Over the Christmas holidays, 6.9% fewer toys were sold in Argentina compared with the 2024 season, reflecting more cautious consumption and tighter household...

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Air traffic controllers strikes lifted after government orders negotiations continue

The human capital ministry announced on Tuesday that the air traffic controller’s strikes that had been affecting domestic and international flights had been...

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New pro-mining bills signal shift in Argentinas environmental views

Argentina seems to be moving away from a decades-long opposition to mining and other activities perceived as harmful to the environment, in favor...

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Argentinas unions threaten strike during march against labor reform

The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) led a massive rally Thursday in Plaza de Mayo to reject the government’s proposed labor reform. The...

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Argentina records negative foreign investment for the first time in over two decades

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Argentina has fallen to negative levels for the first time in 22 years, amid a wave of international...

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Milei files bill to change law protecting glacier areas to promote mining

The government filed a bill in the Senate that aims to modify a law that protects glaciers with the goal of loosening barriers...

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Pay in food, changes to holidays, and a time bank system: government files labor reform bill

The Argentine government has filed a labor reform bill aimed at loosening employment regulations and discouraging litigation against employers in a bid to...

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Argentinas November inflation rose for a fourth month, to 2.5%

Argentina’s prices went up by 2.5% in November, a slight increase from 2.3% the previous month, figures released by the INDEC statistics bureau...