Economics

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IMF cuts Argentinas 2026 growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Tuesday a significant cut to its 2026 growth forecast for Argentina, lowering it from the 3.5% projected...

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Argentina on the brink of an energy golden age. Can it become a global player?

Hydrocarbon production in Argentina began in 1922 with the creation of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (in Spanish, YPF), the world’s first state-owned oil company. ...

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Argentinas Central Bank and auditors clash over gold reserves

Argentina’s National Audit Office (AGN), the public-sector oversight body, has raised questions about the management of the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) under...

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Inflation drops to 1.7% in August, the lowest in 14 months

Inflation in Argentina in August fell to 1.7%, according to a report published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses...

Bausili says Argentinas gold is in Switzerland; AGN cant audit transfer

The controversy over where the government of Javier Milei has placed Argentina’s gold reserves continues, after the National Audit Office (AGN, for its...

Not even the oil boom can stop private sector job loss

Private sector registered employment fell again to close the first half of 2026. According to labor ministry data, monthly registered employment in the...

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Exchange rate heats up to close August. Is Milei changing strategies?

The U.S. dollar made headlines in Argentina again on Friday after ending the week at an all-time high in nominal terms. The wholesale...

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Government launches plan to revive mortgage lending, boost real economy

Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced a AR$2 trillion (US$1.3 billion at the official rate) plan on Wednesday to revive mortgage lending in Argentina....

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Industry continues to plummet as sector drops again in July

The decline in the manufacturing industry, one of the sectors hardest hit since President Javier Milei took office, shows no signs of stopping....

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Milei kept his promise to cut taxes. The problem is he might have gone too far

During the campaign trial for the 2023 presidential elections, Javier Milei made cutting taxes, together with lowering inflation, one of his key electoral...