Milei Is Selling Off Argentina’s Nuclear Crown Jewels, and Critics Are Alarmed
Argentina nuclear assets are opening to private and foreign capital under Milei, but halting the home-grown CAREM reactor has stirred...
July 7, 2026Section
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Why Gulf Oil Money Is Flowing Into Argentina’s Shale
Abu Dhabi's XRG and Eni each take a 32% stake in three Vaca Muerta blocks, as Gulf money Vaca Muerta...
July 7, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso
Argentina Markets July 7, 2026: the Merval proxy rose 2.78% to 93.99 as banks led, the peso held at 1,486...
July 7, 2026
Latin America Owns the World’s Best Birdwatching Map
Latin America birdwatching dominates globally—Peru's Manú scores 83.1, holds 1,900 species, and Colombia's birding tourism grew 40x in 12 years.
July 6, 2026
Buenos Aires Is Quietly Rebuilding Its Century-Old Subway
A wave of renovations is reshaping the Buenos Aires subte in 2026, closing one station, reopening another and reviving plans...
July 6, 2026
Buenos Aires’s Great Latin American Museum Turns 25
MALBA marks its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2026 with a sweeping collection show in Buenos Aires and its first major exhibition...
July 6, 2026
Argentina’s Merval Grinds Higher as Country Risk Sinks to an Eight-Year Low
Merval country risk fell to 415bps on July 3, an eight-year low, as the peso held near its ceiling and...
July 6, 2026
Milei Scraps an Argentine Ministry and Hands One Ally Sweeping Power
President Milei abolished Argentina's Interior Ministry by decree, folding its powers into his new cabinet chief just months before the...
July 4, 2026
Argentina’s Merval Extends Its Bounce a Second Day as YPF and the Energy Trade Lead
Merval rose ~1.3% on July 3 as YPF led on Vaca Muerta and 'Super RIGI' hopes, while the peso stayed...
July 4, 2026