Argentina Resumes Fuel Tax Increases After April War Freeze
Decree 302/2026 raises Argentina fuel tax 0.5% from May 1, deferring 2024–25 backlog to June. $2.3B in lost revenue strains...
April 30, 2026Section
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Argentine Barley Boom: Gulf States Replace European Suppliers
Argentina barley exports to Saudi Arabia surged from 235,000 to 1.37 million tonnes in one year. Gulf food security and...
April 30, 2026
Argentina’s Merval Breaks Recovery on Adorni Testimony Day
Merval Argentina today fell 1.07% to 2.84M as Adorni told Congress "I committed no crime" but the market sold the...
April 30, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, April 30, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Copom cuts Selic to 14.50%, Powell's last Fed meeting holds. Adorni tells Congress he won't resign as...
April 30, 2026
Argentina’s Adorni Survives First Congress Grilling
Manuel Adorni faced 4,800 opposition questions in his first Congress report Wednesday with President Milei and the cabinet watching from...
April 29, 2026
Milei Approves Water Privatization for 14M Argentines
Milei's Resolution 543/2026 hands AySA a 30-year concession—51% to a strategic operator, rest via IPO—covering 14M Buenos Aires residents. Full...
April 29, 2026
Milei Sells Transener Power-Grid Stake for US$356 Million
Genneia + Edison Transmisión won the Argentina Transener privatization with a US$356.17M bid, 73% above the floor price. See who...
April 29, 2026
Argentina’s Merval Posts Third Gain Before Binary Adorni Session
Merval Argentina today edged up 0.12% to 2.87M as MACD narrows for the second time. Adorni faces Congress today on...
April 29, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, April 29, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Adorni faces Congress on wealth scandal. Copom decides Selic today. Colombia hits 48 massacres. World Bank warns...
April 29, 2026