U.S. Gains Foothold in Argentina as China Locks Deals With Brazil and Colombia
Argentina’s deliberate snub of China’s high-profile CELAC forum in May 2025, opting instead to strengthen ties with the U.S., signals...
May 14, 2025Section
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Argentina Overhauls Electronics Import Taxes in Bid to Curb Prices and Smuggling
Argentina slashes cellphone import tariffs from 16% to 8% now, eliminating them by Jan 2026. Internal taxes halved on TVs...
May 14, 2025
Argentina’s MERVAL Surges 2.47% as Technical Breakout Signals Bullish Momentum
Argentina's S&P MERVAL index climbed 55 088 points or 2.47% to close at 2 285 483 on May 13 2025....
May 14, 2025
Argentine Peso Stabilizes as Blue Dollar Gap Nearly Vanishes
Trading data from bluedollar.net reveals the Argentine peso trades at 1 125.09 against the US dollar on May 14 2025....
May 14, 2025
China Leverages $375B U.S. Trade Surplus to Fund $9.2B Latin American Expansion
China pledged 66 billion yuan ($9.2 billion) in development credit to Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) nations during. Analysis from...
May 13, 2025
Brazil Dominates but Stumbles in Latin America’s $18.6B M&A Downturn; Argentina Bucks Trend
Latin America’s mergers and acquisitions activity fell sharply in early 2025, with deal volume dropping 10% to 858 transactions. Total...
May 13, 2025
Buenos Aires Book Fair Draws Million Amid Economic Squeeze
The 49th Buenos Aires International Book Fair closed on May 12 after 19 days, attracting 1.126 million visitors to La...
May 13, 2025
Fitch Lifts Argentina’s Credit Rating to ‘CCC+’ as Milei’s Reforms Gain Traction
Fitch Ratings raised Argentina’s long-term foreign currency debt rating from “CCC” to “CCC+” on May 12, marking its first upgrade...
May 13, 2025
Argentina’s MERVAL Leads Emerging Markets Surge on Global Trade Thaw
Argentina’s S&P MERVAL index jumped 5.49% to 2,230,394.80 on May 12, outpacing global peers as U.S.-China tariff reductions
May 13, 2025