Mercado Libre’s Founder Faces a Criminal Usury Complaint Over Loans Costing Up to 1,375% a Year
A criminal usury complaint targets Marcos Galperin over Mercado Pago loan rates in Argentina, where the published total annual cost...
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A criminal usury complaint targets Marcos Galperin over Mercado Pago loan rates in Argentina, where the published total annual cost...
August 19, 2026
Argentina's Merval stock index fell 1.89% on August 18 as country risk rose near two-month highs, while the peso held...
August 19, 2026
Don Julio in Palermo has been named the world's best steak restaurant three years running. What it costs, how to...
August 18, 2026
Comparing the cost of living in Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Santiago: a new Randstad study has the numbers, and two...
August 18, 2026
Argentina imports of consumer goods hit a record US$5.36 billion in the first half of 2026 as a strong peso...
August 18, 2026
Neuquén province is auctioning 15 unconventional blocks in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale basin, with sealed bids opened on August 19,...
August 18, 2026
Milei signed Decree 735/2026, widening Argentina F-16 secrecy to parts, engines and weapons flown abroad for repair. Here is what...
August 18, 2026
The Argentina budget surplus held in July, yet country risk neared 500 points and New York shares fell about 4%...
August 18, 2026
Victoria's Secret opens at Nuevocentro Shopping in Cordoba in November, a 427 square metre store run as a franchise by...
August 18, 2026