Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso
The Merval closed 1.7% lower at 3,028,871 and the wholesale peso slipped to 1,513.50. GDP and unemployment data land on...
September 17, 2026Section
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Argentina Malvinas Claim Wins Public Chinese Backing as Milei Pushes a Bill
China's ambassador in Buenos Aires backed the Argentina Malvinas claim this week, hours before the defence minister promised to keep...
September 16, 2026
Argentina’s Navy Uncovers Payroll Fraud Inside Its Own Ranks
Argentina's Navy filed a fraud complaint against its own payroll office, alleging padded travel and per-diem payments involving up to...
September 16, 2026
Argentina’s 2027 Budget Sets Growth, Inflation and Peso Targets
Argentina filed its 2027 budget on deadline, projecting 4% growth, average inflation of 21.1% and a peso path that economists...
September 16, 2026
Argentina’s Bid to Scrap PASO Primaries Stalls in the Senate
A Senate committee broke up without a vote on scrapping Argentina's PASO primaries. The ruling bloc holds 21 of 72...
September 16, 2026
AySA Privatization Narrows to Two Bidders Amid Lawsuit
Argentina opened the technical bids for AySA and only two consortiums qualified out of 17 offers, with the state's 90%...
September 16, 2026
Transener Buyers Recover Millions Paid in Privatization
Transener approved a dividend worth about US$165.7 million weeks after new owners bought in, handing them back much of what...
September 16, 2026
Britain Defies Argentina With New Falklands Business Guide
Britain published guidance for firms trading with the Falkland Islands, stating that Argentina has no jurisdiction there and cannot apply...
September 16, 2026
Griselda Gambaro, Argentine Playwright Who Confronted Violence, Dies at 98
Griselda Gambaro, the founding voice of Argentina's theatre of the grotesque and author of El Campo, has died in Buenos...
September 16, 2026