Argentina Pushes Central Bank Reform Toward August 19 Vote
Argentina pushes Central Bank reform toward an August 19 vote, aiming to end state financing and ensure price stability.
August 11, 2026Section
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Argentina Tightens Liquidity in Its Peso Defense as the Dollar Holds Firm
Argentina's peso defense: BCRA tightens liquidity, buys dollars, holds wholesale rate near ARS 1,500. Reserves drop after IMF payment. Read...
August 11, 2026
Cauchari-Olaroz Lands US$220 Million to Fund Its Lithium Expansion
The Cauchari-Olaroz lithium venture in Jujuy closed US$220 million in debt to fund a phased Stage 2, as Ganfeng and...
August 11, 2026
Four Countries Sign a South American Open-Skies Pact
A South American open skies pact, ALAS, lets Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay move toward shared air freedoms and eventual...
August 11, 2026
Edenor Pays US$780 Million for YPF’s MetroGAS Stake
Argentina's Edenor agreed to pay US$780 million for YPF's 70% stake in gas distributor MetroGAS. MetroGAS shares jumped nearly 15%...
August 11, 2026
Argentina Buys Back US$781 Million in Central-Bank Debt as the Peso Tests 1,500
Argentina's Letras buyback retires US$781 million of central-bank debt as the peso tests 1,500 — still far below its true...
August 11, 2026
Argentina’s UVA Mortgages Are Back, but the Recovery Is Fragile
UVA mortgages have revived under Milei, but volumes stay far below last year and inflation-indexed installments keep affordability fears alive.
August 11, 2026
Argentina’s Top Court Curbs Provinces’ Discriminatory Gross-Receipts Tax
Argentina's Supreme Court struck down differential provincial gross-receipts tax rates in Santa Fe and Entre Rios as unconstitutional internal customs.
August 11, 2026
Milei 2.0: Who Is Winning in Argentina’s New Economy
A La Nacion report describes a Milei economic elite forming around energy, agriculture and mining. Here is who is gaining,...
August 11, 2026