
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso
Argentina's Merval sank 2.61% while the peso weakened to 1,496 per dollar. Key energy and bank stocks led the slide...
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Argentina's Merval sank 2.61% while the peso weakened to 1,496 per dollar. Key energy and bank stocks led the slide...
August 5, 2026
Argentina fuel discounts for August 2026: stack YPF, Shell, Axion and Puma app deals with bank rebates and save up...
August 4, 2026
President Javier Milei says Argentina's alliance with Washington is the 'key' to its Falklands (Malvinas) sovereignty claim; the US has...
August 4, 2026
Buenos Aires goes full tango in August 2026 with the Tango BA Festival y Mundial, the Semana de las Milongas...
August 4, 2026
Argentina's dividend payments abroad topped US$1 billion in June 2026, a record since 2010, as firms sped up profit transfers...
August 4, 2026
Lucrecia Martel comes to Rosario on 8-9 August for a free programme: a UNR honorary doctorate, an open master class,...
August 4, 2026
A river pilots' strike against Argentina's Decree 690/2026 has stranded 140-plus ships since 1 August, paralyzing the Paraná grain-export corridor.
August 4, 2026
Argentina's state oil company splits its shares 10-for-1 today, part of CEO Horacio Marín's plan to attract retail investors and...
August 4, 2026
The Merval stock index slipped 0.51% and the peso weakened to 1,494 per dollar on Monday, August 3, as profit-taking...
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