Mengano – Awarded perspective
The most important word to learn when eating out in Buenos Aires is not asado or malbec, but bodegon. A family-style restaurant that serves everything from pasta and milanesas to empanadas and fish, …
One year under Milei’s chainsaw
It’s been a year to the day since Javier Milei, the libertarian economist and TV pundit, became president of Argentina. His unlikely rise to the political center stage culminated in …
Oil output
Ashale-drilling frenzy in Argentina has put the country on the verge of leapfrogging regional rival Colombia as a top-three crude producer in South America. Drilling activity is accelerating in Argentina’s …
Argentina’s most googled topics
The most searched-for items on Google in 2024 in Argentina have been unveiled. Among the subjects seizing the attention of Argentines over the past year were the Copa América, the …
Peso Appreciation
According to Bank for International Settlements (BIS) data, the Argentine peso is the most revalued currency in the world, appreciating 40.1 percent in real terms in the first 10 …
Rate to 32% on price
Argentina’s Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 300 basis points to 32 percent as inflation expectations fall. The decision was announced in a Thursday statement that said the …
Civil service exams
As from next week over 40,000 temporary and contracted state employees will be subjected to compulsory examination to weed out the inept. Every employee will be allowed three attempts before …
Delpo retires in high
Injury-stricken tennis ace Juan Martín del Potro retired last Sunday on a triumphant note by beating the Serb Novak Djokovic, the player with the most Grand Slams and weeks ranked …
Boost of Vaca Muerta natural gas
Stretching across Neuquén and into the provinces of Mendoza, Río Negro and La Pampa, Vaca Muerta contains the second-largest shale gas reserves in the world and the fourth-largest unconventional oil …
Tango World Championship
Two pairs of porteños were crowned champions of the 2024 Buenos Aires Tango Festival and World Championship, with the duos winning the two categories before a large home crowd. The …
Julio Bocca – Teatro Colón
Maestro ballet dancer Julio Bocca will replace Jorge Telerman as the general and artistic director of Buenos Aires’ famed Teatro Colón Theatre, the Buenos Aires City government. The change comes after City Hall’s …
Car registration made simple
The government has advanced in the deregulation of car registration, eliminating red tape and reducing taxation to one percent, it was announced at the end of August, thus saving 36.000 …
Mercado Libre’s investment
Mercado Libre founder Marcos Galperin announced the investment of US$75 million into the unicorn’s La Matanza distribution centre together with the creation of 2,300 jobs on the occasion of a …
Nobody wins
President Javier Milei will haa presented the 2025 Budget on September 14 statutory date, albeit in a uniquely personalised format, with two huge question-marks in the immediate build-up – his …
Havanna explores unit sale
Havanna, maker of Argentina’s most famous brand of the dulce de leche-infused confections known as alfajores, is exploring a sale of its operations in Latin America, including Argentina. The company hired UBS …
F1 Franco Colapinto
Franco Colapinto, the 21-year-old thrown in by Williams Racing to compete in the last nine races of the Formula 1 season, made his debut in the Italian Grand Prix, at …
Zero deficit is a must
President Javier Milei presented his 2025 Budget to a half-empty Congress late on September 15 in a primetime speech, with the La Libertad Avanza promising to veto any law that …
Argentina Lithium
Lithium production in Argentina rose 56.7 percent in July 2024 compared with the same month last year, according to data posted by the INDEC national statistics bureau. More than 4,991 …
Charly García’s new record
Legendary musician Charly García is celebrating the release of his first album since 2017, breaking a seven-year drought for the rock nacional star. García, 72, released La Lógica del Escorpión – his …
New gasoline production record
YPF, the state-owned oil company, reached a record gasoline production record at the Ingeniero Enrique Mosconi Industrial Complex refinery. It obtained a formulated volume of 277,098 cubic meters. In May, …