One Michelin star award
Argentine restaurants Crizia, Angélica Cocina Maestra and Riccitelli Bistró have been awarded one Michelin star, the most renowned prize in world gastronomy. The prestigious French-run guide made the announcement Monday …
Loans – Investment funds or IMF
Argentina’s government is evaluating whether to negotiate a loan with two investment funds or seek additional financing from the International Monetary Fund in order to pave the way toward lifting …
Jorge Lanata & journalism
Jorge Lanata was immersed in journalism from a very young age and his career took him to many of the country’s leading newsrooms, including some which no longer exist. A …
Argentinian musicians
From Duki’s ‘fronteo‘ (“swagger”) and Bizarrap’s hits to Nicki Nicole’s sensuality: a new wave of urban music from Argentina is making its mark, with a litter of under-30 artists giving …
La Niña effects
La Niña weather pattern that wreaked havoc on Argentina’s farms just two years ago was expected to be kinder this time around. But as the growing season gets under way, …
Country risk rate falls 578 points
Argentina’s country risk rating, tracked by JP Morgan, fell to 578 points at the beginning of trading, its lowest level since August 2018. The fall in the risk rating came …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Best hotel in Argentina
Five-star Gran Meliá Iguazú hotel, close to the iconic waterfalls on the border with Brazil, chosen as the nation’s best by World Travel Awards. An exclusive five-star resort with a …
New lithium plant
French mining group Eramet and China’s Tsingshan inaugurated a lithium production plant in Argentina to supply the booming electric car industry. The site in Centenario, in the northwestern province of …
Rigi Consensus
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva fired Jean-Paul Prates, the chairman of Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) – Latin America’s largest company by market value – due to differences over domestic …
Argentina to Silicon Valley
President Javier Milei will pitch investing in Argentina to Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc and Meta Platforms Inc In California, building on an unprecedented wave of international recognition in a bid …
Copper frenzy
Global mining heavyweights including Lundin Mining Corp, Glencore Plc and First Quantum Minerals Ltd are piling into Argentina as a new government intent on luring foreign investment propels the companies …
Inking Funds
The technical staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved in May the 8th review of its US$44-billion stand-by agreement with Argentina, also clearing the remittance of US$800 million to …
Impressive progress
The International Monetary Fund has hailed the “impressive” progress made by President Javier Milei since taking office, despite Argentina’s ongoing economic woes. The remark, delivered by an IMF spokesperson at …
Scaled-back “Omnibus” reform bill
Government circulates new text of sweeping reform bill – now slashed by half to 269 articles – to regional power-borkers in bid to win support before it heads to Congress, …