Argentina’s government reached a US$540 million deal with development bank CAF for the extension of natural gas pipelines and related infrastructure linked to the country’s Vaca Muerta basin, Economy Minister …
Category: Business
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Argentina on Wednesday launched the first working group of a new national agency to regulate and promote the country’s nascent cannabis industry, which ministers hope will create new jobs and …
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AgroBusinessEconomics
Soy and currencies: rain brings relief to farmers but pushes prices down in Chicago
The rains that have fallen in recent days have brought (some) relief to farmers, especially in the core production zone, which needed to improve its soil moisture profile in order …
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BusinessIndustryMining
Argentina’s only sodium carbonate producer, Alpat, expands to join lithium chain
The company Alcalis de la Patagonia (Alpat), the only producer of sodium carbonate in South America, has launched an investment plan of US$250 million. Located in Río Negro, the company …
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From November 2023, the Central Bank will allow savers to make payments using money held in fixed-term deposits. The bid to encourage Argentines to save in the national currency comes …
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Liaison Board (Mesa de Enlace) leaders have been demanding a meeting with Economy Minister Sergio Massa for weeks, and he will finally see them today at the INTA (National Institute …
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BusinessNational PoliticsPolitics
‘Who would want to invest?’: Businessmen ask Congress to halt Supreme Court impeachment
The Argentine Business Association and a group of 500 business leaders have issued statements asking Congress to halt a bill put forward by President Alberto Fernández to impeach the Supreme …
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BusinessDollar & PesoIndustry
Tighter controls on import maneuvers: corporate fines top US$1 billion
The Economy Ministry, led by Sergio Massa, issued fines of more than US$1 billion in just one semester for maneuvers in foreign trade, both for over-invoicing and under-invoicing of exports. …
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The Economy Ministry, headed by Sergio Massa, has moved forward with the elimination of a benefit that lithium exporting companies in Argentina used to enjoy. Starting this year, mining companies …
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BusinessDollar & PesoIndustry
Import system adjustment aims to accelerate companies’ use of their own dollars
The government is monitoring imports through meetings of the SIRA system committee and conversations with business chambers. The end goal: “managing” the shortage of dollars and preventing the lack of …