https://mileinews.com Independent coverage of Argentina's transformation under President Javier Milei. en Sat, 30 May 2026 18:51:02 GMT https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-brazil-trade-war-mercosur-2025 https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-brazil-trade-war-mercosur-2025 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:00:00 GMT Brazil's Industry Ministry said Wednesday it would impose tariffs of 14% to 18% on Argentine transmissions, brake systems, and electrical components starting August 1. international BrazilMercosurtrade warauto industryLula https://mileinews.com/article/tesla-lithium-argentina-milei-musk-deal https://mileinews.com/article/tesla-lithium-argentina-milei-musk-deal Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT Tesla signed supply agreements Wednesday to purchase $2.1 billion in battery-grade lithium carbonate from Argentine producers over five years. investment TeslalithiumminingElon Muskelectric vehicles https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-inflation-june-2025-milei-target https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-inflation-june-2025-milei-target Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT Argentina's monthly inflation rate fell to 1.2% in June, the national statistics agency reported Thursday, the lowest since October 2015. economy inflationINDECmonetary policyeconomic stabilization https://mileinews.com/article/merval-stock-index-milei-performance-analysis-2025 https://mileinews.com/article/merval-stock-index-milei-performance-analysis-2025 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:30:00 GMT Argentina's benchmark stock index surged 4.2% to an all-time high Thursday after the lower house approved Milei's pension overhaul, sending YPF and banking stocks sharply higher. investment Mervalstock marketADRsYPFemerging markets https://mileinews.com/article/congress-gridlock-milei-legislative-strategy https://mileinews.com/article/congress-gridlock-milei-legislative-strategy Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT Opposition senators walked out of a key budget committee session Wednesday, blocking Milei's flagship fiscal package and setting up a confrontation over emergency decree powers. politics congresslegislationpolitical strategymidterms https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-digital-nomad-visa-program-milei https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-digital-nomad-visa-program-milei Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT Argentina launched a new digital nomad visa program Monday, allowing remote workers to reside for up to two years with a path to permanent residency. society digital nomadsimmigrationBuenos Airesremote worktech https://mileinews.com/article/vaca-muerta-production-record-shale-oil-2025 https://mileinews.com/article/vaca-muerta-production-record-shale-oil-2025 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:00:00 GMT Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation produced a record 700,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in May, according to data released Tuesday by the Energy Secretariat. investment Vaca Muertashale oilenergyYPFChevron https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-crypto-adoption-milei-bitcoin-2025 https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-crypto-adoption-milei-bitcoin-2025 Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT Argentina ranked first in Chainalysis' 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index, surpassing Nigeria and India, the blockchain analytics firm reported Monday. economy cryptocurrencyBitcoinstablecoinsblockchainfintech https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-midterm-elections-2025-polls-milei https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-midterm-elections-2025-polls-milei Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT A new Poliarquia survey published Saturday shows President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza coalition could gain 14 seats in October's midterm elections. politics midterm electionspollingLa Libertad Avanzacongress2025 https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-fintech-boom-startups-venture-capital-2025 https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-fintech-boom-startups-venture-capital-2025 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT Venture capital investment in Argentine fintech startups reached $1.8 billion in the first half of 2025, more than triple the full-year 2024 total. investment fintechstartupsventure capitalUalaMercado Pago https://mileinews.com/article/poverty-vs-inflation-milei-social-tradeoff https://mileinews.com/article/poverty-vs-inflation-milei-social-tradeoff Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT Argentina's official poverty rate rose to 54.3% in the second quarter, the highest since 2003, even as monthly inflation dropped to 1.8% — the lowest in nearly a decade. society povertysocial policyinflationeconomic adjustment https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-tourism-patagonia-record-visitors-2025 https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-tourism-patagonia-record-visitors-2025 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT Argentina welcomed a record 4.2 million foreign tourists in the first five months of 2025, with Patagonia seeing a 45% surge. society tourismPatagoniaBarilochePerito Morenotravel https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-beef-exports-us-milei-trade-deal https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-beef-exports-us-milei-trade-deal Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:00:00 GMT The United States Department of Agriculture announced Thursday it will allow imports of fresh Argentine beef for the first time since 2005. international beef exportsUnited StatestradeagricultureUSDA https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-brain-drain-scientists-return-milei https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-brain-drain-scientists-return-milei Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT A government program offering tax breaks and research grants has convinced 2,300 Argentine scientists working abroad to return home in the past 12 months. society brain drainscienceeducationresearchCONICET https://mileinews.com/article/milei-davos-speech-global-libertarian-movement https://mileinews.com/article/milei-davos-speech-global-libertarian-movement Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:00:00 GMT President Milei and former President Trump announced a new defense financing agreement Monday, capping a three-day U.S. trip that included meetings with Elon Musk and Republican senators. international Davosinternational relationslibertarianglobal politics https://mileinews.com/article/milei-nuclear-energy-plan-small-modular-reactors https://mileinews.com/article/milei-nuclear-energy-plan-small-modular-reactors Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT Argentina signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday with NuScale Power to study the deployment of small modular reactors at the Atucha nuclear complex. libertarian nuclear energySMRNuScaleAtuchaclean energy https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-mendoza-wine-exports-record-2025 https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-mendoza-wine-exports-record-2025 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT Argentine wine exports reached $1.2 billion in the first five months of 2025, a 28% increase and the strongest start to any year on record. investment wineMendozaMalbecexportsagriculture https://mileinews.com/article/deregulation-decree-milei-shock-therapy https://mileinews.com/article/deregulation-decree-milei-shock-therapy Wed, 28 May 2025 19:00:00 GMT President Milei signed a sweeping deregulation decree Tuesday that eliminates 340 federal regulations, but opposition parties and labor unions immediately filed a Supreme Court challenge. libertarian deregulationbusinessMilei decreeeconomic reform https://mileinews.com/article/milei-vs-provincial-governors-austerity-showdown https://mileinews.com/article/milei-vs-provincial-governors-austerity-showdown Sun, 25 May 2025 20:00:00 GMT Seven provincial governors announced a joint legal challenge Wednesday after the Treasury withheld $2.3 billion in constitutionally mandated revenue-sharing payments for May. politics Javier MileiArgentine federalismprovincial governorsausterity2025 elections https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-emerging-market-investment-2025 https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-emerging-market-investment-2025 Thu, 22 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT BlackRock unveiled a dedicated Argentina equity fund Thursday, joining a wave of institutional investors pouring $4.2 billion into Argentine assets in the first five months of 2025. investment emerging marketsinvestmentMilei economyArgentina bonds https://mileinews.com/article/milei-first-500-days-economic-transformation https://mileinews.com/article/milei-first-500-days-economic-transformation Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT Argentina's economy grew 1.2% in the first quarter of 2025, official data showed Friday, marking the first quarter of expansion since 2022 and a milestone for Milei's austerity program. economy inflationfiscal policyMilei reformseconomic transformation https://mileinews.com/article/milei-veto-power-constitutional-limits-political-backlash https://mileinews.com/article/milei-veto-power-constitutional-limits-political-backlash Thu, 15 May 2025 21:00:00 GMT President Milei vetoed a congressional bill Tuesday that would have restored $890 million in university funding, triggering immediate protests at campuses across Argentina. libertarian vetocongressconstitutionpolitical-reformfiscal-policy https://mileinews.com/article/argentinas-judiciary-milei-reforms-constitutional-battles https://mileinews.com/article/argentinas-judiciary-milei-reforms-constitutional-battles Mon, 12 May 2025 18:00:00 GMT Argentina's Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Thursday that Milei's February labor market decree is constitutional, a major victory for the government's effort to bypass Congress on economic reforms. politics Javier MileiArgentine judiciarySupreme Courtconstitutional lawjudicial reform https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-healthcare-privatization-pami-hospital-funding https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-healthcare-privatization-pami-hospital-funding Thu, 08 May 2025 19:00:00 GMT Thousands of retirees surrounded Congress Tuesday after the lower house delayed debate on Milei's PAMI privatization bill, the latest setback for the administration's healthcare overhaul. society healthcarepamiprivatizationretireespublic-hospitals https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-debt-restructuring-aftermath-bonds https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-debt-restructuring-aftermath-bonds Mon, 05 May 2025 20:00:00 GMT Argentina priced a $3 billion sovereign bond issue Thursday, its first international market borrowing since its 2020 default, in a landmark moment for Milei's financial rehabilitation. economy sovereign debtbondsIMFcreditorsdefault https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-opposition-coalition-divisions-2025-strategy https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-opposition-coalition-divisions-2025-strategy Sat, 03 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT Argentina's main opposition coalition failed to agree on a unified primary candidate Sunday, deepening internal divisions five months before congressional midterm elections. politics Javier MileiArgentine oppositionPeronism2025 midtermsRadical Civic Union https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-privatization-debate-soes-public-opinion https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-privatization-debate-soes-public-opinion Fri, 02 May 2025 21:00:00 GMT A congressional committee approved Milei's YPF privatization bill Wednesday, sending shares of the state-controlled oil giant up 7% on the New York Stock Exchange. libertarian privatizationstate-enterpriseseconomic-reformaerolineas-argentinasypf https://mileinews.com/article/milei-education-reform-school-choice-vouchers-university-cuts https://mileinews.com/article/milei-education-reform-school-choice-vouchers-university-cuts Fri, 02 May 2025 21:00:00 GMT An estimated 500,000 students and faculty marched in Buenos Aires on Thursday demanding restored university funding, the largest education protest in Argentina since 2001. society educationuniversitiesstudent-protestsvoucherspublic-spending https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-tax-reform-milei-business-impact https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-tax-reform-milei-business-impact Fri, 02 May 2025 21:00:00 GMT Argentina's Congress approved Milei's corporate tax reform on Thursday, cutting the rate from 35% to 25% over three years in the administration's first major legislative victory on economic policy. economy tax reformfiscal policybusinessCongressLatin America https://mileinews.com/article/us-argentina-relations-milei-biden-republican-support https://mileinews.com/article/us-argentina-relations-milei-biden-republican-support Fri, 02 May 2025 20:00:00 GMT The Biden administration indefinitely postponed Trade and Investment Framework Agreement talks with Argentina on Wednesday, following Milei's public endorsement of Donald Trump's presidential campaign. international us-relationsdiplomacytradebidentrump https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-cepo-capital-controls-removal-timeline https://mileinews.com/article/argentina-cepo-capital-controls-removal-timeline Fri, 02 May 2025 19:00:00 GMT Argentina's Central Bank announced Monday it will eliminate currency controls for exporters in the energy and mining sectors while maintaining individual dollar purchase limits for ordinary citizens. economy capital controlscepoexchange rateforeign investmentfinancial markets https://mileinews.com/article/milei-imf-program-compliance-disbursements-next-steps https://mileinews.com/article/milei-imf-program-compliance-disbursements-next-steps Fri, 02 May 2025 18:00:00 GMT The IMF approved an $800 million disbursement to Argentina on Thursday but warned that delays in pension reform could jeopardize future tranches under the $44 billion program. international imfdebtfiscal-policyinternational-financeeconomic-reform https://mileinews.com/article/bcra-milei-reserves-dollarization-debate https://mileinews.com/article/bcra-milei-reserves-dollarization-debate Fri, 02 May 2025 18:00:00 GMT Argentina's Central Bank reported Thursday that gross international reserves reached $28.1 billion in March while the monetary base contracted 8% year-on-year, the tightest monetary policy in two decades. economy BCRAdollarizationinternational reservesmonetary policyinflation https://mileinews.com/article/agricultural-investment-argentina-soy-wheat-milei-policies-2025 https://mileinews.com/article/agricultural-investment-argentina-soy-wheat-milei-policies-2025 Fri, 02 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT Argentina's 2024-2025 soy harvest reached a record 49.8 million tonnes, the agriculture ministry said Friday, driving projected export revenue to $28 billion and easing central bank reserve pressures. investment agriculturefarmlandsoybeanscommoditiesPampas https://mileinews.com/article/argentine-real-estate-2025-dollar-properties-buenos-aires https://mileinews.com/article/argentine-real-estate-2025-dollar-properties-buenos-aires Fri, 02 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT Property sales in Buenos Aires rose 34% in the first quarter of 2025 compared with a year earlier, as Milei's currency stabilization revived dollar-denominated transactions. investment real estateBuenos Airesforeign investmentdollar propertiesMilei 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