Argentina
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:41:00 GMTUruguay and Argentina ratify the EU-Mercosur deal, leaving entry into force to Brussels
Uruguay and Argentina ratified on Thursday the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, becoming the first founding members of the South American bloc to complete parliamentary approval. Whether the treaty begin...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:27:00 GMTLatin America’s best- and worst-rated presidents in new poll: Bukele the best, Delcy the worst
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele tops a February 2026 regional ranking of Latin American leaders’ public approval, according to a survey by Argentina-based CB Consultora Opinión Pública. Bukele posts 72.6% approval an...
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:09:00 GMTArgentina courts shelve hundreds of tax-evasion cases after “Fiscal Innocence” law takes effect
Argentina’s federal courts have begun closing hundreds of tax-evasion in bulk following the rollout of the so-called Fiscal Innocence framework, a reform that sharply raised the monetary thresholds required for tax evasion to...
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:26:00 GMTPlot to kill Argentine security minister and two federal justice officials in Punta del Este
Argentine authorities are investigating an alleged plot to kill Entre Ríos’ Security and Justice Minister Néstor Roncaglia and two federal justice officials — Judge Leandro Ríos and prosecutor José Ignacio Candiotti —...
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:48:00 GMTIMF flags risks of outdated inflation metrics in fast-changing economies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging countries to modernize how they measure inflation and other key indicators, integrating point-of-sale and online data to reduce “blind spots” that, the institution argues, are...
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:12:00 GMTArgentina reports theft at Labour Secretariat offices in central Buenos Aires
Argentina’s government said on Sunday it had reported a theft of IT equipment and other items from offices linked to the Labour Secretariat in central Buenos Aires, launching both a federal court case and an internal probe.
Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:40:00 GMTPackage bomb injures four at Argentina gendarmerie school in Buenos Aires
A package containing an explosive device detonated on Friday at Argentina’s National Gendarmerie Superior School in central Buenos Aires, injuring force personnel and triggering a security operation and a partial evacuation o...
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:02:00 GMTArgentina’s lower house backs Milei labour reform bill without article 44
Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies approved President Javier Milei’s “labour modernisation” bill on Thursday, but with a last-minute change that removed article 44, one of the proposal’s most disputed provisions. Because...
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:59:00 GMTCGT general strike disrupts transport in Argentina as lower house debates Milei labor reform
Argentina began a 24-hour general strike on Thursday called by the country’s main labor federation, the CGT, to protest President Javier Milei’s labor reform bill, as the Chamber of Deputies was set to start debating the le...
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:47:00 GMTAerolíneas Argentinas cancels 255 flights amid CGT strike, US$3m loss estimated
Aerolíneas Argentinas said it will cancel 255 flights across its network on Thursday, February 19, as Argentina’s main labor confederation, the CGT, carries out a 24-hour general strike. The airline estimated the disruption ...