Argentina
Argentina unveils ‘Super RIGI’ bill to attract billion-dollar technology investments
Argentina's government has sent to Congress a new investment incentive bill dubbed "Super RIGI", targeting projects worth at least $1bn in sectors including artificial intelligence, semiconductors and advanced biotechnology.
Argentina in talks to extend China currency swap even as repayments near completion
Argentina is negotiating an extension of its currency swap agreement with China even as it moves to repay most of the activated funds under the facility by mid-2026, according to statements from the country’s central bank.
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Decathlon opens second Argentina store as part of $100mn expansion plan
French sporting goods retailer Decathlon will open its second Argentina store in Córdoba on May 30, its first outside Buenos Aires, as part of a $100mn plan to open more than 20 outlets nationwide.
Latin America's democracies face silent erosion from within, UN warns
Latin America and the Caribbean's political systems are experiencing a gradual institutional decay that rarely manifests as outright democratic collapse but instead hollows out governance from within, the UNDP has warned in a new report.
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Hantavirus outbreak from cruise ship spreads across multiple countries
A hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius has killed three and infected at least seven across multiple countries with reports from Europe of new possible infections.
Argentina is the IMF biggest debtor followed by Ukraine
Argentina remains by far the largest debtor to the International Monetary Fund, underscoring the depth of its long-running financial crisis and its dependence on multilateral support.
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Argentina's Milei sees disapproval rise to 63% on inflation and Adorni scandal
Argentine President Javier Milei faces 63% disapproval in May polls, the worst of his term, as Atlas Intel and Zuban Córdoba surveys point to inflation, the Adorni scandal and a 40% disillusionment rate among 2023 voters.
China's lithium push in Latin America locks region into raw materials trap, report warns
Beijing controls 65% of global lithium refining while Latin America supplies the raw materials and absorbs the environmental costs. A new report warns the region risks permanent relegation to the bottom of the energy transition value chain.
Fitch upgrades Argentina's credit rating for first time in eight years
Fitch Ratings upgraded Argentina's long-term sovereign credit rating on May 5, lifting it one notch to 'B-' from 'CCC+' with a stable outlook, marking the country's first such upgrade in eight years.
Income share of world’s richest 10% vs 0.1% in Latam - OWID
One way to measure income inequality is to look at the share of all income that goes to the top income earners. The chart plots this for all seven South American countries with comparable 2022 pre-tax income estimates.
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ECLAC cuts Latin America growth forecast as Middle East war fans inflation
ECLAC trims Latin America's 2026 growth forecast to 2.2%, warning that soaring oil prices, tighter credit and slowing global trade are locking the region into a fourth consecutive year of sluggish expansion.
Argentina and UK trade barbs over Falklands as US said to rethink neutral stance
Argentina has stepped up its sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands (Falklands) following reports that the United States could reconsider its position on the dispute.
Latin America's unfinished battle with inflation leaves the region exposed to the Iran shock
The Middle East conflict has landed on Latin America at an awkward moment. After two years of gradual progress bringing inflation under control, the region's central banks now face the prospect of that effort being undone by an external conflict.
Half of Argentina's children still poor as austerity bites
More than half of children and adolescents in Argentina were living in poverty in 2025, with nearly a third going without adequate food, according to a report by the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA).
Latin America oils up as Hormuz crisis reshapes global energy supply
From Vaca Muerta to the Orinoco, Latin America is sitting on the world's most coveted untapped crude. The Iran war may finally force it to act.
Argentina's central bank sees wider room to build reserves on export and corporate inflows
Argentina's central bank expects greater room to build international reserves on export inflows, $3.2bn in unconverted corporate debt and investment incentive programme receipts, targeting $8bn of reserve accumulation in 2026.
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Argentina's Milei cements Israel alliance as self-declared world's most Zionist president
Argentine President Javier Milei signed a sweeping bilateral framework agreement with Israel and declared his unequivocal support for the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran during a three-day state visit to Jerusalem.
IMF raises Latin America growth forecast but warns of uneven impact from Middle East war
The IMF raised its 2026 growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean by a tenth of a percentage point to 2.3%, while cautioning that the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East will most impact the region's smaller economies.
Developing countries skip landlines and go straight to mobile phones - OWID
The concept of “leapfrogging” is popular in development. It suggests that, as they develop, lower-income countries can skip intermediate technologies or systems and go straight to the modern equivalent, Our World in Data (OWID) reports.
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Argentina heads to IMF talks with weak reserves and currency concerns
Argentina’s Economy Minister Luis Caputo will travel to Washington in the coming days for the International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings, facing mounting concerns over weak foreign reserves and exchange rate dynamics.