A big win in midterms would be bad news for Milei

Two months into the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and three months from the October midterm elections, the President Javier Milei administration continues to prioritise, above all other issues, showing... Read more »

Stories that caught our eye: July 12 to 19

  INFLATION ALMOST STATIC Last month’s inflation was 1.6 percent, the INDEC national statistics bureau announced last Monday, barely up from May’s 1.5 percent and below the estimates of almost every private... Read more »

Politics becomes a strictly personal matter

These are bad days for political movements that are based on ideas rather than on charismatic personalities able to persuade large numbers of people that they can make their lives better or,... Read more »

Boom or broke: Milei’s shake up splits nation along financial lines

Javier Milei’s Argentina is undergoing a boom in car sales, real estate and flights are fully reserved. But among low-income sectors, consumption has fallen, employment is precarious and supermarket bills are being... Read more »

Trial in absentia – the hope of justice for AMIA bombing

The ruling of federal judge Daniel Rafecas to apply a trial in absentia in the case of the terrorist attack against the AMIA Jewish community centre (July 18, 1994) opens up a... Read more »

Luna Park redevelopment plan unveiled with 2027 target

The iconic Luna Park stadium in Buenos Aires, long regarded as one of the flagship venues of Argentina’s live entertainment scene, will close its doors temporarily as it embarks upon a major... Read more »

Abuelas identify 140th grandchild born in dictatorship captivity

The Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo right group, which searches for children snatched by the security forces during Argentina’s 1976–1983 dictatorship, on Monday announced the discovery of “grandchild number 140.” At a... Read more »

Emotional Di María finally returns to Rosario Central

Ángel Di María, one of the standout stars in Argentina’s 2022 World Cup-winning side, officially returned on Monday to Rosario Central, the club where he began his professional career, after nearly two... Read more »

Santiago Caputo, Milei’s secret weapon, disrupts domestic politics

There’s a lot of mystery and secrecy that surrounds Santiago Caputo, the top strategist to Argentina’s President Javier Milei. On the rare occasions he’s been spotted in public, he’s often lighting up... Read more »

Milei shutters agencies, looks private for roads, road safety

President Javier Milei’s government has ordered the “definitive” closure of the National Road Administration, the National Traffic and Road Safety Commission and the Road Safety Agency. State agencies in charge of roads... Read more »