Argentina’s Defence Ministry will be led by a military officer for the first time since the return to democracy in 1983 and the fall of the military dictatorship, President Javier Milei has... Read more »

One of the various mysteries of the trade agreement with the United States announced a week ago with such fanfare in Washington by the new Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and US Secretary... Read more »

Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres flew to Buenos Aires this week to get something he has wanted for some time: the elimination of export duties for conventional oil production. The Patagonian province... Read more »

Nothing in the past week was big enough to interrupt this column’s mission of detailed analysis of last month’s midterms. A trade agreement with the United States is potentially momentous but quite... Read more »

Buenos Aires has become, almost by accident, a regular destination for global stars, many of whom land here for professional commitments but inevitably fall for the city’s flavour, passion and atmosphere.  During... Read more »

Investors seeking to capitalise on Javier Milei’s next round of market reforms are gearing up to bid in a tender to privatise Argentina’s beleaguered freight railways, part of the president’s effort to... Read more »

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva placed his “roadmap” for reducing dependence on fossil fuels back at the forefront of UN climate talks in Belem on Wednesday, despite the failure of... Read more »

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a bill demanding the release of government records about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sparking debate over whether the Republican leader will allow... Read more »

A federal court has ordered nearly US$500 million in assets to be seized from ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and other beneficiaries of a corruption scheme for which she is serving a... Read more »