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Argentina · Economy Key Facts —The headline. Argentina’s consumer prices rose 1.7% in August, the statistics agency INDEC reported on September 10 — the lowest monthly reading since June 2025 and the lowest for an August since 2017. —The big picture. Annual inflation eased to 33.5%, and prices are up 21.3% so far this year. […] The post Argentina Inflation Falls to 1.7 Percent, Lowest in 14 Months appeared first on The Rio Times.
Fundación Encuentro puts urban household credit use at 58.7 percent and arrears among debtors at a record 27.8 percent. The two are being confused. The post Argentina’s Real Debt Record Is Arrears, Not Borrowing appeared first on The Rio Times.
YPF placed US$1.2 billion at a 7.55 percent coupon maturing 2035, the biggest Argentine corporate bond since 2015, behind a US$154 billion investment plan. The post YPF Borrows US$1.2 Billion, the Largest Argentine Issue in Eleven Years appeared first on The Rio Times.
Javier Milei logró devolverle estabilidad al peso argentino, pero no terminó con la obsesión por el dólar. Por cada dólar que venden, los ahorristas compran cinco. ¿Qué sostiene al peso y cuáles son los riesgos? (Source: Bloomberg)
Argentina’s Treasury gave the central bank up to US$2 billion of dollar-linked letters. It is not a currency swap and it does not change reserves. The post Argentina Hands Its Central Bank US$2bn in Dollar-Linked Debt appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina's country risk stands at 490 basis points, down from 501 a week ago but up from 451 a month earlier, with no new print on Monday. The post Argentina Country Risk Is Down on the Week, Up on the Month appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina Money — Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Argentina’s Blue Dollar Nears Official Rate: What the Convergence Means for Expats Key Facts Official rate: 1,480 / 1,530 (BCRA). Blue rate: 1,525 / 1,545 (informal, 7 September 2026). Gap: Roughly 1–3 percent, the tightest in years. MEP rate: 1,516.9 / 1,525.3 (Bolsa, 7 September). CCL rate: 1,582 […] The post Argentina’s Blue Dollar Nears Official Rate: What the Convergence Means for Expats appeared first on The Rio Times.
China Latin America loans stay central as Argentina renews its 130 billion yuan swap to 2031 and Peru's Chancay port tops 500,000 TEUs a year. The post Argentina Renews $19 Billion China Swap Line as Chancay Port Tops 500,000 TEUs appeared first on The Rio Times.
Dollarization Latin America style: Ecuador, El Salvador and Panama anchor a full-dollar bloc as Argentina debates currency competition in 2026. The post Noboa Locks Ecuador Into the Dollar as Argentina Weighs Currency Competition in Latin America appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ámbito reports the Milei government quietly signed an agreement that could extend the Argentina airports concession to 2056, with an option running to 2066. The post Argentina Airports: A Report Says the Concession Could Run to 2066 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina's sovereignty claim is enshrined in its constitution, but oil production raises the economic stakes.
LatAm Expat & Nomad — Monday, September 7, 2026 Key Facts Argentina’s central-bank reserves climbed back above US$50 billion on Saturday, a milestone not seen in years. August farm exports surged 51 percent year-on-year to US$2.75 billion, a record for the month. The official peso rate is 1,480 / 1,530; the blue dollar trades at […] The post Argentina’s Economic Turnaround: Record Exports and Reserves Above $50 Billion — What Expats Need to Know appeared first on The Rio Times.
About 25 business people from the Falkland Islands travel to Punta Arenas, Chile, for trade talks. The trip aims to open a new sea route, but Chile supports Argentina's sovereignty claim. The post Chile hosts Falklands trade mission despite sovereignty row appeared first on The Rio Times.
Halliburton, Baker Hughes and SLB all say they will not work on Sea Lion in the Falklands. Argentina's YPF has publicly thanked them. The post Sea Lion Loses the Three Biggest Oil Service Firms at Once appeared first on The Rio Times.
GeoPark says pairing its new Venezuelan block with Vaca Muerta in Argentina can multiply its output, days after a deal handed control to Grupo Gilinski. The post GeoPark Bets on Venezuela and Vaca Muerta to Nearly Triple Output appeared first on The Rio Times.
Latin America Pulse: Brazil's impeachment fever and CSN shakeup. Mexico's beer tax bite. Argentina's Milei snub. The real mood on 3 Sept. The post Latin American Pulse for Thursday, September 3, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Only the date moved. The state is offering its entire 90% of the Buenos Aires water utility to one operator, with a court case still unresolved. The post Argentina Pushes the AySA Bid Deadline to 15 September appeared first on The Rio Times.