Argentina news
The economy, politics, wages, public services, technology and sports in Argentina, with official data and cited sources.
Argentina's October tax revenue rises 33.7% and income tax jumps 55%
ARCA collected 21.6 trillion pesos in October 2026, 33.7% more than a year earlier and barely above inflation. How much each tax brought in, and why income tax and export duties rose while VAT fell in real terms.
Argentina's country risk tops 800 points and the dollar hits its high for the year
Argentina's country risk closed at 805 points on Monday, November 2, its highest level of 2026, and the official dollar reached 1,565 pesos at Banco Nación. What happened, why it is rising, the month-by-month trend and how the US elections could weigh.
Public transport fares rise in Greater Buenos Aires from November: what the bus, subway and train cost
Since November 1, 2026 the minimum bus fare is ARS 956.69 in the City and ARS 1,276.06 in Buenos Aires Province, and the subway costs ARS 1,887. The 104 national bus lines stay at ARS 742.81 and the train at ARS 480. Fares by distance, unregistered SUBE cards and the monthly cost.
Public employment in Argentina: the national state falls to 266,205 workers, according to INDEC
Argentina's national state had 266,205 workers in September 2026, 6.1% fewer than a year earlier and 75,260 fewer than in December 2023, according to INDEC. Which areas cut the most and why press figures do not match.
IMF and Argentina agree on the third review: what it asks for and when the US$900 million arrives
IMF staff and Javier Milei's government reached a staff-level agreement on the third review of the US$20 billion program. What the statement says, the reserve and surplus targets, what is still needed for the disbursement and when the Executive Board votes.
Flávio Bolsonaro left through Argentina for the United States: what we know about the trip and what Milei's government says
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated by Lula in the runoff, crossed into Argentina at Puerto Iguazú and flew to Miami via Guayaquil despite an order to surrender his passport. The timeline, what Argentina's immigration office and Santilli say, and the court investigation.
Argentina's November 2026 holidays: the days off for Pope Leo XIV's visit and the long weekend
November 2026 in Argentina has a national holiday on Monday the 9th for Pope Leo XIV's visit, holidays on the 10th in Buenos Aires City and Córdoba and on the 11th in Buenos Aires province, and the long weekend of the 21st to the 23rd for National Sovereignty Day. Calendar, who gets the day off and how it is paid.
Argentina's 2027 budget: what the government projects and why it is stalled in Congress
Milei's 2027 budget projects 4% growth, 18% inflation and a surplus, but the committee report in the lower house was delayed by PRO's demands. The bill's figures, what allies want and the new timetable.
Argentina's formal private employment: 134,500 fewer jobs in a year, according to SIPA
Registered private-sector employment fell to 6.08 million in July 2026, 2.2% lower than a year earlier, according to SIPA. Which sectors and provinces lost most, what happened to public jobs and wages, and why analysts speak of 14 months of decline.
Argentina and Brazil after Lula's re-election: bilateral trade in Indec figures
Brazil is the main destination of Argentine exports: it bought US$9.789 billion between January and September 2026, 12.7% of the total, according to Indec. What Argentina exports and imports, the deficit with Brazil and what changes with Lula's fourth term.
$LIBRA case: why an Argentine judge dismissed the case against Javier and Karina Milei and what happens now
Federal judge Marcelo Martínez De Giorgi dismissed the $LIBRA case against Javier Milei, Karina Milei and nine other defendants on October 23, 2026. The ruling's arguments, the timeline and pending appeals.
Argentina's December 2026 aguinaldo: how much you get, how it is calculated and when it must be paid
Argentina's December half aguinaldo (13th-month pay) is 50% of the best monthly salary of the half-year and is due on Friday, December 18, 2026. Formula, examples with the minimum wage, prorated pay and ANSES pensioners.
Argentina's trade surplus reaches US$ 2.98 billion in September as exports jump 23.5%
Argentina posted a US$ 2.976 billion trade surplus in September 2026, according to Indec: exports of US$ 10.036 billion (+23.5%) and imports of US$ 7.06 billion (-1.8%). The nine-month surplus totals US$ 21.198 billion.
Argentina's economic activity falls 1.7% in August, Indec says: industry and retail hit hardest
Indec's EMAE fell 1.7% year on year in August 2026, the biggest drop of the year, and rose just 0.1% from July. Which sectors are shrinking, which are growing and what the IMF says.
Myriam Bregman: who she is, her career and her 2027 bid
Profile of Myriam Bregman, Left Front national deputy: human rights lawyer, 2023 presidential candidate and one of Argentina's best-rated politicians in 2026. Facts, votes and polls.
Juan Schiaretti: who he is, his career and his 2027 bid
Profile of Juan Schiaretti, three-time governor of Córdoba, 2023 presidential candidate and leading figure of Provincias Unidas. Career, election results and what the polls say for 2027.
Javier Milei: who he is, his career, his government and his 2027 bid
Profile of Javier Milei, Argentina's president since 2023 and a candidate for re-election in 2027: biography, career as an economist, election results, inflation under his government and polls.
Axel Kicillof: who he is, his career and his 2027 bid
Profile of Axel Kicillof, governor of Buenos Aires province and the Peronists' leading figure heading into 2027: biography, time as economy minister, the YPF expropriation, elections and polls against Milei.
Argentina dollar today: the blue dollar opens at 1,555 pesos as debate grows over a strong peso
The official dollar opens Monday 19 October at 1,535 pesos at Banco Nación and the blue dollar at 1,555. MEP, CCL and card rates, and why a 29% currency overvaluation is being discussed.
Argentina's 2027 presidential election: date, candidates and polls (updated October 2026)
Argentina elects a president on 24 October 2027. Javier Milei leads the Equipo Mide poll with 31% against 25% for Axel Kicillof. Date, runoff, primaries, candidates and all the polls.
Argentina's ANSES pensions in November 2026: a 1.93% increase, the minimum and the bonus
ANSES pensions rise 1.93% in November in line with September inflation. The minimum pension reaches 444,158.45 pesos and, with the 70,000-peso bonus, 514,158.45. Amounts, payment calendar and how it is calculated.
Minimum wage in Argentina 2026: how much it is and how it rises month by month until April
Argentina's minimum wage is 391,200 pesos in October 2026 and rises every month to 437,000 in April 2027 under Resolution 4/2026. Monthly and hourly amounts, and how it compares with inflation.
Argentina's country risk: what it is and why it climbed back to 648 points
Argentina's country risk closed at 648 points on October 16, its highest since October 2, after touching about 400 in June. What it measures, how to read it and what is behind the rise.
Argentina's basic basket in September: a family needed 1,632,505 pesos to stay out of poverty
According to INDEC, a family of four needed 1,632,505 pesos in September 2026 to stay above the poverty line and 738,690 pesos to stay above extreme poverty. The basket rose 1.7% in the month and 38.7% in a year.
Public holidays in Argentina 2027: calendar and long weekends
Argentina has 16 national holidays in 2027, plus up to three tourism non-working days the government has yet to set. The calendar under Law 27,399 and the long weekends.
Inflation in Argentina year by year: the ranking since 1998
Argentina's inflation was 31.5% in 2025 and 211.4% in 2023, the highest in more than 30 years. Annual ranking since 1998 with IMF data, the September 2026 figure and the 2007-2015 statistics blackout.
How much does the president of Argentina earn: Javier Milei's salary in 2026
Javier Milei earns 4,066,018 pesos gross a month, about US$ 2,685, a salary frozen since December 2023. What the vice president and other presidents earn, and how many minimum wages that is.