James Grainger

A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Perhaps the most significant development is the government’s implied admission of economic stagnation for the first time when almost two-thirds of the year is over, accompanying a cautious relaxation of monetary policy.

Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett leads second straw poll in race to succeed António Guterres as head of the United Nations; Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica came second, Argentina's Rafael Grossi retains support.

Japanese national Kumiko Kosaka was previously acquitted in 2023 of abusing deaf children at the Instituto Próvolo in Mendoza between 2005 and 2016.

Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha sets new world record in the Buenos Aires half-marathon, winning the race in 56 minutes and 51 seconds.

Argentine publisher sues OpenAI and Microsoft over use of news content; Media company accuses tech firms of intellectual property appropriation and unfair competition.

JPMorgan Chase and Banco Santander are leading financing talks for Argentina LNG, landmark project to liquefy and export Argentina's shale gas reserves.

Argentina’s exports could clear the US$100-billion mark this year; Trade surplus, LCG says, will top US$20 billion – almost double last year's total.

Santiago says it will lodge a formal complaint after Brigadier General Gustavo Javier Valverde called the Strait of Magellan and the Drake Passage a matter of “Argentine sovereignty”; Foreign Minister in Buenos Aires forced distanced itself from the remarks, acknowledging 1881 and 1984 treaties that define their southern borders.

Former Techint executive Héctor Zabaleta, speaking under oath, confirms money deliveries matched those registered by Oscar Centeno, the driver who kept records on which graft case is based.