Argentina-US sign reciprocal trade and investment deal
Argentina and the United States signed an agreement on reciprocal trade and investment, both countries confirmed on Thursday. A statement by Argentina’s Foreign Ministry said that the United States would eliminate reciprocal tariffs on 1,675 Argentine products, allowing an additional US$1 billion worth of exports. According to the communiqué, US$800 billion of that would come from the U.S. granting preferential access to 80,000 extra tons of Argentine beef this year, totaling 100,000 tons. Quirno also posted a photo of the agreement’s cover, but not of its content, which was made public a few minutes later. That announcement was heavily criticized, as the bulk of concessions appeared to fall on Argentina’s shoulders.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 05, 2026 22:27 UTC
Get Out: looping sounds, toy finds and tennis in Buenos Aires
And when that happens, Buenos Aires always finds a way to have something interesting for everyone. Y2K26 ArgentinaFebruary 7, starting at 3 p.m.cheLA (Iguazú 451, Buenos Aires)Free admissionVioloncheloops Dominika Belanská + David TristramY2K26 Argentina – International Live Looping Festival offers more than just a series of concerts. Throughout ten days, the festival will host activities in Buenos Aires City and the Viedma-Patagones region (February 9 to 17) integrating live performances, open workshops, talks, and collective experiences. The festival is part of the Y2K International Live Looping Festival, an international network created in 2001 by Californian musician Rick Walker that brings together artists from more than one hundred cities worldwide. Argentina OpenFebruary 7 to 15Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis (Olleros Avenue 1510)Tickets available onlineStarting on Friday and throughout next week, the city is hosting the IEB+ Argentina Open, the longest and most prestigious tennis tournament in South America, at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 05, 2026 20:23 UTC
Argentina and US sign critical minerals agreement
Argentina and the United States have signed a deal to secure the supply of critical minerals between the two countries. The new deal, formally called Framework Instrument for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals, was signed on Wednesday in the context of the 2026 Critical Minerals Ministerial in Washington. “Critical minerals cooperation strengthens U.S.-Argentina ties and advances secure, sustainable supply chains,” Landau wrote on X that day after their meeting. Mining in ArgentinaThe Milei administration sees mining as a key sector for economic growth, especially regarding critical minerals such as lithium and copper. Critical minerals, a category that includes rare lands, are key for the manufacture of planes, submarines, electric cars, cellphones, satellites and many other key new technologies.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 05, 2026 15:59 UTC
Rubio admits Argentina a country in talks with US over accepting deported immigrants
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted on Wednesday to having “conversations” involving Argentina and other countries about potentially accepting immigrants the Trump administration has decided to deport. Critical minerals under the spotlightMinisters from over 50 countries are attending the United States’ summit on critical minerals this week in Washington, DC. Argentina was invited to the summit due to its vast resources of critical minerals. Secretary of State Rubio emphasized the importance of Argentina’s place in the plan. “Furthermore, its location in the Western Hemisphere has strategic value not only for Argentina but also, obviously, for the United States,” he concluded.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 04, 2026 23:23 UTC
FIFA World Cup Trophy to be on display in Buenos Aires in February
The FIFA World Cup Trophy will be on display in Buenos Aires for fans to see on February 19 and 20. The most coveted prize in the football world will visit the city as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola. Santa Fe, Palermo) from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.“For Coca-Cola Argentina, it is an honor and an immense privilege to bring the FIFA World Cup Trophy back to the country, now more than ever, as proud World Champions,” said Coca-Cola Argentina director Leonardo García. “This Trophy Tour transcends an event; it is the celebration of a shared dream, our way of honoring every Argentine. Before arriving in Argentina, the FIFA World Cup Trophy Latin American leg will kick off in Guatemala City on February 13.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 04, 2026 23:23 UTC
Argentine court files request to extradite Nicolás Maduro
An Argentine court requested on Wednesday that ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro be extradited from the United States to Argentina. The news comes a month after Maduro was captured by the United States from his residence in Caracas in a military operation. Extradition to ArgentinaThe Argentine Federal Criminal Courthouse N°2 asked the foreign ministry to request the United States extradite Maduro to question him in Argentina over accusations of human rights abuses. The case against Maduro in Argentina was started by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, founded by U.S. actor George Clooney. Another Argentina freedOn Wednesday, the Argentine government confirmed that Argentine citizen Roberto Baldo, who was detained in Venezuela, had been released from prison days earlier.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 04, 2026 23:23 UTC
Government implements disability-sector emergency law after months-long freeze
The Argentine government officially implemented on Wednesday a law that declares an emergency in the disability sector and sets budget allocations for service providers and healthcare professionals. The implementation establishes the framework for the law via a decree published in the Official Gazette. The lower and upper house voted against the veto and insisted on the law, effectively overturning it and ratifying the law in early September. The law guarantees budget allocations to increase payment to service providers and settle debts for nurses, companions, and transporters. The law establishes, among other things, a new welfare service to replace the existing one.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 04, 2026 18:35 UTC
Train drivers strike amid failed salary negotiations
Train drivers’ union La Fraternidad will go on strike on Thursday, following a failed salary negotiation with authorities of state-owned train companies holding Ferrocarriles Argentinos. La Fraternidad deemed the offer insufficient on the grounds that the raises would be below inflation. “The meeting was bad, and that’s why we are going through with the strike,” La Fraternidad leader Sebastián Maturano told news channel C5N. He added that the conversation was “in vain.”The 24-hour strike will affect all train lines in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Maturano said that such a measure is a possibility in this case and that they would comply if ordered to lift the strike.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 04, 2026 14:34 UTC
Who was Roberto Giordano, the Argentine hairdresser on the Epstein list
Also mentioned in the files was a name less known worldwide, that of Argentine socialite and stylist Roberto Giordano, famous in the country for organizing fashion shows. Giordano died in 2024. The records of the JPMorgan Private Bank show “Agencia Punta del Este” as the reference. Roberto Giordano was a stylist, hairdresser, and businessman who organized and hosted popular and televised fashion shows, the first one in 1979, in the coastal city of Punta del Este, Uruguay. After the COVID-19 lockdown, he moved to Maldonado, Uruguay, near Punta del Este, where he had begun his career.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 04, 2026 01:23 UTC
Argentine police and FBI thwart plans for two school shootings
Argentina’s Federal Police stopped two school shootings after receiving an alert from the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) about the possibility of the attacks. The antiterrorist investigations unit of the Argentine Federal Police was alerted by the FBI about the posts, and began looking into them. Although school shootings are very rare in Argentina, a slew of recent reports indicate that the problem might be on the rise. In November, a 16-year-old was arrested in Buenos Aires city, accused of planning a school shooting. “I am a fan of school shootings,” one of them said.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 03, 2026 16:33 UTC
Argentine national detained in Venezuela freed, Milei administration confirms
Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno announced on Monday that Argentine citizen Gustavo Gabriel Rivara has been released from prison in Venezuela. Las autoridades… — Pablo Quirno (@pabloquirno) February 2, 2026There is a third Argentine who also remains detained in Venezuela and whom Quirno did not mention: Roberto Baldo. The news comes amid the release of numerous Venezuelans and foreign nationals who had been imprisoned in Venezuela. Three Argentine prisoners remain in VenezuelaGallo, Giuliani, and Baldo are currently the three Argentines considered to be political or arbitrary prisoners who remain detained in Venezuela. His family says they haven’t heard from him since December 21 and that he was arrested for having an Argentine accent.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 02, 2026 22:56 UTC
Argentina’s INDEC head steps down amid controversy over new inflation index
Updated Monday 5.15 p.m.Marco Lavagna resigned unexpectedly as director of Argentina’s statistics institute INDEC on Monday. Caputo said Lavagna will be replaced by Pedro Lines, who has served in the INDEC since 2016 and has been its technical director since 2018. “We are appalled,” said Raúl Llaneza, deputy secretary-general of the State Workers’ Association union and a union representative for INDEC. According to Caputo, Lavagna’s resignation was due to the fact that his expectation that the new index would be implemented next week was cut short. The source in the national administration said that the former INDEC head miscalculated the tourist balance, an index that measures outbound and inbound tourism.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 02, 2026 19:01 UTC
Congress begins extraordinary sessions with Milei's labor reform in the spotlight
Congress is set to begin the extraordinary sessions period on Monday with a slew of crucial bills to debate. As of last month, LLA was planning for the labor reform to be debated on February 10 or 11 in the Senate. The labor reform is the only bill on the agenda that already has a version with majority approval in commissions, which was reached on the December extraordinary sessions period. Labor reformThe main bill Congress will debate is the labor reform. You may also be interested in: Milei’s labor reform seems tailor-made for companies.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 02, 2026 19:01 UTC
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso win big at the 2026 Grammys
Argentine pop duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso won their first Grammy on Sunday in what proved to be landmark night for Latin artists, with Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny leading the way. Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso won Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album for Papota during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. “We want to thank the Academy, the voting members, Sony, and everyone who believed in us,” said Paco Amoroso on the stage. Chaos is part of the past.”A Latino landmarkThe 68th Grammys held a historic win for Latin music. The Puerto Rican star will be performing three sold out shows in Buenos Aires’ River Plate stadium on February 13, 14 and 15 as part of his new world tour.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 02, 2026 19:01 UTC
Argentina to pay over US$800 million to IMF debt with US backing
The Argentine government will pay more than US$800 million in interest to the International Monetary Fund on Monday, as the country continues to service its massive debt to the multilateral lender. Once again, the payment comes from last-minute backing from the United States, as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stepped in to assist President Javier Milei’s administration. The IMF payment was originally due Feb. 1, but because the date fell on a Sunday, it was rolled over to the next business day, in line with standard practice. In October 2025, Bessent had already provided Argentina with SDRs under a currency swap framework agreement. Upcoming IMF reviewMonday’s payment comes just days ahead of the second review of Argentina’s US$20 billion IMF program, signed by the Milei administration in April 2025.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
February 02, 2026 14:23 UTC