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State Railway Pays First Installment on 43 New Buenos Aires Commuter Trains

The government says it made the first payment on a US$324 million order of diesel trains for five Buenos Aires commuter lines, with the first due at the end of 2027.

By The Ushuaia Times · Buenos Aires Province, City of Buenos Aires · Yesterday

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Telecom Argentina to Sell 6 Million Mobile Customers to Fiber Company Metrotel for US$450 Million

The sale, which the competition authority required, gives a Buenos Aires fiber company the Tuenti brand and a place as Argentina's third mobile operator.

By The Ushuaia Times · 2 days ago

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Airline Flybondi Sought Court Protection. Passengers Owed Refunds Are Now Creditors

Flybondi's passengers owed refunds now rank as creditors in a court restructuring, and card disputes, agency claims and a filing with the trustee are the routes left.

By The Ushuaia Times · 3 days ago

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JetSMART Chile Cleared to Fly Domestic Routes Inside Argentina

The Chilean arm of the low-cost airline won the widest air-traffic rights Argentina grants, a step the government presents as part of its open-skies push for more competition.

By The Ushuaia Times · 4 days ago

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Stellantis South America Chief Doesn't Rule Out Closing Argentine Plants

The head of the Fiat and Peugeot owner in South America said it could shift production, keep both plants or close one or both, depending on market and costs.

By The Ushuaia Times · Córdoba, Buenos Aires Province · Oct. 9, 2026

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Tecpetrol's US$6.4 Billion Vaca Muerta Project Formally Gets Big-Investment Incentives

The Economy Ministry's resolution turns an August announcement into binding approval for 380 oil wells and a processing plant in Neuquén, with the regime's tax, customs and currency…

By The Ushuaia Times · Neuquén · Oct. 9, 2026

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Rowing-Led Group Tops Bidding for Buenos Aires Water Utility at US$340 Million

A consortium led by builder Rowing beat Roggio's US$285 million offer for 90% of the state company that supplies water and sewers to Greater Buenos Aires.

By The Ushuaia Times · Buenos Aires Province, City of Buenos Aires · Oct. 8, 2026

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Airline Flybondi Files for Court Protection From Creditors After Two Months Grounded

The low-cost airline asked a Buenos Aires commercial court on October 2 to open a debt restructuring, with about 1,000 families of workers owed pay.

By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 7, 2026

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Government Plans Bill to Make It Easier to Borrow Against Crops and Other Assets

Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger said the bill, not yet filed, would also create a central pledge registry at the central bank and end banks' exclusive right to enforce some…

By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 5, 2026

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Japan Agrees to Import Beef From Most of Argentina, Pending Inspections

Japan had accepted beef only from Patagonia, which ships almost none; shipments from the rest of the country can start once Japanese inspectors audit Argentina's health system and approve…

By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 5, 2026

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Pluspetrol and Glencore Win 30-Year Tax Incentives for US$16 Billion in Projects as Milei Touts US$27 Billion From Paris

The Vaca Muerta oil and Catamarca copper projects get 30 years of fixed tax and currency rules, while the government's Paris tally also counts plans still awaiting approval or company…

By The Editors · Catamarca, Neuquén · Oct. 2, 2026

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Investors Ask US Supreme Court to Revive US$16.1 Billion Judgment Against Argentina Over Seized Oil Company YPF

The petition challenges a March Second Circuit ruling that threw out the award, while the same claimants pursue a separate World Bank arbitration.

By The Editors · Oct. 2, 2026