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The Argentine Exporters’ Chamber (CERA) has voiced strong concern over the Resolution 1834/2025 issued by the Ministry of Economy, which allows the dollar-denomination of outstanding export rebate and VAT recovery credits accumulated up to October 31, 2025, with an option valid until March 1, 2026, and actual disbursement only from January 1, 2027. According to CERA, the measure represents a deferment of state financial obligations, imposes a real financing cost for export bu

The Argentine government has approved the construction of a new multipurpose port in the city of Timbúes, Santa Fe province, along the Río Paraná, under the Large-Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI). The investment is US$ 277 million, and the port will handle storage of fertilizers, iron minerals, steel products, grains and fuels, thereby strengthening the Paraná waterway and its strategic role for Argentina’s agriculture and industry. This marks the ninth project approved und

At the 32nd Annual Meeting of ARLOG, attended by over 500 logistics professionals, 90% of companies identified road infrastructure as the sector’s biggest outstanding issue. Additionally, 79% plan to invest in 2026 in storage technology, robotics, automation and AI; 70% intend to expand warehouse capacity and 53% expect to invest in new transport vehicles. Despite optimism—64% expect economic improvement in 2026—concerns remain: 42% foresee a year of “forced efficiency” and m

The Argentine Freight Transport Federation (FADEEAC) expressed strong opposition to the plan to establish an “internal customs office” at the Municipality of Formosa, arguing it imposes extra operational burdens, creates internal trade barriers and legal uncertainty for inter-jurisdictional carriers. The organization has called on both the provincial government and national authorities to intervene, revoke the measure, and ensure free circulation of goods without extraneous c

The Argentine Central Bank (BCRA), via the Customs Revenue & Control Agency (ARCA), launched a new digital module that allows exporters to log in with their tax ID (“clave fiscal”) to the SECOEXPO system, enabling them to check the status of their shipping permits (certified, expired or about to expire) and download customized reports. The tool is designed to increase traceability, transparency and efficiency in foreign-trade operations, reduce administrative burdens for SMEs

Between 2011 and 2024, Argentina’s goods exports contracted at an average annual rate of 0.4 %, while global trade grew by 2.2 % and the Latin American median by 2.4 %. According to a study by PwC and external-trade operators, the issue lies less in external demand and more in internal factors such as declining competitiveness, heavy regulation and logistical bottlenecks. In specific sectors—such as beef, oil from Vaca Muerta and maize—where restrictions were lifted and infra

The Argentine Freight Transport Entities Federation (FADEEAC) reported that its Transport Cost Index (ICT) increased by 3.27 % in October, bringing the year-to-date rise to 30.5 % and the year-on-year increase to 35.4 %. The cost surge has accelerated since July and is mainly driven by increases in Financing Costs (+10.36 %), Insurance (+5.51 %) and Lubricants (+5.5 %) in October, along with notable rises in Tyres (+3.83 %) and Fuel (+3.10 %) —the latter up 21 % since June. A

The Agency for Customs Revenue and Control (ARCA) issued Disposition 219/2025, effective from October 27, 2025, which sets updated guidelines for safeguarding, publishing, and providing access to information about foreign trade operations collected by the agency. The regulation stipulates that all such information may only be published in aggregate and statistical form unless specific exceptions apply, and it clarifies the mechanisms through which public bodies, the judiciary

The Federal Court of Gualeguaychú, led by Judge Hernán Viri, has summoned four provincial officials —the mayor of Ibicuy, the provincial Secretary of Environment, the Secretary of Mining and the Minister of Productive Development— to testify in an investigation into alleged crimes including dereliction of duty, ideological falsehood and lack of oversight concerning silica-sand extraction and washing plants in the Ibicuy and Gualeguaychú departments. The sand is destined for f

Argentine President Javier Milei secured a decisive victory in the mid-term elections, as his La Libertad Avanza party captured approximately 41 % of the vote—a landslide by local standards, according to The Economist. The result strengthens his mandate to pursue libertarian economic reforms centered on free markets and fiscal restraint, giving him greater capacity to block heavy spending by the opposition. However, despite the win, Milei does not yet hold an outright congres