Argentina

YPF Stock Soars on LNG Mega-Deal and Milei’s Reforms – Will Argentina’s Oil Giant Keep Climbing?

Recent News & Developments Milei’s Market-Friendly Agenda: Since taking office in December 2023, President Javier Milei has pursued aggressive free-market reforms that directly impact YPF and the energy sector. Early on, Milei floated plans to privatize YPF, igniting a buying frenzy in YPF’s stock reuters.com. “YPF was one of several state-controlled companies he plans to sell,” Milei declared after his election, aiming to “create value” in the company before a sale reuters.com. Global investors reacted swiftly – YPF’s U.S.-listed shares skyrocketed over 40% in a single session on Milei’s privatization comments reuters.com. However, by January 2024 the administration backed off

27 October 2025

Argentina’s Space Industry Is Taking Off: Inside the Satellite Boom and What’s Next

Key Facts Historical Evolution of Argentina’s Space Industry Argentina’s journey into space began remarkably early. In the 1940s, visionary engineer Teófilo Tabanera formed the Sociedad Argentina Interplanetaria, making Argentina the first Latin American country with a spaceflight organization en.wikipedia.org. By 1960 – nearly a year before humans reached space – Argentina established the National Commission for Space Research (CNIE) with Tabanera at the helm en.wikipedia.org. Throughout the 1960s, CNIE and the Air Force’s research institute launched a series of indigenous multistage high-altitude rockets (Alfa Centauro, Beta Centauro, Orión, Canopus, etc.), successfully sending scientific payloads to the upper atmosphere en.wikipedia.org. In

22 September 2025

Argentina · Innovation · NYSE:MAXR · Satellites · Space · Space Industry · Technology

Drone Laws in Argentina 2025: Comprehensive Guide to Regulations and Rules

In May 2025, ANAC issued Resolution 319/2025 introducing RAAC Part 100, modernizing drone rules and adopting the Latin American Aeronautical Regulations (LAR) to replace Resolution 880/2019. Recreational drone pilots in Argentina may fly without a license, but must be at least 18 years old (16–17 may fly only under adult supervision). Recreational flights are limited to 120 meters in altitude, must be kept in visual line of sight, must be conducted in daylight with good weather, cannot fly over crowds, and must stay at least 5 kilometers from any airport; FPV without a spotter is not allowed. Hobby drones are

20 July 2025

2025 · Argentina · Drones · Laws · Regulations

State of Internet Access in Argentina: Fiber, 5G, and Satellite in 2025

Argentina had about 40.6 million internet users and an internet penetration of 88% in early 2024, according to DataReportal. Fixed broadband subscriptions reached 11.9 million by end-2024, including about 4.8 million fiber subscriptions, up roughly 1 million that year. Fiber grew to represent about 41% of fixed broadband lines nationwide by late 2024, up from roughly 34% at end-2023. In October 2023, a 3.5 GHz mid-band spectrum auction allocated 250 MHz to Claro, Movistar, and Personal, enabling broader 5G deployment. In February 2024, Argentina authorized low Earth orbit satellite providers Starlink, OneWeb, and Kuiper to operate nationwide. Starlink began accepting

29 May 2025

5G · Argentina · Fiber · Internet · NASDAQ:AMZN · NYSE:AMX · NYSE:TEF · Satellite