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Catamarca
A report based on the Central Bank's debtor database placed the province four points above the national average. The deterioration is concentrated in long payment delays and non-bank credit, while younger borrowers show the highest share of delinquency.
National
Martín Menem is seeking an agreement with the UCR, PRO and other blocs as an alternative to extending the emergency. Talks now focus on pensions, compatibility with registered employment, socioeconomic assessments and benefit indexation before the joint Disability and Budget committee meeting.
National
INDEC estimated 3.4% unemployment in the Jujuy-Palpalá area, but also counted 30,000 employed people seeking another job and 11,000 underemployed workers. Social organizations argue that the headline rate does not capture precarious jobs, lower income and lack of coverage across broad sectors.
Chaco
A report released by the Chaco senator combined ADIMRA figures on metalworking, installed capacity, jobs and informality to challenge the performance of the real economy. Activity fell 6.1% year on year in August and operated at 39.6% capacity as the debate moves toward the 2027 budget.
National
Factory output fell 4.9% year on year and 5% from June in July; construction dropped 4.5% from 2025 and 4.6% monthly. Twelve of sixteen industrial divisions contracted, while private August indicators confirmed that a recovery remains postponed.
Chaco
The province cut real spending by 15.2% in the first half, more than any other Northeast district, and reversed its 2025 financial deficit. The result relied on lower personnel, pension, goods, transfer and capital expenditure, while revenue also fell 5.7%.
Misiones
The employees had up to 25 years of service and say they did not receive the first of twelve agreed severance installments. Posadas branches are undergoing an internal reorganization, but no additional layoffs have been confirmed.
Buenos Aires
The Buenos Aires governor brought together business owners, industry chambers and unions to challenge the national economic programme. Verónica Magario pointed to high costs, imports and falling consumption, while Augusto Costa reported 1,597 company closures and more than 46,000 industrial jobs lost.
National
Will Der closed two plants, Unilever shut its industrial operation in Guaymallén and IGT33 entered court-supervised restructuring while remaining a legally active company. Argentina has recorded 30,633 fewer employers since December 2023.
Santa Cruz
The calculation combines employing firms, business-license cancellations and a decline in independent work, so it does not equal four corporate closures a day. The province has lost between 350 and 400 private employers since November 2023.
La Rioja
The La Rioja textile company is awaiting an expanded uniform tender to restart for about two months. This is not a permanent closure, but it exposes a weakened industrial structure and a year-on-year loss of 2,600 formal private-sector jobs.
Mendoza
Commerce, restaurants, winemaking and automotive-related businesses are adjusting after exhausting internal cost cuts. Cecitys acknowledges that no consolidated tally of closed establishments exists, while suspensions and workforce reductions are appearing across different sectors.
Catamarca
The Unión Industrial de Catamarca requested reference values for imported products and better conditions for northern firms to compete. Luis Caputo said his team is studying an origin-based control system, while another meeting in Buenos Aires is being arranged without a confirmed date.
San Luis
Deputies approved by 27 votes against 11 the RIPEE, which brings together tax exemptions, labor subsidies, financing, and management of fiscal properties. The scheme covers multiple activities, includes trade, and sets benefits of up to 15 years for new investments in the province.
Buenos Aires
The company announced a definitive closure, but its lawyer later said the staff were suspended and would be called to individual settlements. The workers arrived without dismissal notices, found security at the entrance, and demanded pending wages, vacation pay, and severance.
Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands
The industrial subregime counted 6,570 direct jobs in June, 32.5% fewer than a year earlier. Electronics added 139 positions and raised output 12% from May, but production remains 44% below the same month of 2025.
