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National
The president announced a reform that restricts monetary financing for the Treasury, provinces and municipalities, strengthens BCRA independence and adds a “fiscal lock.” The monetary bill will enter the lower house first; the other proposals have no date yet.
La Rioja
Wado de Pedro, Juliana Di Tullio, Jorge Taiana, Máximo Kirchner and Pascual Fernández traveled to La Rioja for the 50th anniversary of Bishop Enrique Angelelli's martyrdom and the Riojan Blesseds. The agenda combines remembrance, a political forum and interprovincial dialogue.
Jujuy
A provincial decree requires origin certification, an import permit, an affidavit, an electronic transit document and physical inspection for every foreign banana shipment. Jujuy aims to block Black Sigatoka, Ralstonia and Fusarium Tropical Race 4 and protect production in Argentina's northwest.
Neuquén
The second stage added 650 square meters, four classrooms, an auditorium, a library and facilities for more than 400 students through a 1.298 billion-peso investment. Neuquén says it removed trailers at 43 of 65 schools, leaving 22 facilities pending.
Formosa
The province brought security forces, government agencies and federal prosecutors together to adjust coordination under the new Federal Criminal Procedure Code. It also presented a Rights Restoration Program providing financial, employment, health, education and identity support to victims in judicial proceedings.
Entre Ríos
The governor met four unions over the Concepción del Uruguay plant, where employees remain idle and claim unpaid wages since late April. The province is providing subsidies, food assistance and a social electricity rate while searching for reactivation alternatives.
Salta
Argentina approved the second stage of POSCO's project for the large-investment regime. The plan, located between Salta and Catamarca, targets 23,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate a year and annual exports exceeding US$300 million.
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
The head of the Fuerza por Buenos Aires caucus challenged the mayor's rapprochement with La Libertad Avanza and contrasted the 2027 campaign with business closures and job losses. Jorge Macri had defended an agreement with the national ruling party.
Córdoba
Sector employment has fallen 10.5 percent since December 2023 and stood at 37,694 workers in April. The Metalworking Activity Observatory found that four in ten factories produced less in July and more than half suffered lower profitability.
Entre Ríos
The governor met four unions over the Concepción del Uruguay plant, where employees remain idle and claim unpaid wages since late April. The province is providing subsidies, food assistance and a social electricity rate while searching for reactivation alternatives.
Mendoza
Pampa Energía's concession expired on July 27 and Mendoza's state company temporarily took over the complex. The province and national government launched a joint tender to select an operator before December 31, with two plants out of service and major investment needs.
Santa Cruz
Governor Claudio Vidal and Superior Court president Gabriel Contreras agreed to begin implementing the wage increase approved last year. The meeting, also attended by Minister Ezequiel Verbes, opened a permanent agenda on buildings, investment and the justice system's operating capacity.
Santa Fe
The governor defended coordination among government, companies and universities at a foreign-trade forum. He linked that approach to infrastructure, SME support and new markets, presenting it as an alternative to what he described as hostility in national politics.
National
Javier Milei will use a national broadcast to present a reform of the Central Bank charter that transforms the institution without abolishing it. The address, scheduled for 8 p.m. and recorded at the Casa Rosada with the economic team, will precede the bill's submission to Congress in early August.
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
Officials and legislators from La Libertad Avanza and PRO held a forum in the Buenos Aires City legislature that turned abortion, comprehensive sex education, birth rates and family policy into common political ground. The event brought both forces together as their broader relationship grows closer.
Catamarca
Raúl Jalil's administration came under pressure in the provincial legislature for keeping public resources in financial investments while teacher arrears and unmet needs persist. Deputies Mamerto Acuña, Natalia Herrera and Javier Galán turned an accounting dispute into a direct challenge over state priorities.
