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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.
Buenos Aires
The company stopped operating its plants in Las Flores and Ricardo Rojas. The Las Flores municipality met with some employees and linked the textile crisis to import liberalization and falling consumption, while awaiting the payment of severance and activation of the corresponding coverage.
Formosa
The governor of Formosa rejected the idea that there is no force capable of disputing the direction of the country and called to bring together the Justicialist Party with national and popular sectors. The political statement accompanied the announcement of a provincial salary increase of 15% in three installments.
Buenos Aires
Banking, productive, and technical leaders analyzed credit, land and fire management, profitability, machinery, sorghum, and the Congress Aapresid. The interventions showed different diagnoses and sectoral proposals, without forming a common program or new official decisions.
Buenos Aires
The Deliberative Council unanimously approved the initiative promoted by Francisco Echarren. The process foresees the election of delegates and aims to create its own institutional, economic, and regulatory framework, although its development could take years and reopens a legal controversy in the province.
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
The initiative of Sandra Mónica Rey modifies Código Contravencional and increases the penalties when there are three or more alerts without reason, harassment, or effective deployment of resources. It also creates a mechanism to detect patterns, but it still needs to be handled by the Legislature.
La Pampa
One store estimated a year-on-year drop of at least 50%, while others maintained their activity through promotions, cards, and a diversified offer. Consumption shifted towards cheaper products and digital channels, where more than half of the purchases are financed in installments.
Misiones
The Mbya Guaraní community and the registered owner of Lote 78 presented their positions without reaching an agreement. The minutes preserved the judicial actions and the rights invoked by both parties; another meeting may be convened or the procedure may continue before the Justice system.
Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands
Patricio Cornejo warned that the intervention and the conflict with workers are creating uncertainty among Antarctic cruise operators. He criticized the lack of answers, called for a faster resolution and said the destination's future planning depends on operational, legal and economic guarantees.
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
The final branches employed 18 people, compared with a network that once exceeded 300 points of sale and 5,000 workers. The receiver must inventory property, trace corporate holdings, and preserve the brands for a possible sale.
Catamarca
The company will permanently cease its production in the coming days. Its manager, Julio Serrano, attributed the decision to falling sales, reduced activity, and imported competition; the plant had employed up to 150 people.
Tucumán
The governor backed the re-election of Rossana Chahla in San Miguel de Tucumán and called for alignment from the capital city leaders. He recognized the right of Juan Manzur to compete in 2027 and valued the rapprochement between Kicillof, Massa, and Máximo Kirchner.
Buenos Aires
The governor joined the demands of researchers, technicians, and scholarship holders against national cuts and stated that Buenos Aires maintains projects and scholarships to prevent the departure of trained young people. His agenda included water and sewage works, a House of the Province, laptops, and municipal financing.
Río Negro
The legislator questioned the announcement of Alberto Weretilneck and argued that the approved law only grants the municipality of Bariloche maintenance, administration, and road operation. She also demanded pending investments and linked the discussion to her objections to the transfer of 4,160 provincial employees to permanent staff.
Santa Cruz
The province led the national ranking in the first half, driven by five major metal-mining operations. The exports belong to the companies, not the Treasury: mining fees, royalties and taxes transfer only part of the value, while employment, infrastructure and territorial distribution remain under debate.
Córdoba
The company sent about 35 dismissal notices and reportedly seeks to cut nearly 70% of its workforce. Employees claim unpaid wages, bonuses, and severance while the UOM and ASIMRA negotiate without agreement before the Labor Secretariat.
