September 12th, 2025
1. Peronism wins the elections in Buenos Aires
The election in the province of Buenos Aires sent a clear message: Peronism has established itself as the dominant political force in the country’s most populous territory. With a resounding victory, Fuerza Patria obtained more than 47% of the votes, surpassing La Libertad Avanza by more than 13 points, which achieved around 34%. In this scenario, and given the risk of a possible Peronist victory in the October national elections and the risk that the government will not be able to carry out pending reforms, the markets moved with high volatility, with rises in the dollar and sharp falls in Argentine bonds and stocks.
La Nación: Resultados: quién ganó las Elecciones 2025 en la provincia de Buenos Aires
2. The Argentina Oil and Gas fair is underway
Argentina Oil & Gas (AOG) 2025 opened its doors on Monday at the La Rural Exhibition Center in Buenos Aires. The event, which will run until September 11, is the most important event on the energy calendar. Organized by the Argentine Institute of Oil and Gas (IAPG) together with Messe Frankfurt Argentina, the exhibition will bring together professionals, technicians, entrepreneurs, and leaders from across the oil and gas industry value chain. With an exhibition area of more than 35,000 square meters, AOG 2025 will feature more than 400 national and international companies. Organizers estimate attendance of 25,000 visitors, who will be able to explore an agenda marked by product launches, technical presentations, institutional debates, and networking opportunities. In this regard, and in an economic scenario once again marked by currency restrictions, which put pressure on key variables such as the price of the dollar, inflation, and country risk, the hydrocarbon sector put its potential on the table, but also its own needs to export up to US$42 billion.
Ámbito: AOG Expo 2025 en La Rural: programa de actividades día por día con horarios
3. Inflation and the basic basket of goods returned to below 2%
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) reported on Wednesday that inflation in August 2025 was 1.9%. The increase in prices so far this year was 19.5%. The agency also published the values of the basic food and total baskets for the eighth month of the year, and a typical family of four needed $1,160,780 to avoid poverty in August 2025, according to INDEC. It was also reported that a family of four (married couple and two minor children) needed $520,529 to avoid poverty.
La Nación: La inflación de agosto fue de 1,9% y estuvo por debajo de lo esperado por el mercado
4. The National Government reconfigures its strategy for relations with the provinces
Following the election results in the Province of Buenos Aires, the Government launched a process of political reconfiguration. Within this framework, it moved forward with the appointment of an interior minister, Lisandro Catalán, with more power to organize relations with governors and federal actors, while at the same time reactivating various “political roundtables”—at the provincial, national, and federal levels—with the aim of channeling demands, coordinating measures, and showing openness to dialogue. The ruling party acknowledges that the results are still incipient and that high-impact announcements have not materialized, but it defends this stage as part of an institutional and management redesign that, they assure, will lead to changes. At the heart of the strategy is a commitment to strengthening the Ministry of the Interior, although Milei has simultaneously announced that he will veto laws that are sensitive for the provinces, such as the National Treasury Contributions Law, which has generated skepticism among governors and allies.
Infobae: En el Gobierno aseguran que las múltiples mesas políticas derivarán en cambios, pero piden paciencia
5. The President vetoed health and education funding laws passed by Congress
President Javier Milei deepened his veto strategy with the total rejection of the University Funding Law, the Pediatric Emergency Law—which provided funds for the Garrahan Hospital—and the National Treasury Contributions Law (ATN). The government argues that these laws involve spending without defined financing and compromise the central objective of fiscal balance, and therefore will not be enacted. The decisions generated an immediate reaction from the opposition and affected sectors. In Congress, non-government blocs are preparing a special session on September 17 to try to push through the vetoed laws, while universities, teachers’ unions, health workers, and governors have announced demonstrations and forceful measures. The Casa Rosada, meanwhile, is maintaining its firm stance: accepting the political cost of confrontation rather than enabling what it considers a setback in its economic plan.