Argentina's UVA Mortgages Are Back, but the Recovery Is Fragile

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How it spread - 21 original reports

1. Tue, 11 August 2026

   1 report
   • riotimesonline.com13:44first to report
     Argentina's UVA Mortgages Are Back, but the Recovery Is Fragile

     UVA mortgages have revived under Milei, but volumes stay far below last year and inflation-indexed installments keep affordability fears alive.

2. Sun, 16 August 2026

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   • MercoPress (South America)07:46
     Argentine household arrears reach 17.5% and the government rules out intervening

     Arrears on credit to individuals in Argentina reached 17.5% of total lending in June, according to a study by Universidad Austral and the consultancy Eco Go based on central bank data. Javier Milei's government has ruled out intervening and maintains the solution must come from the market.

3. Fri, 21 August 2026

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   • riotimesonline.com16:45
     One in Eight Argentine Families Is Behind on a Loan

     Argentina loan arrears are 7.6% across the system, but families are at 12.7% and lending outside the banks is running at roughly 31%.

4. Mon, 24 August 2026

   1 report
   • MercoPress (South America)07:44
     Unemployment displaces inflation as Argentines' main concern

     Unemployment has become the leading problem Argentines want the government to solve, well ahead of inflation, according to the economic expectations report by the polling firm Opina Argentina released over the weekend. Thirty-six percent of respondents placed it first, followed by corruption on 32%, while inflation fell to 11% and insecurity to 9%.

5. Wed, 26 August 2026

   1 report
   • latintimes.com12:57
     Argentina's Peso Breaks 1,500 as Milei's Government Escalates Its War on Journalists

     Peso hits 1,500 for the first time. Caputo's response? A law to punish the reporters covering it.

6. Sat, 29 August 2026

   1 report
   • riotimesonline.com07:04
     Brazil's Household Loan Delinquency Climbs to a July Record

     Brazil's household loan delinquency hit a record 5.8% in July 2026. Six household credit lines set all-time highs, led by private payroll loans.

7. Wed, 2 September 2026

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   • bne IntelliNews14:40
     Argentina's banks are lending again. Now comes the hard part

     Argentina’s credit revival is gathering pace. Bank lending has more than doubled since 2023, but rising household defaults are exposing the risks of a financial deepening that is still in its early stages.

8. Thu, 3 September 2026

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   • Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)06:00
     Gli argentini sempre più indebitati per arrivare a fine mese. Ma per la destra di Milei è solo “un problema tra privati”

     Mentre il presidente Javier Milei continua a difendere la politica economica del suo governo, oggi in Argentina è sempre più comune indebitarsi per riuscire ad arrivare alla fine del mese. Stando agli ultimi dati ufficiali del Banco Central, più di venti milioni di argentini hanno contratto debiti e circa sei milioni si trovano in situazione […] L'articolo Gli argentini sempre più indebitati per arrivare a fine mese. Ma per la destra di Milei è solo “un problema tra privati” proviene da Il...

9. Wed, 9 September 2026

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   • South China Morning Post11:30
     Young Argentines’ mounting debt struggles test support for Milei

     At 18, Martin Taborda began studying law at Argentina’s prestigious University of Buenos Aires, hoping to become the first in his family to graduate. Just two years later, that dream has slipped out of reach. Unemployed and US$1,300 in debt, he can no longer afford the bus fare from his suburb or the books he needs to keep studying – even at a tuition-free university that has helped generations of Argentines climb into the middle class. He’s not alone. Nearly half of Argentina’s 45 million...

10. Thu, 10 September 2026

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    • El País (Spain)22:07
      Milei celebra el dato más bajo de inflación de Argentina en más de un año: 1,7% mensual en agosto

      Los precios aumentan un 33,5% en los últimos 12 meses y en lo que va de 2026 ya se ha duplicado la proyección del IPC del Gobierno

11. Thu, 17 September 2026

    1 report
    • buenosairesherald.com18:25edited after publishing
      IMF visit Argentina for third review of economic program

      previouslyIMF to visit Argentina for third review of economic program

      A team from the International Monetary Fund arrives Monday to assess fiscal balance and reserve levels

12. Fri, 18 September 2026

    2 reports
    • buenosairesherald.com15:15
      Congress approves second 'Fiscal Innocence' law to attract stashed dollars

      The changes add tax benefits and ease rules in an attempt to get Argentines to bring their savings into the formal economy

    • riotimesonline.com20:28
      IGP-M Second Preview Jumps 1.47% in Brazil and Puts Rent Adjustments Back in Play

      URL changednow www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-igp-m-inflation-second-september-preview-2026/

      Brazil's IGP-M second preview for September 2026 rose 1.47%, reversing August's deflation and pointing to steeper rent adjustments for tenants.

13. Thu, 24 September 2026

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    • Bloomberg Politics19:56
      Milei Downplays Concerns About Argentina's Economy

      Argentina's President Javier Milei says he's "very calm" about his chances to win another term next year. Speaking with Bloomberg News Editor-In-Chief John Micklethwait in New York, Milei also expects Argentina's economy to grow around 3% this year and similarly next year. (Milei's comments are in Spanish with English translation.) (Source: Bloomberg)

14. Fri, 25 September 2026

    2 reports
    • Al Jazeera English00:23
      Argentina’s poverty rises to 32 percent under Milei with more pain forecast

      A 4.1-percentage-point rise in poverty in the first half of 2026 could be bad news for Milei's re-election bid.

    • MercoPress (South America)10:26
      Poverty in Argentina rises to 32.3%, ending two years of decline

      Poverty in Argentina reached 32.3% of people in the first half of 2026, an increase of 4.1 percentage points on the second half of 2025, the National Institute of Statistics and Census reported on Thursday. The figure interrupts the downward path the indicator had followed since mid-2024. Extreme poverty rose 1.2 points, from 6.3% to 7.5%.

15. Mon, 28 September 2026

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    • bne IntelliNews19:23
      Has Javier Milei's economic miracle run out of road?

      Credit: Gage Skidmore Shrinking output, rising poverty and a bond sell-off raise doubts over whether the Argentine president's recovery can carry him to re-election.

16. Tue, 29 September 2026

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    • MercoPress (South America)07:09
      Milei denies a recession and says indicators are "throwing out anything"

      Argentine President Javier Milei denied the country is in recession and questioned the reading of statistics showing rising poverty and falling economic activity. "The indicators are throwing out anything," he said on Sunday in an interview with journalist Luis Majul on the programme La Cornisa, on the LN+ channel.

17. Fri, 2 October 2026

    2 reports
    • DW Top Stories14:26
      Argentina launches cash-for-citizenship scheme

      Investors seeking the fastest but most costly route to Argentine citizenship can choose between a non-refundable gift of $350,000, or buying a government bond for $800,000, if they think that will pay off in the end.

    • Euronews17:35
      Debt-saddled Argentina pitches 'golden passport' scheme to woo wealthy foreigners

      Argentina on Friday announced plans to offer citizenship to wealthy foreigners in exchange for cash contributions or investments in government bonds, as libertarian President Javier Milei seeks new sources of dollars for the debt-burdened nation.

18. Fri, 16 October 2026

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    • riotimesonline.com08:17
      Argentina Reserves Clear US$50 Billion Mark

      Argentina reserves closed above US$50 billion on 15 October after the central bank bought US$182 million, its 13th straight day of dollar purchases.