LatinNews Daily - 19 October 2026

*Argentina’s economy ministry has announced that the country registered a financial surplus of Ar$977.17bn (US$643.84m) in September, resulting from a primary surplus of Ar$1.43tn and net public debt interest payments of Ar$450.47bn. This follows a financial surplus of Ar$635.53bn in August, when the primary surplus stood at Ar$1.90tn. The economy ministry stated that total national public sector revenue for September reached Ar$15.88tn (+36.5% year-on-year), while tax revenues grew by 37.2% year-on-year, “marking a further improvement in real terms”. It said that over the first nine months of the year, the country accumulated a financial surplus of approximately 0.3% of GDP, and a primary surplus of approximately 1.2% of GDP, “reaffirming its commitment to the fiscal anchor in the government’s programme”.

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