Argentina is expanding private investment, export capacity and productive integration. Fiscal consolidation, investment incentives and trade agreements underpin this agenda, while energy, mining and transport infrastructure are emerging as key drivers of participation in regional and global value chains.
Investment attraction is centred on the Régimen de Incentivos para Grandes Inversiones (RIGI). It provides 30-year tax, customs and foreign-exchange stability and lowers the corporate income tax rate for projects exceeding USD 200 million. By September 2026, 23 projects worth USD 49.7 billion had been approved and another 24 worth USD 160 billion were under evaluation. Priority sectors include infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, mining, forestry, tourism, technology and steel. Complementary reforms submitted to Congress in 2026 seek to liberalise capital markets, modernise the labour market, reform the Central Bank’s charter and establish a permanent fiscal rule. These reforms are complemented with measures to deepen domestic capital markets aimed at channeling private savings towards productive investment. Trade policy focuses on expanding market access while strengthening productive integration and export diversification. The provisional application of the EU-MERCOSUR Partnership Agreement in May 2026 and the signing of the MERCOSUR-EFTA Free Trade Agreement in September 2025 deepen Argentina’s integration with key international markets. Regionally, Argentina and Brazil brought MERCOSUR’s Public Procurement Protocol into force in February 2026, while Argentina co-sponsors the World Trade Organization Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement to simplify and increase the transparency of investment procedures. Export promotion is increasingly directed towards higher value-added activities, supported by the internationalisation programme for strategic sectors of the Argentine Investment and Trade Promotion Agency (PromArgentina). Knowledge-based services, the country’s third-largest export complex, reached in 2025 a record USD 9.6 billion, up 8.1% from 2024.
Argentina is also strengthening the enabling conditions for deeper integration through strategic infrastructure, regional connectivity and skills development. The Vaca Muerta Sur pipeline secured a USD 2 billion syndicated loan in 2025, the largest private infrastructure financing in the country’s history. The pipeline is expected to begin operations in late 2026. The government awarded a 25-year concession for the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway, which handles around 80% of Argentina’s exports, with projected investments exceeding USD 10 billion, while a tender for the Belgrano Cargas freight railway is under way. On skills, Argentina’s Formando Capital Humano initiative provides training to strengthen labour market skills and employability. Argentina Trade Net connects exporters with international market intelligence. In addition, a joint initiative by the International Finance Corporation and Universidad Siglo 21 is developing specialised talent for the mining and energy sectors.