The Argentine government opened state-owned company Argentine Railways to privatization this week, taking the number of public ventures opened to private capital in 2025 to 11. Since the beginning of the Milei administration, a total of 19 companies have been either privatized or opened to a corporate bid for ownership. The Argentine Railways is a public holding company that has managed the bulk of the national railway network since 2015. The elimination of the “state-owned company” legal designation, a process that opened them up to private ownership, was one of the key stipulations of the Bases Law passed in 2024. The government has already started the privatization processWater and sanitation company AySA.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald December 30, 2025 22:17 UTC