Argentina increases minimum and maximum retirement benefits for August 2026

The Argentine government has reaffirmed its current economic policy, explicitly rejecting currency devaluation and citing decelerating inflation as a success. Concurrently, the administration has implemented a 1.9% adjustment to retirement benefits for August 2026, supplemented by a 70,000 peso bonus for minimum-tier recipients, indexed to inflation. Market analysts project a 30% annual inflation target by year-end 2026, contingent on stable exchange rates and wage moderation.