Argentina's government outlines lithium growth ambitions but macroeconomic uncertainty lingers, analysts say
The current Argentinian administration under President Alberto Fernández is committed to developing the lithium resources that the country owns, although the governmentâs efforts could be dampened by the lingering historic macroeconomic instability of the state, analysts told Fastmarkets.
In early April, Argentinaâs government announced it had set up the âMesa Nacional del Litioâ roundtable in collaboration with the nationâs lithium-rich provincial governments of Jujuy, Catamarca and Salta. The roundtable is tasked with the development of lithium exploitation and its industrialization.
Key plans considered by the working group include: