Argentina's AySA raises water rates 22.3% for 60% of users ahead of privatization

Argentina's state water utility AySA will raise rates by an average of 22.3% for 60% of its customers, with monthly caps of 5%, generating an additional $140 billion annually earmarked for expanding the social tariff. The government has awarded the sale of the company to a Dutch fund backed by businessmen Walter Román and Mauricio Filiberti, signaling a shift toward privatization and a departure from Kirchnerist-era policies.

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