News of economic reform

EDITORIAL

Judicial reform and jumping the queue

01-08-2020 09:07 The judicial reform bill announced this week suffers all the problems of Caesar’s wife – it must not only be honourable but seen to be so, a challenge which neither its context nor origin nor timing favour.

Price increases

Central Bank chief predicts February inflation data will be 'below 2%'

09-03-2020 08:00 Alberto Fernández’s administration will strengthen its economic interventions to combat inflation as experts forecast a deceleration of the price increases for February.

New government

Santiago Cafiero says government may declare state of emergency

11-12-2019 13:48 New Cabinet chief describes Mauricio Macri's government as the "worst in the history of democracy" in Argentina.

Bloomberg

Argentina can’t pay debt until economy grows, says Fernández

10-12-2019 17:36 In his first presidential address, Fernández read off a list of challenging economic indicators he’s inherited, including the biggest debt load as a percentage of gross domestic product since 2004, when the country was in default – and he was Cabinet chief.

Bloomberg

Brazil finally delivered on pensions – now comes everything else

11-07-2019 12:52 Pension bill approval has mostly been priced into markets, but investors will want more reform.

Bolsonaro's Brazil

Bolsonaro pension reform passes first vote in Congress

11-07-2019 12:34 Lower House of Congress votes 379 to 131 to approve base text, as protesters take to streets in opposition.