2022: The year in preview What could possibly go wrong? The world’s biggest economic risks for 2022 31-12-2021 13:23 The Covid years are littered with predictions that didn’t work out. For anyone looking ahead into 2022, that should be enough to give pause.
FINANCIAL TURBULENCE Central Bank reserves at the limit as rumours swirl around Argentina 30-11-2021 21:40 Ecolatina consultancy firm forecasts that Central Bank reserves could end the year lower than in December 2020. Concerns remain about the level of money available to the BCRA, but economists rule out a potential 'corralito.' by Brenda Funes
ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS Inflation, exchange rate turmoil complicates government’s election hopes 08-11-2021 11:20 Incessant price rises and the runaway blue dollar are key concerns for the Peronist government as campaigning for Argentina’s midterm elections enters final week. by Mirta Fernandez
Global pandemic Turn the page on Covid-19? Not so fast, say experts 24-09-2021 12:43 It's far too soon to declare victory, say experts, who warn that unequal vaccine access could still lead to the emergence of new and more deadly variants of the virus.
Cash money ‘Experts in regulated markets’ 03-07-2021 23:22 Argentina’s ‘experts in regulated markets’ are making big bets just at the right time. by Agustino Fontevecchia
COVID-19 'SECOND WAVE'? Less growth, higher deficit – potential impact of ‘second wave’ lockdown 05-04-2021 16:15 Productive Development Minister Matías Kulfas has ruled out a repeat of 2020’s dramatic shutdown of economic activity; Economists predict that further restrictions would seriously damage rebound. by Mirta Fernandez
INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO Francis Fukuyama: ‘There’s similarities between populism of Trump and Kirchnerism’ 27-03-2021 07:46 US political scientist Francis Fukuyama – perhaps the most important intellectual of the last 50 years – on ‘The End of History,’ the coronavirus pandemic and populism. by Jorge Fontevecchia
Coronavirus pandemic Healthcare workers warn intensive care specialists are 'overloaded' 04-09-2020 16:29 President of Argentine Society for Intensive Therapy warns that staffing levels in ICUs nationwide are "collapsed," with specialists thin on the ground and vulnerable to the virus.