LATIN AMERICA: LANDSLIDE IN REFERENDUM Chile embarks upon a new path after landslide vote 31-10-2020 10:14 Chileans are eager for change, but a long road lies ahead in the search for a new constitution.
75 YEARS OF UNITED NATIONS Born to prevent war, UN at 75 faces a deeply polarised world 21-09-2020 23:44 “We have a surplus of multilateral challenges and a deficit of multilateral solutions,” declares António Guterres, as UN secretary general leads celebrations marking organisation's 75th anniversary.
DEBT RESTRUCTURING TALKS Government defaults on bond payments, deadline dance continues 23-05-2020 07:47 Four years after returning to the capital markets, Argentina’s defaults for the ninth time in history. Government and creditors continue negotiating, as Economy Ministry extends deadline for talks until June 2.
Coronavirus pandemic Pandemic prompts fears for the future from crisis-weary citizens 22-03-2020 16:02 The coronavirus outbreak has paralysed the global economy – and that could not have happened at a worse time for Argentina...
Wine business Tariffs, coronavirus fears threaten wine show buzz 04-03-2020 12:51 Threatened by Trump's tariffs and the coronavirus epidemic, winegrowers are facing a high level of uncertainty that raises doubts over the future of the industry.
AS I SEE IT The challenges ahead 28-12-2019 09:38 The many who find merely materialistic values hollow may feel the constant worrying about economic developments and the subordination of education to the labour market distasteful, but for the 40 percent or so of the Argentine population which is already below the poverty line to enjoy a better life, its members will need not just handouts paid for by money taken from the marginally better off but also the skills and aptitudes they will require to prosper in an ever more demanding world. by James Neilson
AS I SEE IT Cristina is back, on steroids 07-12-2019 12:19 Unless the new president manages to tie her down, next week Argentina will fall into the hands of a lady many of her compatriots, and most foreign leaders and businessmen, believe to be extremely corrupt. by James Neilson
TRANSITION 2019 What will Alberto Fernandez do in his first 100 days? 07-12-2019 10:21 Three days out from his inauguration and following the announcement of his Cabinet yesterday, Alberto Fernández can now look ahead to his first 100 days in office, which will have one main driver: averting a debt default. by Marcelo J. Garcia
EDITORIAL A month is an even longer time in politics 09-11-2019 12:11 His future Cabinet remains a mystery while his road map for a stricken economy does not go beyond a broad socio-economic agreement, with a 2020 wage and price ceiling of 35 percent widely floated but far from confirmed.
ELECTIONS 2019 Optimistic about the future of Argentina 26-10-2019 08:28 Pessimism is widespread as Argentine assets have fallen off a cliff, and the real question is how big a haircut will Argentina’s creditors have to face. by Agustino Fontevecchia
GUEST COLUMN Anger and environmental idealism 19-10-2019 08:30 The thrust of our political, economic and environmental systems must be urgently changed because their divergence is catastrophic. by Ricardo Lorenzetti
CLIMATE CHANGE Young climate activists file UN complaint against Argentina, four other nations 23-09-2019 17:33 Complaint by 16 young climate activists, led by Greta Thunberg, accuses Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey of failing to uphold their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed 30 years ago.
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY Argentine climate activist makes waves at UN climate summit 23-09-2019 14:50 From the streets to the summit: local activist 19-year-old Bruno Rodríguez among the young climate leaders mobilising in New York City for climate summit ahead of UN General Assembly.
ELECTION 2019 Checkmate Macri? 21-09-2019 11:19 Everyone and their mother have agreed that Argentina needs a socio-politicaleconomic pact by Agustino Fontevecchia
AS I SEE IT Cometh the hour, cometh Alberto 17-08-2019 11:56 Nobody saw it coming. Before people started casting their votes last Sunday morning, just about all the professional pollsters assured us that Mauricio Macri and Alberto Fernández were running neck-and-neck, some even suggested that the president was edging ahead. by James Neilson