News of impact

Panic in Silicon Valley

18-03-2023 03:12 The global economy has stepped on another landmine. Increased instability will hurt Argentina, as it did after 2008.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IMF DEBT DEAL

Massa: IMF failing to consider impact of Ukraine war on debt deal

16-01-2023 14:35 Economy minister accuses IMF of reneging on a commitment to fully review and consider the impact of the war in Ukraine on Argentina’s debt deal.

And that reminds me…

Dry rot or drought rout

17-12-2022 05:32 Argentina’s numerous crises are invariably a fertile field for extended analysis by pundits and economists but this columnist would argue that in many cases the causes can be reduced to a single word – drought.

by Michael Soltys

Lithium in Latin America

'We don't eat lithium': Latin America longs for benefits of metal boon

27-10-2022 18:08 Global demand has exploded for lithium – the "white gold" found in huge quantities in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. But in Latin America's "lithium triangle," there are growing concerns about the impact on regional groundwater sources and doubts about whether the benefits of a metal bonanza will truly local communities near plants, many of whom live in poverty.

ECONOMY & ENVIRONMENT

Climate and spills in focus as offshore oil gathers pace in Argentina

24-09-2022 06:01 Argentina's government has awarded dozens of tenders to explore for oil in the country’s waters, unleashing conflicts among companies, civil society and the state itself.

POVERTY

2,800 Argentines slipping into poverty every day, experts warn

23-06-2022 23:20 Private estimates reveal horrifying social data underlining that being employed, whether formally or informally, is no guarantee against being poor. With annual inflation approaching three digits and sustained price increases for food and beverages above the monthly average, family incomes are increasingly falling short.

by Gonzalo Martínez

WORLD ECONOMY

How do interest rates affect the real economy?

16-06-2022 12:42 Faced with the highest inflation in four decades, central banks in the United States, eurozone and UK are hiking interest rates in order to contain inflation.

IMF DEBT DEAL

IMF admits Ukraine war will impact targets in Argentina’s new programme

18-03-2022 17:50 International Monetary Fund admits economic consequences of Russia's attack on Ukraine will likely impact upon targets outlined in Argentina’s new financing programme.

BLOOMBERG

Just a year of Brexit has thumped UK’s economy and businesses

22-12-2021 09:31 In the months after Boris Johnson signed his post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, the coronavirus masked the economic damage of leaving the bloc. As the pandemic drags on, the cost is becoming clearer – and voters are noticing.

NEW STUDY

World Bank: 40% of households in Argentina lost income during pandemic

30-11-2021 21:56 According to the World Bank, "food insecurity" almost doubled in Latin America and the Caribbean during the pandemic, with almost 40% of homes in Argentina hit by a drop in earnings.

BLOOMBERG

La Niña arrives, threatening to stoke droughts and roil markets

14-10-2021 16:12 A weather-roiling La Niña appears to have emerged across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for worsening droughts in California and South America and greater risks for the world’s already strained energy and food supplies.

News of impact

Panic in Silicon Valley

Massa: IMF failing to consider impact of Ukraine war on debt deal

Dry rot or drought rout

'We don't eat lithium': Latin America longs for benefits of metal boon

Climate and spills in focus as offshore oil gathers pace in Argentina

2,800 Argentines slipping into poverty every day, experts warn

How do interest rates affect the real economy?

IMF admits Ukraine war will impact targets in Argentina’s new programme

Just a year of Brexit has thumped UK’s economy and businesses

World Bank: 40% of households in Argentina lost income during pandemic

La Niña arrives, threatening to stoke droughts and roil markets

Argentina's Massa launches ‘Dólar Vaca Muerta,’ seeking US$1.2 billion

IMF delivers rare public rebuke to Massa over cash handouts

Brenda Uliarte changes tack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assassination attempt

Malvinas: British poll shows which European nations support Argentine sovereignty claim

Cancel your plans... Argentina's famous 'Round of Clásicos' is back

Malvinas: una encuesta británica reveló qué países europeos apoyan la soberanía argentina

Según una encuesta, Massa creció y se ubica primero con Milei y Patricia Bullrich en un empate técnico

Alquileres: cuáles son los cambios para inquilinos y propietarios en la ley aprobada por el Senado

Su hija tomó la escuela hace un año y ahora el Gobierno de la Ciudad le exige pagar 1,4 millón de pesos

Ciudadanía italiana: cuáles serían los nuevos requisitos para tramitarla