EXCHANGE MARKET Argentina’s elaborate ploy to lure tourists has begun 21-12-2022 16:55 In a bid to boost tourism dollars in Argentina, the government is allowing travellers access to an exchange rate that nearly doubles their purchasing power.
FEATURE COLUMN Cristina candidate, Sergio candidate 03-12-2022 05:02 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner may well have embarked upon a path which will lead to her presidential run. Sergio Massa, looking further ahead, maintains that he will not run. But if his economic experiment succeeds, he may become the natural Frente de Todos candidate for 2023. by Jorge Fontevecchia
ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE China nuclear deal held up over Argentina’s reactor fuel demand 19-09-2022 09:35 Buenos Aires insists on the right to manufacture the fuel; Outcome of negotiations could weigh on global nuclear market.
FEATURE Inflation is upending politics in the most unequal region on Earth 15-09-2022 02:22 In Latin America, persistent high inflation is widening the gap between rich and poor in what is already the world’s most unequal region.
POLITICS The Last Albertistas 01-07-2022 09:55 Who are President Alberto Fernández's last remaining soldiers in the Cabinet? by Rodis Recalt
Latin America Honduran hydroelectric executive jailed for environmentalist murder 22-06-2022 10:43 Senior executive of hydroelectric dam in Honduras given prison sentence of more than 22 years for his role in 2016 murder of Berta Cáceres.
ECONOMY & POLITICS Government to raise income tax floor following pressure from Massa 26-05-2022 23:31 The government will raise the income tax floor for all employees in the fourth category, with both the Christmas and mid-year bonuses exempt from taxation, according to reports.
Politics Waiting for Alberto and Cristina to figure it out 15-04-2022 01:40 The civil war between the Albertistas and Kirchneristas has paralysed Argentina’s political agenda. by Agustino Fontevecchia
AGRICULTURE Diesel shortages wreak havoc as top soy exporter starts harvest 07-04-2022 21:31 Argentina is grappling with shortages of diesel fuel that powers tractors and trucks just as the soybean and corn harvests pick up.
nuclear deal Argentina signs agreement to build fourth nuclear power plant 04-02-2022 03:22 New nuclear power plant, Atucha III, requires an investment of more than US$8 billion and will create 7,000 new jobs, according to the government. Announcement made on eve of president’s visit to China.
IMF DEBT DEAL Curbing Argentina’s US$11-billion energy bill key for new IMF deal 28-01-2022 19:18 If the IMF deal is to succeed, the government will have to unwind a politically sensitive strategy of spending billions on energy subsidies.
EDITORIAL Power politics 15-01-2022 02:00 If the government cannot scale back the subsidy mountain for billing which is a virtual invitation to squander energy, an IMF agreement will be an even longer shot than it seems now – a deadlock where both the problem and its solution is increasingly seen as “geopolitical.”
SOARING TEMPERATURES 700,000 left without power in Argentina as temperatures soar 11-01-2022 23:12 Approximately 700,000 users across Greater Buenos Aires suffered a lengthy power cut on Tuesday as temperatures hit sweltering highs, soaring above 40 degrees Celsius.
ECONOMIC CRISES 2001 to 2021: Ticking time bomb 03-12-2021 23:41 Fast forward to today from 2001 and Argentina’s massive debt pile is still front and centre of the political discussion, as is the IMF and the possibility of default. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BLOOMBERG Buenos Aires landfill leads Latin America in turning methane into power 05-11-2021 14:18 As COP26 redoubles efforts against methane gas, Ceamse's new plant in Buenos Aires Province is turning trash into power.
Chaos In Power Vive la résistance? 24-09-2021 21:44 Minister Guzmán’s courage and President Alberto’s newfound heroism could be part of the ‘resistance’ against the onslaught of Kirchnerism within the ranks of the Frente de Todos. by Agustino Fontevecchia
CULTURE Funding gap forces British Council to scale back 09-09-2021 14:12 The British Council, which promotes UK cultural and language relations overseas, will scale back its work in 20 countries due to a pandemic funding shortfall. Offices in a number of nations to be shuttered, including Chile and Uruguay, according to reports.
NUCLEAR ENERGY Government advances plans to build two new nuclear power plants 21-08-2021 21:30 Argentina is advancing towards the construction of two new nuclear power plants – one with Chinese Hualong technology and another Candu reactor combining national knowhow and Canadian support. by Ariel Stemphelet
VACCINE DIPLOMACY Russia’s global vaccine ambitions stumble during supply shortage 30-07-2021 17:09 The Kremlin’s ambitions to win soft-power dividends around the world from Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine are being hampered by delays in delivering Sputnik V to foreign buyers clamouring for supplies.
Bloomberg Yields topping 14% lure investors to world’s best utility bond 14-07-2021 10:14 The world’s best performing utility bonds come from an unlikely corner of emerging markets – Argentina.
ENVIRONMENT Chile inaugurates Latin America's first thermosolar plant 11-06-2021 00:55 Chile inaugurated Cerro Dominador, Latin America's first-ever thermosolar energy plant, as a step in the country's quest for carbon-neutrality by 2050.
Bloomberg Crypto mining booms on cheap, subsidised energy in Argentina 31-05-2021 10:41 Bitcoin miners are capitalising on the inefficiencies of the country’s interventionist economy to reap outsize returns, fuelled by memories of currency busts and powered by government-subsidised electricity.
FEATURE Parallel power: Kicillof, La Cámpora, Instituto Patria 22-05-2021 10:46 La Cámpora, Axel Kicillof and the Instituto Patria are gaining power within Argentina’s government. Who’s who, what are their differences and what future clashes lie ahead. by Juan Luis González
Power & money Using Guzmán to undermine Alberto 01-05-2021 00:40 It goes without saying that if a minister is unable to dismiss an underling, a third-line official within his hierarchical structure, it’s the minister who should be abandoning ship. But it's not the economy minister’s authority that’s really at stake – it’s Alberto’s. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Political decrepitude Inevitability 24-04-2021 10:04 There’s only one word to describe the political use of the exponential surge in Covid-19 infections and the measures being taken to counter it: inevitable. by Agustino Fontevecchia
EDITORIAL A year of living dangerously 20-03-2021 08:40 Thursday’s nationwide broadcast was widely criticised and mocked, but in his guarded and indirect manner President Fernández was telling it like it is regarding a central problem which too many ignore.
AS I SEE IT Declare me innocent, or else 20-03-2021 07:48 Political power is now in the hands of individuals who are far more interested in the future of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her offspring than in the fate of the rest of the population. by James Neilson
EDITORIAL Two can also be a crowd 06-03-2021 09:46 The convergence between president and vice-president, consolidated this week in favour of the latter’s line, carries the price of those who have always written off Alberto Fernández as a puppet standing vindicated.
AND THAT REMINDS ME... State of the nation 06-03-2021 09:24 Last Monday was not “100 percent Cristina” – the spirit of her perhaps but not the letter. More credit should go to Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero. by Michael Soltys
AS I SEE IT Alberto on the psychiatrist’s couch 06-03-2021 08:28 Is Alberto his own man or just a dutiful servant who is willing to go to any extreme to ingratiate himself with an employer who has plenty of good reasons to despise him? by James Neilson