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WHAT LIES AHEAD IN 2023

Economy 2023: inflation and austerity in an election year

11-01-2023 23:28 The new year will be in a state of permanent tension, as Argentina grapples with spending cuts contained in the agreement with the International Monetary Fund and the political needs of a president in an election year.

2023: THE YEAR IN PREVIEW

What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2023

07-01-2023 22:48 Your (tongue-firmly-in-cheek) guide to what lies ahead for Argentine football in the next 12 months.

by Dan Edwards

NEW YEAR APPROACHES

World economy faces more pain in 2023 after a gloomy year

27-12-2022 09:56 International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to expand in 2023, with growth of 2.7%. The OECD is forecasting 2.2% growth.

2022: THE YEAR IN PREVIEW

World Cup to Rio carnival: Six key events to come in 2022

01-01-2022 00:01 From the World Cup in Qatar to the midterm elections in the United States, here are six events that are likely to mark the coming year.

2022: THE YEAR IN PREVIEW

What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2022

31-12-2021 13:30 Your (tongue-firmly-in-cheek) guide to what lies ahead for Argentine football in the next 12 months.

by Dan Edwards

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.

CHILE RUN-OFF 2021

Chile chooses president from polar opposites

17-12-2021 02:58 Chile, in the throes of profound change, will choose a president Sunday from polar opposite candidates vying for votes among an apathetic and alienated electorate.

Chile election 2021

Leftist must overcome history to win Chile presidential run-off

25-11-2021 16:26 As Chile gears up for the presidential run-off between candidates from opposite ends of the political spectrum, one thing is for certain: history isn’t on the side of leftist contender Gabriel Boric.

Chile election 2021

Chile’s conservative candidate Kast builds out economic team

25-11-2021 15:44 Chilean presidential candidate expands team of economic advisers, including one from a centre-right rival he beat in Sunday’s election, as he seeks to broaden his business credentials.

Chile election 2021

Chile’s leftist contender adds key endorsement ahead of run-off

24-11-2021 15:38 Chilean presidential contender Gabriel Boric added a main endorsement to his campaign ahead of the December 19 run-off after Senator Yasna Provoste, who came out fifth in Sunday’s first round, threw her support behind him.

Chile election 2021

Kast vindicates Pinochet and vows to bring back ‘order’ to Chile

20-11-2021 09:36 Chile's far-right presidential candidate José Antonio Kast is leading the polls ahead of Sunday's election.

Chile election 2021

Uncertainty hangs over presidential race as Chile votes

20-11-2021 09:30 Seven candidates – ranging from the far left to extreme right – are in the running to be Chile’s next president, among them Pinochet admirer José Antonio Kast.

Chile election 2021

In anticipation of new constitution, Chile elects a president

19-11-2021 11:42 Two years after deadly protests that paved the way for Chile to finally shed its dictatorship-era constitution, elections take place Sunday for a new president to take over in a fast-changing political landscape.

Chile election 2021

Chile election puts free-market model at mercy of angry voters

19-11-2021 11:30 A politically polarised Chile holds presidential elections on Sunday, with voters set to either overthrow an economic model installed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet or double down on its free-market ethos.

ELECTIONS 2021

Nation prepares to vote in bellwether election

12-11-2021 05:59 Country heads to the ballot box for crucial legislative elections that could determine President Alberto Fernández's ability to govern effectively for the next two years.

EDITORIAL

Prematurely Accelerating Serious Options

11-09-2021 15:25 All too many politicians have been trying to bring the 2023 presidential elections ahead to tomorrow, seeking to stampede voters into a premature “the people or the republic” polarisation and to nationalise the voting.