BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Price control chief quits in latest sign of infighting 24-05-2022 09:41 Resignation of Domestic Trade Secretary Roberto Feletti is the latest sign of infighting over the government’s economic strategy as annual inflation approaches 60 percent.
IMF DEBT TALKS Guzmán, Feletti spoke to IMF staff on price controls 14-01-2022 21:06 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán and Internal Trade Secretary Roberto Feletti spoke with IMF staff on Friday about the latest phase of the government's price control programme.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation slowed to 2.5% in November, reveals INDEC 14-12-2021 22:56 Price increases slowed from previous month yet have risen 45.4% since January and by 51.2% over the last year, according to official data.
90-day freeze AmCham warns government that price controls are 'time bomb' 26-10-2021 14:08 US companies warn in an emailed statement issued via American Chamber of Commerce in Argentina that “price freezes do not solve the problem" of runaway inflation, rather "they transform it into a time bomb that will explode sooner or later.”
BATTLE AGAINST INFLATION Argentina freezes prices on over 1,400 goods ahead of elections 20-10-2021 10:11 The government is freezing prices on 1,432 household items in an effort to cool accelerating inflation ahead of November’s midterm election.
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Price controls without IDEA(s) 16-10-2021 00:01 The holes in price controls are an all too familiar story in Argentina. All sorts of routes for bypassing them, but the ultimate problem confounding price controls is that even their success against all the odds also contains the seeds of failure. by Michael Soltys
NEW PRICE CONTROLS Government agrees 90-day price freeze for more than 1,200 products 14-10-2021 17:12 Government reaches agreement with retailers and business leaders to freeze prices of more than 1,200 household goods for 90 days – latest attempt to win back voters and tackle runaway inflation.
POVERTY & THE PANDEMIC Government extends food aid to four million kids under 14 09-05-2021 09:20 President Alberto Fernández says government will extend Tarjeta Alimentar food card scheme to four million children aged under 14, with poverty on rise among youngsters.
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Argentina resorts to unorthodox tools to fight 40% inflation 17-03-2021 13:24 Argentina is once again turning to a combination of unconventional policy tools to curb inflation, which is expected to near 40 percent this year.
EDITORIAL Menem: A man of his times – and ours 20-02-2021 06:08 Despite his passing, Carlos Menem’s spirit remains very much around, in both the current government and the country as a whole.
PRICE CONTROLS Government to investigate food companies amid price clampdown 17-02-2021 14:28 Production & Development Ministry plans to investigate several food companies for not “increasing production to its highest level of installed capacity” and ensuring proper delivery.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC reveals inflation reached 36.1% in 2020 14-01-2021 19:44 Argentina registered cumulative inflation of 36.1% in 2020, with product prices rising fast in the final months of the year.