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Lots of Advice, but No Fresh Money From the IMF

First week
of February 2024
As expected, the Fund's Board of Directors approved the review of Argentina's program, although it made it clear that Massa failed to meet all goals. The IMF applauds the fiscal effort promised by the government, understanding that it is the anchor of the program. It is also clear that a large part of the deficit re...

A Hectic Week

Third week
of January 2024
A week ends with good news on the parliamentary front and new concerns on the exchange front. The 'omnibus' law, although with several modifications, continues to advance in Congress. The important thing is that the government is going to achieve a large part of what it was looking for in the fiscal area, which is t...

Una revolución contra la casta, sujeta a la política y a la estabilización

Fourth week
of December 2023
Milei presentó su decreto de desregulación, un deja vu de aquella medida presentada por Domingo Cavallo el 1 de noviembre de 1991. El contenido es verdaderamente revolucionario, mejorando la organización de los mercados en muchísimos sectores. Desde el mercado de trabajo, el inmobiliario, el automotriz, el aerocomer...

You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A First Impression

Third week
of December 2023
The first impression was good. There's a long way to go, but it was a good start. The government announced between Tuesday and Wednesday the first steps to resolve the economic mess in which it finds itself. The fiscal announcement was a positive surprise, with more adjustment than expected (there is a cushion in ca...

Chainsaw Challenges

First week
of December 2023
Most economists (including those of us at Econviews) believe that fiscal adjustment is a necessary condition to stabilize the economy. That is to say, Javier Milei has the correct diagnosis. The chainsaw analogy he used in the campaign was somewhat explicit, but no less correct. Not that the other macroeconomic chal...

Milei Promises Pro-market Policies... Can He Deliver?

Fourth week
of November 2023
Finally it's Milei, hope won over fear and the vote was for change. But the path facing the economy is complex. We are not going to travel on a highway, on the contrary, it is a winding road, bogged down and full of obstacles in which if everything goes well in the end we can reach the enchanting valley, but nothing...