Monthly

Next Sunday’s primaries could mark a turning point in the Argentine political equation. The government faces a tough challenge in the Province of Buenos Aires in the Congressional elections from their former chief of Cabinet Sergio Massa, who at the moment seems to hold a margin of three to five percentage points in...

The Government is facing a difficult political situation on the way to the October mid-term elections, as the recent polls indicate that its positive image continues to fall while the economy is unlikely to help to improve its political standing. Growth is still very low, inflation does not show any signs of recedin...

The Argentine economy is showing signs of fatigue and deterioration and there is little hope at the moment that the outlook could improve in the near future. Between 2003 and 2011 Argentina enjoyed an overall good performance characterized by high growth, external balance and a reasonable fiscal situation with rela...

The year has started with financial issues taking center stage, as concerns about the evolution of the exchange rate, inflation and credit spreads have taken center stage in the economic debate. The rapid and large depreciation of the parallel exchange rate has been the dominating financial issue (see section 2)...