Argentina's Economy

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
Argentina, Brazil: A Trade Dispute Heats Up
February 12, 2009 1827 GMT
Argentina's recent increased barriers to imported goods are exacerbating a trade dispute between Argentina and Brazil. [more]
Argentine farmers and their supporters protesting in March 2008
Argentina: Signs of Improving Relations Between Agriculture and the Government
February 12, 2009 1659 GMT
Argentine farmers will hold relatively limited demonstrations against government pricing and tax policies after the government chose to allow the farmers more access to international markets. [more]
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Argentina: A U.S. Court's Threatening Ruling
January 14, 2009 1946 GMT
In the wake of a court decision by a U.S. federal court in New York, Argentina may find itself with more problems that it had bargained for. [more]
Argentina - Fernandez supporters demonstrate
Argentina: Running Out of Runway
December 4, 2008 2041 GMT
Argentina’s government made several moves Dec. 4 that will have serious ramifications for the country’s struggling economy. [more]
Argentine farmers protesting the government's grain tax bill in July 2008
Argentina: Another Agriculture Strike?
August 12, 2008 1832 GMT
Argentine agricultural groups are considering striking to protest price caps. [more]
Paraguay's President elect Fernando Lugo
Paraguay: Regional Geopolitics and a New President
August 7, 2008 2129 GMT
Paraguayan President-elect Fernando Lugo has the chance to alter Latin American geopolitics with his plans to change Paraguay's relationship with Brazil. [more]
Argentine Planning Minister Julio de Vido
Argentina: Electricity Prices and the Populist Retreat
July 30, 2008 2135 GMT
Argentina will raise electricity prices for residential consumers by an average of 21 percent, Argentine Planning Minister Julio De Vido announced July 30. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: The Shifting Geopolitics of Latin America
July 18, 2008 0204 GMT
The Argentine Senate did not pass a bill enforcing high export taxes on agricultural goods, though the bill was backed by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. [more]
Argentine farmers watching senate tax debate on TV
Argentina: The Implications of the Export Tax Failure
July 17, 2008 2255 GMT
The rejection by Argentina's Senate of an agricultural export tax has widespread implications for the South American country. [more]
Argentina-Watching the Senate vote
Argentina: A Break in the Tension Over Food Exports
July 17, 2008 1256 GMT
An emotional tie-breaker ends the political gridlock in Argentina over highly controversial export taxes on staple foodstuffs. After four months of protests, the farmers have won this round — but is there more drama to come? [more]
Trucker south of Santiago protest rising gasoline prices in June
Argentina: Passing on the Costs of a Declining Industry
July 15, 2008 2246 GMT
Argentina has doubled the price of the natural gas it sells to Chile, passing on the costs of a declining industry to its neighbor. This will only be a short-term fix, however, as Chile looks forward to a future of diversified natural-gas sourcing on the global market. [more]
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner speaking
Argentina: A Natural Gas Implosion?
July 11, 2008 2214 GMT
Argentina is now relying on natural gas imports -- a development that will threaten the government's ability to meet the population's most basic needs. [more]
Argentina--Farmer Singing National Anthem
Argentina: Solving the Problem With More Subsidies
July 1, 2008 1821 GMT
The Argentine congress has begun debating solutions to the ongoing agricultural crisis. The leading idea is to subsidize small farmers in compensation for high export taxes. [more]
Argentine truckers blocking road
Argentina: Truckers Enter the Export Tax Fray
June 11, 2008 2208 GMT
Truckers in Argentina have become involved in the dispute between the country's farmers and the government. Their involvement will only increase tensions in the country. [more]
Pakistan-Grains
Latin America: Food and Fuel Fallouts
June 3, 2008 1304 GMT
The U.N. Secretary-General has warned that failure to address the global food crisis properly could lead to economic, social and political crises around the world. In some areas, political aftershocks are already apparent, as a wrap-up of recent events in Latin America indicates. [more]
Argentine farmers protesting with sign
Argentina: Striking Farmers and Possible Food Shortages
May 28, 2008 2023 GMT
Argentine farmers have begun their third strike in less than three months and plan to block food exports for four days. [more]
Argentine Economy Minister Martin Lousteau
Argentina: Economy Minister Resigns
April 25, 2008 2050 GMT
Amid economic troubles, Argentine Economy Minister Martin Lousteau became the first to defect from President Cristina Kirchner's Cabinet. [more]
Global Market Brief - Stock
Global Market Brief: Argentina's Economic Dilemma
March 27, 2008 2045 GMT
Argentine farmers have been on strike for weeks to protest an increase in export taxes on agricultural products. The strike indicates that the Argentine government is about to face the consequences of short-term thinking. [more]
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner speaking
Argentina: Power Shortages and Economic Strain
January 23, 2008 2141 GMT
Argentina's new government was denied a honeymoon period as it battles power shortages and inflationary pressures, with still no decisive action from new President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner. [more]
LNG Terminals in South America - Map
Argentina, Uruguay: Running Scared From Bolivian Natural Gas
November 30, 2007 1754 GMT
With Bolivia's ever-increasing political volatility, and even the possibility of a secessionist war, Argentina and Uruguay have become the latest Latin American countries to choose liquefied natural gas terminals over Bolivian natural gas imports. [more]
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