News of analysis

Opposition lacking definitions and a leader as elections near

05-06-2021 00:26 There’s plenty left to resolve for Juntos por el Cambio as this year’s PASO primaries and midterm elections approach. Internal tensions are growing and the lack of a clear leader leaves a lot of room for debate.

by Gabriel Ziblat

What populism?

29-05-2021 11:24 Populism is cynical. Promises are made in exchange for a specific outcome, and not because they are fair or just. Taken to the extreme, this deepens polarisation. And we know that all too well.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Hawks against the government – and Vidal

22-05-2021 09:29 Infighting is growing among the opposition while Patricia Bullrich’s hardline sector gets stronger. But the government has just handed them a gift-wrapped motive for unity: a clash with the farming sector over the beef export ban.

by Gustavo González

Alberto’s modest proposal

15-05-2021 15:38 Argentina’s economic strategy has long been based on Micawber’s belief that no matter what happens something will turn up to put things right.

by James Neilson

Covid’s shockwaves took poverty in Latin America to a new nadir

05-05-2021 13:33 The Covid-19 pandemic has sent a wave of poverty racing across Latin America, deepening declines that began over the past decade and consigning millions to lives of deprivation.

Question marks over Guzmán’s tenure as economy minister

04-05-2021 22:09 Martín Guzmán’s bid to force out Energy Undersecretary Federico Basualdo – frustrated for now despite counting on the support of President Alberto Fernández – has reignited rumours over the economy minister’s future and exposed infighting among the ruling coalition.

Tax-the-rich initiatives gain support across Latin America

08-04-2021 14:55 Chile, Mexico, Colombia see wealth tax proposals advancing, Argentina and Bolivia have already passed measures; Debt in region soared as pandemic caused worst crash in two centuries.

Pay no more revisited

27-03-2021 08:18 The urgent question is whether CFK and Guzmán are on the same team and executing some kind of coordinated play to eventually force a deal with the IMF.

by Martín Gambarotta

Biden to adopt ‘dramatically different’ approach to Latin America

23-01-2021 08:57 With President Joe Biden now in the White House, three respected experts offer their opinions on what lies ahead for US-Latin American relations over the next four years.

by Jennifer Heiman

Go vote, boy!

31-10-2020 08:31 Latinos don’t vote as a bloc, but with 32 million eligible voters, they will certainly go a long way towards swinging Tuesday’s US election.

by Carolina Barros

Covid-19’s toll will rewrite Latin America's future

01-07-2020 23:22 The multiple crises assailing Latin America might not go entirely to waste, but to achieve lasting salutary change, the region must address the systemic vulnerabilities laid bare by the pandemic.

by Mac Margolis

Argentina moves to nationalise one of world’s biggest soy suppliers

08-06-2020 23:25 President Alberto Fernández has dipped into the play book of his vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, with his plan to seize crop trader Vicentin SAIC.

How did Covid-19 spread? Viral genetics leave trail of clues

25-03-2020 08:53 A small team of biologists spanning the globe unravels — and tweets out — the virus’ stealthy transmission patterns in near real-time.

Coronavirus casts another shadow over Argentina’s economy

14-03-2020 08:48 Consultancy firms predict outbreak will deepen economic turmoil in 2020, shaving as much as 0.5% off GDP

by Fermin Koop

Eduardo Levy-Yeyati: Argentina's narrow path to common ground

01-11-2019 07:30 Economist and author Eduardo Levy-Yeyati says Alberto Fernández has a chance to fix Argentina's deep-seated economic problems — if he acts quickly.

Chris Bryant: Norwegian Air is flying again

24-10-2019 12:44 As with WeWork, Norwegian’s once giddy valuation imploded last year when investors started to doubt that the balance sheet was robust enough to support Kjos’s huge ambitions.

Brazil finally delivered on pensions – now comes everything else

11-07-2019 12:52 Pension bill approval has mostly been priced into markets, but investors will want more reform.