News of the rich

Wealthy nations up Covax funding amid ‘vaccine hoarding’ claims

20-02-2021 05:54 G7 commits 7.5 billion euros to Covax scheme, just two days after UN warned of global vaccine equities.

ON FACEBOOK´S 17TH BIRTHDAY

Facebook and Zuckerberg – one year from adulthood

06-02-2021 09:08 Facebook reached its first million monthly users the same year it was founded, 2004. It reached 100 million just four years later, went on to top one billion by 2012 and currently boasts 2.8 billion monthly active users, or roughly 36 percent of the global population.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

TAMING INFLATION

Alberto’s 21st-century agenda?

30-01-2021 07:18 In order to imagine an avant garde agenda worthy of the 21st century, Argentina needs to fix its 20th-century problems.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

MARADONA & POLITICS

Maradona, a Peronist with a high political profile

28-11-2020 08:46 No fan of Mauricio Macri, Diego Maradona did not shy away from expressing his political views. A self-declared Peronist and fan of left-wing Latin American leaders, he famously viewed Fidel Castro as a hero.

EDITORIAL

November’s sky is chill and drear

21-11-2020 10:51 With the government falling into line with the quarantine fatigue felt by much of the nation, a vacuum has opened up in the public agenda. There was already plenty of jostling last week to fill it – from both wings of the coalition government.

‘WEALTH TAX’ BILL

‘Wealth tax’ could hit as three times more people than anticipated

21-11-2020 10:06 Tax expert warns bill to impose one-off levy on assets of rich could eventually hit as many as 30,000 people, depending on exchange rate at time it becomes law.

by Fernando Nolé

AS I SEE IT

Down with development

05-09-2020 09:39 Alberto and the people surrounding him are determined to solve the country’s socioeconomic problems by levelling down, taking as much as they can from the more productive parts of society and giving it to the millions who rely on handouts.

by James Neilson

Wealth tax

Congress set to debate government's 'wealth tax' bill

30-08-2020 16:55 Government’s proposed ‘wealth tax’ bill heads to Congress. President Fernández seeks to bring in 300 billion pesos in tax revenue through one-time levy on wealthiest citizens.

EDITORIAL

Method in the madness?

29-08-2020 09:31 One of the oldest tricks in the book in Argentina is to sneak through some controversial or predatory decree on the brink of the weekend. Let us take a closer look at that telecommunications decree.

GUEST COLUMN

Quo vadis, Argentina?

15-08-2020 10:37 A guide to undering Argentina’s incomparable decline and what can we learn from the shortcomings of the Macri administration’s reforms.

by Nicolas Rodriguez-Brizuela

AS I SEE IT

Culture matters more than computers

08-08-2020 09:51 The technology that provides people with the equivalent of dozens of huge libraries is certainly marvellous, but only those who have already been fairly well educated are able to benefit from having the accumulated wisdom of humankind there at their fingertips.

by James Neilson

THE RICH LIST

Argentina’s richest and the perception of wealth

25-07-2020 10:14 The 'Forbes' list generates all sorts of mixed emotions, from admiration to jealousy and contempt.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

AS I SEE IT

Runners go home!

27-06-2020 08:13 Many leftists and populists want to prolong the status quo indefinitely because they are convinced that the state should play a far greater role in their country’s life.

by James Neilson

EXTENDED INTERVIEW

Martín Guzmán: ‘The reality facing Argentina was not understood by creditors’

13-06-2020 09:06 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán on debt talks, sustainability, the IMF, the coronavirus pandemic, printing money and inflation.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

BLOOMBERG

US turns down Brazil’s OECD bid, despite having endorsed it

10-10-2019 12:27 US government decides not to endorse Brazil’s bid to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, marking a reversal after months of public support from top officials. However, Washington indicates it does support membership claims from Argentina and Romania.

ARGENTINE SUPERSTAR

Lionel Messi is sports world's highest earner, says Forbes

11-06-2019 16:11 Barcelona and Argentina star Messi dethroned retired boxer Floyd Mayweather as the sports world's highest earner on magazine's annual rich list, raking in US$127 million via salary and endorsement deals.