News of unemplyment

Congress approves ‘ganancias’ reform, raising income tax floor

10-04-2021 09:06 Income tax bill exempts almost 1.3 million taxpayers from qualification; Companies also set to benefit from similar reform.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Covid-19 second wave arrives with exhausted economy, citizenry

10-04-2021 07:26 Government introduces new restrictions after surge in infections, hoping to tread thin line between economic pain and healthcare gain.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

More of the same?

13-03-2021 05:48 The kick-off of the October electoral campaign promises to be brutal for future expectations. Government and opposition will duke it out once again, using all of the usual dirty tricks.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ARGENTINE AMAUTERISM

Guzmán’s first mistake

13-02-2021 08:40 The economy minister’s appeal stems from a technocratic approach to the field of public economics, coupled with a soft but convincing, almost stubborn, conviction in his plan.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

EDITORIAL

Vaccination versus immunity to change

30-01-2021 08:04 The error-strewn launch of vaccination campaigns marks a new phase in the pandemic and with it some subtle changes in perspective.

US-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS

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

A DISASTROUS YEAR

2020 is coming to an end, luckily

26-12-2020 09:24 The spotlight on justice is irreversible and its consequences have defined the year, along with the coronavirus.

by Beatriz Sarlo

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: December 12 to 19

19-12-2020 10:07 Our weekly round-up of the stories that caught our eye in Argentina over the last seven days.

EDITORIAL

The first year of the rest of a presidency

12-12-2020 09:08 A bigger game-changer than coronavirus could hardly be imagined, but Argentina remains very much the same country behind the face-masks.

STRUCTURAL FLAWS

Poverty: we must go further to alleviate the effects of the pandemic

12-12-2020 09:00 The full inclusion of the most impoverished sectors of society demands a new generation of political and market activities for a fairer distribution of the capacity for social development.

by Agustín Salvia

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

You better shape up (the Cabinet)

14-11-2020 10:33 President Alberto Fernández is facing questions about the executive performance of his Cabinet and not only from the opposition.

by Martín Gambarotta

THIS WEEK

What we learned this week: November 7 to 14

14-11-2020 10:21 A round-up of some of the key stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

AS I SEE IT

The coronavirus remains far from beaten

14-11-2020 08:56 Will life ever return to “normal”? After a fashion, it probably will, but the after-effects of the great pandemic which took the world by surprise and has yet to be mastered will be felt for many years to come.

by James Neilson

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Peronism tries to strike back

24-10-2020 08:52 On October 17, the national government tried to regain the initiative. To some observers, Loyalty Day came and passed with some subtle but notable observations.

by Martín Gambarotta

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: September 19 to 26

26-09-2020 09:29 Our pick of the stories from the last seven days in Argentina.

COPING WITH CORONAVIRUS

Tourism workers in Salta reinvent themselves amid virus crisis

29-08-2020 09:05 Roughly a fifth of the working population in Salta Province makes their living from tourism. With activity non-existent amid the pandemic, many in the industry are turning their hand to new ventures in order to survive.

by Nick Evans

CRISIS AHEAD?

Debt deal sealed, but Argentina’s economic woes remain

08-08-2020 09:36 Experts say deal with bondholders ‘takes pressure off’ the government, but warn renegotiating terms of US$44-billion loan with IMF is now the urgent concern.

COPING WITH THE PANDEMIC

Pandemic exacerbates challenges facing Argentina’s disabled community

08-08-2020 08:54 For those living with disabilities, the virus crisis has posed a unique threat to their ability to access basic healthcare, education and to their own individual autonomy.

by Jennifer Heiman

THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: July 18th - July 25th

25-07-2020 09:23 Stories that caught our eye in Argentina from the last seven days.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Pandemic deals brutal blow to Argentina’s tourism industry

25-07-2020 07:51 Tourism chambers and agencies call for emergency legislation to protect businesses, with slump in activity expected to shave between one and four percent off Argentina’s GDP this year. More than 80,000 job losses anticipated across sector.

by Fermin Koop

CORONANOMICS

Deeper, harder, slower: Analysts forecast worst crisis since 2001

18-07-2020 09:37 Argentina’s GDP likely to slump by as much as 15 percent this year, experts warn, with economic activity only returning to pre-quarantine levels in December – if there is no increase in coronavirus cases.

by Mirta Fernandez

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

‘Final’ offer on table as debt talks enter critical stage

11-07-2020 08:54 Argentina formalises latest debt bond swap proposal, filing offer with SEC and extending deadline to August 4.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Anxiety and anguish in Buenos Aires as lockdown returns

04-07-2020 08:57 The Buenos Aires metropolitan area returned to a strict quarantine this week and many citizens are growing increasingly uncomfortable.