2008-2017: Growth Potential Unlikely To Be Fulfilled

August 2008 | Economic Analysis

By all accounts, Argentina holds the potential for high levels of long-term economic growth. The country has a wealth of natural resources, a well-developed education system, (literacy levels that are the envy of Latin America), and boasts a highly skilled labour force by regional and global standards. However, these factors are unlikely to be sufficient drivers of long-term economic prosperity, in our view. Indeed, with the energy sector likely to continue to suffer from underinvestment, capital markets remaining underdeveloped, and economic freedoms coming under increasing attack from government interference, we question whether the country's potential will be reached.

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