Argentina

BMI View: Argentina's import restrictions have caused noticeable consternation among neighbouring trading-partners, stoking tensions with Brazil in particular. Although we do not... 2009-12-01

BMI View: Highly accommodative fiscal policy and weaker tax revenues are weighing on Argentina's primary surplus. Although the government should be able to muddle through in the... 2009-11-25

President Cristina Fernández has moved forth with her plans to overhaul laws governing media and broadcasting, with a reform bill having been passed in parliament in mid-September.... 2009-10-07

The economy continues to face significant headwinds with the EMAE economic activity index having contracted for a third consecutive month in July. The index shrank by 1.5% y-o-y,... 2009-10-07

BMI View: Although official statistics are still likely to understate the severity of the downturn, second quarter GDP data at last showed that the economy was contracting. While... 2009-10-07

Markets have sent Argentine bonds flying on the back of what appears to be a revised stance by the government towards the IMF and international creditors, with the latter still holding... 2009-10-06

BMI View: Despite overtures towards international creditors, we remain suspicious of Argentine President Cristina Fernández's commitment to economic reform. Our main reason for... 2009-10-05

Argentine President Cristina Fernández has proposed amendments to the country's media laws and has forwarded a media reform bill to Congress. The measure would replace media rules... 2009-09-08

Drought-stricken soy farmers in Argentina, the world's number three producer and exporter, have reason to be more optimistic for the harvest year ending in 2010. Heavy rains are... 2009-09-08

Despite rapid growth in recent years, total assets of the Argentine banking sector remain very small relative to GDP, and a low client loans to deposit ratio shows the potential for... 2009-09-03