Argentina

BMI View: Another lower-than-expected inflation figure for February adds to public suspicion over the credibility of official data.

BMI View: The Instituto Nacional Estadistica Y Censos has posted 2006 GDP growth at 8.5%, the fourth successive year of robust economic expansion. Early indicators suggest buoyant... 2007-02-16

The latest opinion polls consider President Nestor Kirchner the clear favourite to be re-elected in October, should he decide to run. Even if he doesn't, similar polls show that his... 2007-02-13

BMI View: President Nestor Kirchner remains the clear favourite to win re-election in October, supported by a solid economic track record and a disharmonious opposition, and we... 2007-02-09

Since Christmas last year the Argentine peso has shown a rather surprising amount of short-term weakness. After hitting ARS3.0512/US$ on December 22, the decline began four days later... 2007-01-30

After months of uncertainty, former Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna officially announced on January 5 that he will stand in the presidential elections on October 28 2007. Although... 2007-01-16

Argentina's primary surplus (the figure before debt servicing costs) came in at ARS1.57bn in November, increasing by 4.5% y-o-y. On a cumulative basis, the primary surplus amounted... 2007-01-16

Argentina's industrial production increased by 8.4% y-o-y in November (down from 9.2% y-o-y in 2005), which marked a noticeable recovery following the slight deceleration since the... 2006-12-20

According to data provided by Argentina's Ministerio de Economia (MECON), real GDP grew by 8.7% y-o-y in Q306 (down from 9.2% in Q305) and by 8.4% during the first nine months of... 2006-12-18

According to the government's EMAE indicator, economic activity grew by 8.0% y-o-y in September (down from 10.0% y-o-y in 2005) and by 8.4% y-o-y during the January - September 2006... 2006-12-04