Argentina

BMI View: We see China's blockade of Argentine soybean oil imports as further indication of the destructive nature of the government's interventionist economic policy. While the... 2010-07-14

BMI View: We see China's blockade of Argentine soybean oil imports as further indication of the destructive nature of the government's interventionist economic policy. While the... 2010-07-14

BMI View: While we are upgrading our 2010 real GDP growth forecast to 4.3% from 1.5% previously on the back of strong Q110 growth data and ongoing government stimulus measures, we... 2010-07-06

BMI View: While we are upgrading our 2010 real GDP growth forecast to 4.3% from 1.5% previously on the back of strong Q110 growth data and ongoing government stimulus measures, we... 2010-07-06

Argentina's Foreign Minister, Jorge Taiana, has unexpectedly announced his resignation, highlighting again the personality politics at the centre of government. While Taiana has cited... 2010-06-30

BMI View: Inflation expectations in Argentina continue to tick up, with June's Universidad Torcuato di Tella index now indicating that consumers expect price growth to average 32.5%... 2010-06-30

The strong bounce in economic activity in Argentina has seen year-to-date import growth soar to 43.0% year-on-year (y-o-y) in April, reaching US$15.17bn. Nevertheless, stronger external... 2010-06-07

The June 6 primary elections for the opposition Unión Civica Radical (UCR) leadership saw Ricardo Alfonsín - son of former president Raúl Alfonsín (1983-1989) - defeat Leopoldo... 2010-06-07

Former President Néstor Kirchner has been appointed as the first secretary general of Unasur after Uruguay decided to lift its veto of his nomination. While the appointment could... 2010-05-10

BMI View: Shopping centre sales in Buenos Aires rose an impressive 41.6% year-on-year in March, the fastest pace of growth since 2004. While encouraging, we refrain from calling for... 2010-05-10