Carlos Menem, the former president whose economic policies quashed hyperinflation during the 1990s but sowed the seeds for what became the largest debt default in history, has died. He was 90. Local newspaper La Nación reported Menem’s death. He had been in frail health for some time. Menem will lie in state in the Senate until … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic will set back the participation of Latin American women in the labour market by a decade, according to a United Nations report published on Wednesday. The rate of women in employment in the region dropped from 52 percent in 2019 to 46 percent in 2020, said the assessment by the UN Economic … Read more
Congress on Thursday passed almost unanimously a new law making parliamentary approval mandatory before signing any debt agreements, including with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with whom the government is currently renegotiating the payment of major loan. The bill, already approved by the Senate last November, was only opposed by the two FIT leftist deputies … Read more
Latin America’s economic recovery faces risks from failure to stop the spread of the coronavirus and the need for new lockdown measures, according to the International Monetary Fund. The region’s full recuperation is a long way off, IMF officials including Western Hemisphere Director Alejandro Werner wrote in a blog post published Monday. Output won’t return … Read more
Argentina’s inflation rate shows no sign of decreasing. The INDEC national statistics bureau reported Thursday that prices rose by four percent in January, equal to the rate registered in December. Telecommunications and food prices were among the products accelerating the quickest, the data watchdog said. The news will do little to dampen fears that Argentines … Read more