por Federico Poore The Essential, 06-02-2020 The protests in Chile have continued for more than 100 days. What began with student demonstrations against a now-rescinded subway fare hike soon spread to encompass general discontent over high costs of living, privatization and inequality in the country led by center-right president Sebastián Piñera. For months, hundreds of […]
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por Federico Poore The Essential, 26-09-2019 The International Monetary Fund will likely postpone the disbursement of a crucial tranche of its Argentine bailout despite a last-ditch attempt this week in New York by President Mauricio Macri himself. The president showed up in the final minutes of the meeting between IMF Acting Managing Director David Lipton […]
«El próximo gobierno va a tener que hablar más de producción y menos de finanzas» por Federico Poore Buenos Aires Times, 16-03-2019 ¿Qué resultados concretos se llevó de la gira argentina por India y Vietnam? Fue positiva en muchos aspectos. Para poder exportar tenemos que tener relaciones con todo el mundo y buscar la apertura […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 14-02-2019 Argentina is a country so riven by crises that once the economy seems to stabilize for a few months everyone begins calling it a veranito (little summer). The country is certainly not enjoying one right now – it’s still dealing with the worst recession since at least 2009 – […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 17-01-2019 A steep devaluation of the Argentine peso. Inflation in an upward spiral. A deep and lasting recession. In the words of President Mauricio Macri, 2018 was the year of “endless storms.” Fully aware that he needs to get the economy back on track before the October general elections, Macri […]
por Federico Poore Revista Noticias, 06-12-2018 Confiar en la recomposición tarifaria, mantener las inversiones prometidas y tener un ojo puesto en el largo plazo. Esta parece ser la estrategia de las principales empresas de energía eléctrica, que desde la llegada de Mauricio Macri a la presidencia multiplicaron su facturación. “Todo lo que estaba programado sigue […]
by Federico Poore The Essential, 22-11-2018 President Mauricio Macri gained a key victory in the last year of his term by securing congressional support for his latest budget proposal — the most debated since the beginning his administration. It came as a sign of relief for both the Cambiemos camp and the International Monetary Fund, […]
«Many of the spaces we believe to be public are privately owned» Dutch sociologist Saskia Sassen, renowned across the globe for her work on global cities, discusses the modern metropolis, empty buildings and whether Latin American states are too weak to resist urban takeovers by the private sector. por Federico Poore Buenos Aires Times, 29-09-2018 […]
por Federico Poore Buenos Aires Times, 23-06-2018 When Mauricio Macri entered the Casa Rosada in late 2015, Argentina was seen as an increasingly attractive market. His progrowth, pro-business presidency was turning the country into the next big thing. Two-and-a-half years later, with the peso plunging and soaring twin deficits, Macri has moved to seek assistance […]
por Federico Poore Revista Noticias, 12-05-2018 El flojo presente de la selección no aplacará el fervor mundialista que se vivirá en la Argentina a medida que se acerca Rusia 2018. Las principales empresas del país lo saben. También las agencias de publicidad, que por estos días terminan de darles los últimos toques a sus campañas […]