New public space, pop-up bike lanes and pedestrian-only zones form part of the City’s government’s plans for the immediate future. But while other global cities are taking bold action during the pandemic, critics say changes in the capital are too few and far between. por Federico Poore Buenos Aires Times, 05-09-2020 In the face of […]
por Federico Poore Information Technology, mayo 2020 La empresa Colossal Order tenía poco más que un nombre ambicioso y 13 empleados cuando se lanzó a competir con la franquicia SimCity. Desde sus oficinas en Tampere, ciudad de 225 mil habitantes al sur de Finlandia, la compañía se lanzó al mercado con Cities in Motion, un […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 23-04-2020 Were it not for the coronavirus pandemic, Chile would be launching a constitutional reform process this weekend, after six months of protests calling for the radical change of a political and economic system that was not long ago seen as the darling of the continent. The plebiscite to reform […]
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 What began with student demonstrations against a now-rescinded subway fare hike soon spread to encompass general discontent over high costs of living, privatization and inequality in the country led by center-right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 […]
por Federico Poore Buenos Aires Times, 26-10-2019 “We need to to do this seriously, Mr. President,” Alberto Fernández told Mauricio Macri during the first of the two televised presidential debates that took place earlier this month. “It’s not enough with photo-ops and a G20 summit.” The person most likely to be elected as the country’s […]
by Federico Poore The Essential, 24-10-2019 Many thought he wouldn’t even make it, but Argentina has reached election week and President Mauricio Macri is still standing. Even more, over the weekend he enjoyed the best 48 hours of his administration since his coalition’s crushing political defeat in the August primaries. Does than mean that he […]
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 […]
por Federico PooreBuenos Aires Times, 27-07-2019 Last December, the Buenos Aires City Legislature brought in a new set of regulations to govern urban development in the nation’s capital, replacing legislation that dated back to 1977. The introduction of the new rules was barely noticed, lost in the midst of more urgent political issues. Yet […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 13-06-2019 Mauricio Macri has chosen a veteran Peronist senator as his vice-presidential candidate. Miguel Ángel Pichetto, 68, could breathe new life into the worn-out president’s attempts to tame a growing crisis of governability amid questions over Argentina’s ability to repay a multibillion bailout to the International Monetary Fund. A low-profile […]
por Federico Poore The Essential, 16-05-2019 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is back. Fueled by the government’s own missteps, the former president has enjoyed a week full of positives — first presenting her best-selling book Sinceramente at the packed Buenos Aires International Book Fair and then being at the center of a crucial summit at the […]