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Pese a las promesas de Larreta y Kicillof, el juego online avanza en Ciudad y Provincia

En la Capital Federal, el jefe de Gobierno negoció con sus aliadas Carrió y Ocaña a partir de marzo. El gobernador bonaerense retomó un concurso organizado por su predecesora: ganaron Angelici, Cristóbal López, Mautone y Boldt. por Federico Poore elDiarioAR, 30-01-2021 Un negocio recorre la Argentina en pandemia: las apuestas en línea. Las fuerzas de […]

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Treinta y dos hectáreas con vista al río, eje de la controversia entre Gobierno y vecinos en Costa Salguero

Mientras el metro cuadrado se cotiza, en promedio, a US$ 2500 en la ciudad, expertos denuncian la intención de convertir a la Costanera en «un paisaje de ostentación y privilegio» que cuadruplicaría ese valor.   por Federico Poore elDiarioAR, 19-12-2020  Un proyecto urbano que incluye la venta de tierras públicas a metros del Río de […]

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City officials defend Costa Salguero project, yet experts are divided

Several architects and urban planning experts oppose attempt to sell off coastal land despite history of public use; Local authorities defend the move to ‘revitalise’ area. por Federico Poore Buenos Aires Times, 19-12-2020 Punta Carrasco and Costa Salguero are 32 hectares of coastal grounds that run along the northeastern part of Buenos Aires City. During […]

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Passionate porteños flock to public hearings to oppose Costa Salguero plan

More than 7,000 citizens sign up to air views on controversial sale and re-zoning of City-owned land in Costa Salguero. por Federico Poore Buenos Aires Times, 19-12-2020 A proposal that would allow the sale and re-zoning of city-owned land on the River Plate is facing severe criticism from residents in Buenos Aires, who have flocked […]

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Buenos Aires adapts tentatively to post-pandemic urban living

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 […]

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Constitutional reform awaits in Chile after the lockdown

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 […]

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Fernández keeps foreign policy cards close to his chest

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 […]

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Argentina votes new president with Alberto Fernández the strong favorite

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 […]

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Debt trouble worsens as IMF gives Macri the cold shoulder

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 […]

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Simplified, but short-sighted: Critics raise questions over new City planning code

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 […]