One of the most important decisions a regional executive of a multinational company can make is regarding organizational footprint. By organizational footprint, we mean the allocation of people to different markets and functions to support a company’s commercial strategy. This…
The Argentine peso (ARS) depreciated by approximately 20% in two days at the end of August, despite an IMF loan of US$ 50 billion. Poor signaling by the government and doubts over whether the treasury could finance government operations in…
Business and consumer sentiment towards Argentina have become notably pessimistic following a massive depreciation of the Argentine peso, particularly in the months of May and June. The Mauricio Macri administration – in a bid to restore confidence – signed an…
Following May’s peso crash, Argentina secured an IMF stand-by agreement (SBA) loan for USD 50 billion over the next three years. This agreement was larger and quicker than the market expected. The good news is that the IMF funds ensure…
The Argentine peso (ARS) has depreciated by approximately 16% in the month of May, causing fears of a new financial crisis. In order to contain the peso’s free fall the Central Bank of Argentina (CBRA) sold approximately 10% (US$ 5…
Earlier this month, Alex Schober, FSG’s Southern Cone Analyst, took part in an exclusive podcast for the Wilson Center‘s Argentina Project. The Argentina Project aspires to be the premiere institution for policy-relevant research on the political and economic reforms underway…
Carlos Alvarado (Citizen’s Action Party – PAC) won the Costa Rica presidency in the runoff elections on April 1 against Fabricio Alvarado (National Restoration Party – PRN) with 61% of the vote. The incumbent party’s candidate will take over the…