In a warning to presidential candidate Javier Milei, Mark Sobel says dollarization would be “too risky” and that resolving the country’s economic woes would require a lot of work
Mexico, Chile and Peru are seeing prices drop, while year-on-year inflation in Brazil and Argentina has increased, but Costa Rica has the world’s second-sharpest deflation after Afghanistan
The Economy Ministry has imposed a 5% increase in prices for the next three months following a 22% devaluation of the peso that will likely lead to inflation over the coming months
Independent monetary policies brought a dual effectiveness in the fight against inflation, with both tightening and the competitive appreciation of local currencies, according to Moody’s
The country’s first left-wing government has reached its first anniversary with a stronger-than-expected performance in GDP, double-digit inflation, and declining unemployment. However, debt levels remain high