26 August, 2017 | Argentina, Menas Associates
Argentine electoral legislation makes it compulsory for all candidates to be nominated through an open Argentine primary election — the Spanish acronym being PASO — held on the same day all over the country for all political parties and coalitions. Voting is not only...
18 July, 2017 | Argentina, Menas Associates
With 2017 having passed the halfway mark, the Argentinian government is keen to demonstrate that its policies have been on the right track. Primary term elections are scheduled for 22 October and the opposition’s main arguments and criticism will focus on the slow...
13 June, 2017 | Argentina, Menas Associates
China’s interests in shale gas exploration have led to several high-profile visits to support Chinese state-owned and private sector stakeholders who have been showing more interest in Argentina’s vast Vaca Muerta reserves. On 1 May, International Workers’ Day, the...
10 March, 2017 | Argentina, Menas Associates
Argentina’s current government is the result of the 2015 successful presidential election campaign that pitted the Cambiemos alliance with Mauricio Macri as its candidate against the Frente para la Victoria coalition — controlled by former president Cristina...
10 February, 2017 | Argentina, Menas Associates
Elections will be held in Argentina this October to elect one-third of the Senate and half of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress. The Cambiemos big-tent coalition of ruling parties expects to improve its political position by increasing its...
12 January, 2017 | Argentina, Menas Associates
Decades of arbitrary, changing, and often simply absurd government measures led many Argentinians to keep most of their savings out of the country and purchase real estate abroad. Meanwhile, less wealthy citizens, without the financial expertise and necessary...