Category: Argentina

Enrique Cristofani Argentina’s banks, a pillar of strength before the country slid into recession in 1998, are facing an uncertain future. As Argentina enters its fourth year of recession, preparing […]

The Argentine national airline is in private hands, 11 years after it was privatized. But nobody is saying what the new owners paid for one of Latin America’s worst airlines.

The September terrorist attacks on US soil and Operation Enduring Freedom temporarily deflected attention from Argentina’s deteriorating financial situation. But the unflattering glare quickly found its way back to the […]

Argentine Bank Deposits Slide Bank deposits in Argentina peaked in February at $75.17 billion but have fallen almost every month since. Deposit levels are an indicator of the ebb in […]

Under Juan Navarro, the Exxel Group shot to fame as Argentina’s most savvy leveraged buyout firm. But some of its companies are in financial trouble as Navarro’s financial and management expertise is lacking luster.

Nearly all sources of conventional financing for Argentine companies have dried up. Several local financiers have come up with some new ideas for finding financing fresh management and talent for local companies.

Argentina has cast a long shadow over the region, but a select group of issuers can still raise capital in any form, as long as they get the price, structure and timing right.

Argentina is sunk in a national depression. The country needs bold action to deal with its problems. But the government of Presidente Fernando de la Rúa is losing control.