Argentina, consumed by excessive borrowing and spending, has discredited itself with investors. Despite another bond swap, only a full rehabilitation of the sovereign's messy finances can save the country.
The crisis in Argentina dramatically demonstrates how little the international financial community has learned from the string of crises that have erupted in the emerging markets over the last few years. And there is little sign that Latin America's latest debt crisis will make a difference.
Jun 4 - 5, 2013 | The Westin, Lima, Peru
Explicitly designed to connect the international investment community and leaders from the Andean... more
Jul 16 - 17, 2013 | Sheraton on the Park, Sydney, Australia
An in depth look at the rapidly evolving state of the Latin America Australia investment... more
Sep 10 - 11, 2013 | Westin Beijing Chaoyang, Beijing, China
LA-CIF is the leading event connecting Latin America and China. Through an invitation-only,... more
Sep 13, 2013 | Shilla Hotel, Seoul, Korea
LA-KIF will examine the rapidly evolving LatAm-Korea investment relationship, the pace & direction... more
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"[While] it’s good to build more infrastructure and increase investment, you have to be conscious about the macro effects of too big an increase in domestic demand, including of course public expenditure."
Julio Velarde, Peru central bank
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