Argentina

WHAT'S NEXT?: Argentina domestic activity will be held back by rising inflation and the impact of numerous policy-induced economic distortions.

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• [New] NASA's New Horizons team uses ground-based telescopes in Argentina to spot an elusive Kuiper belt object that will be the mission's next target.
• [New] Due to increasing job opportunities in Asia-Pacific countries, China and India will show a tremendous development in the global Trifluoroacetic Acid market.
• The resulting surge in investor interest in Argentina could see investment in the lithium sector top $20 billion between now and 2025.
• Argentina's return to international capital markets and stronger investment flows could contribute to growth just shy of 3 percent in 2017.
• Argentina could, in the next two to three years, double the proportion of ethanol used in gasoline from the current 12%.
• A rolling back of fiscal consolidation and strengthening investment is expected to support growth in Argentina.
• Apple volumes are expected to be up from 2014-15 in China; down in the U.S., Europe and Argentina; and comparable in Chile, New Zealand and Russia.
• Soybean stocks could drop from their recent high levels due to significant drawdowns from Argentina, the US, and China.
• Argentina, Brazil and Russia will remain in negative territory.
• Some producers in the US will continue to import corn from Argentina and Brazil for animal rations.
• Due to increasing job opportunities in Asia-Pacific countries, China and India will show a tremendous development in the global Connected Wearable Patches market.
• Mexico will account for 45% of the OTT market's revenues by 2018, followed by Brazil at 23.4% and Argentina at 11.8% in LATAM.
• Industrial production in Argentina is expected to expand by 2.5% in 2017.
• Moving forward into 2017, Argentina will need more consistent moisture in order to curb further worries for its soybean crop.
• The National Bank of Argentina announced on Wednesday it will extend financing of up to USD 100 million (EUR 94.6m) for renewable energy projects in the country.
• Farmers in Argentina and Minnesota will plant the world's first gene-edited crops for market.
• Emissions per capita are projected to decline between 2010 and 2030 in all G20 economies except Argentina, China, India.
• China will be a key player for Argentina in the next decade.
• A large decline in Brazil's expected corn exports (13.5 million tons) will likely be largely offset by increased exports by the United States (5.5 million tons) and Argentina (4.5 million tons).
• If economic and political conditions improve in some of Latin America's largest markets, such as Brazil and Argentina, PC sales could see additional upside.
• McKinsey forecasts a future where livestock production in Brazil and Argentina rises to meet growing global demand.
• Pear volumes are expected to be up from last season in China, comparable in Russia and down in the U.S., Europe, Argentina and Chile.
• Due to increasing job opportunities in Asia-Pacific countries, China and India will show a tremendous development in the global Lead-Acid Batteries market.

Last updated: 17 August 2017