![View of a fruit and vegetable stall at Buenos Aires' Central Market in in Jan. 2024. Recent setbacks highlight how difficult it will be for the Milei government to slow inflation.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1918186839-300x200.jpg)
Argentina’s Inflation Challenge
Recent setbacks highlight how difficult it will be for the Milei government to slow price increases.
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Colombia’s Growth Is Slowing, Imperiling Gustavo Petro’s Agenda
This year, plans for major reforms will collide with slower growth and efforts to tame inflation.
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Argentina Could Really Use a Win
Politics and soccer mix everywhere, but this year it’s not just the government hoping for a championship to lighten the national mood.
![Sergio Massa at a press conference in Buenos Aires in September. Massa has averted a collapse in Argentina's economy, but has not taken forward radical reforms to the country's economic policy.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1243627973-300x200.jpg)
100 Days of Sergio Massa’s Balancing Act
Argentina’s economy minister has prevented wholesale collapse. Is that enough to claim victory?
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Venezuela’s Ad Hoc Economic Recovery Is Not Yet Sustainable
Ruling-party politics will likely determine whether the recovery continues or collapses.
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In Panama, Protesters Want Deeper Reform
The demonstrations that have rocked the country for weeks go far beyond inflation.
![A community kitchen worker chops vegetables to provide low-cost meals to people struggling with inflation and rising food prices.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RTS717CF-300x200.jpg)
Photo Essay: In Peru, a Daily Grind Against Inflation
In a poor neighborhood on Lima’s outskirts, supply disruptions and rising prices have residents struggling to afford staples.
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Four Scenarios for Argentina’s Inflation Crisis
History suggests that inflation’s path will determine the outcome of the 2023 elections.
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How Is Latin America Handling the Inflation Crisis?
From raising central bank rates to subsidizing gas costs, the region is fighting to contain price hikes that hit the poorest hardest.
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Dollarization Is No Silver Bullet for Latin America’s Inflation Woes
Recent proposals in Argentina and elsewhere tout a simple solution for a complex problem.
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It’s Groundhog Day in Argentina
What explains the endless cycle of recession and crisis? A leading economist offers a less traditional diagnosis – and suggests remedies.
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How to Stop Venezuela’s Hyperinflation? Brazil Offers an Idea.
The 1994 “Real Plan” stopped 2,500% inflation, thanks to an ingenious tool that Maduro’s eventual successors may want to replicate.