Argentine

The natural gas sector in Argentina is undergoing profound change as a result of regulatory and structural reforms launched at the end of the 1980s. Critical to achieving national economic restructuring, these reform measures were aimed at improving economic efficiency and increasing investment through greater reliance on market forces and new opportunities for private capital. This report -- the first IEA study to focus on Argentina -- critically reviews the impact of gas-sector reforms. It identifies challenges that policy makers, regulatory and competition authorities still confront, in particular the promotion of competition in gas supply.

This book focuses on the role of exchange rate regimes, market imperfections and trade policy to support the strengthening and diversification of the tradable sector in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Moreover, it analyses the agro-food sector, one of the pillars of the tradable sector in the region, and the role of foreign direct investment and competition policy. Overall it provides an integrated and original policy perspective on the factors underlying international competitiveness.

Competition policy contributes to improve economic performance through increased innovation, productivity and investment. In this chapter, different dimensions of competition policy are discussed, such as classical anti-trust regulation as well as competition advocacy initiatives in infrastructure and other industries. Argentina is singled out here as a case study, because the need for an effective competition policy had become particularly pressing during the period of the currency board when a major increase in the relative prices of the nontradable sector occurred. Up to 1999, competition policy in Argentina was limited to resolving private claims of anti-competitive behaviour. Thereafter, competition institutions were reinforced and have been ...

The impact of recent economic and social problems is still evident in Argentina. GDP per capita decreased, in real terms, by more than 10 per cent between 1995 and 2002. Some 46 per cent of the population fall under the national poverty line, a sharp contrast to conditions in 1992-1995 when 22 per cent of the population was poor. And, yet, Argentina still has the highest GDP per capita (PPP$ 11 240) among...

Cet article décrire l'action devant le Tribunal pénal fédéral de première instance relative à la contamination radiologique de l’environnement près du Centre Ezeiza (2005) en Argentine.

This article describes developments in nuclear energy case law in various countries in 2005.

This chapter discusses fiscal adjustment in Argentina. It argues that the deterioration of the public debt dynamics prior to the 2001 crisis was due predominantly to the costs borne by the budget associated with the pension reform implemented in the early 1990s, the refinancing at market rates of the debt that had been restructured at concessionary rates under the Brady deal in 1992, and the recognition of previously unrecorded liabilities (fiscal “skeletons”). Instead of being perceived by the markets as instrumental in improving Argentina’s fiscal accounts over the long term, despite its associated short-term costs, pension reform is argued to have contributed to the deterioration of investors’ perception of debt sustainability in an environment of macroeconomic volatility and financial crises in other emerging market economies.

The Argentinean fishing sector faces quantitative restrictions on captures, imposed by the availability of exploitable resources in the Argentinean EEZ and natural annual fluctuations, not exclusively associated with actual fishing activity pressure.

Le secteur de la pêche en Argentine est confronté à une limitation quantitative des captures liée aux ressources exploitables dans la ZEE argentine et aux variations naturelles annuelles, qui ne sont pas exclusivement consécutives à la pression effectivement exercée par la pêche.

This book contains the results of peer reviews of the competition law and policies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru.  Each review  provides information on the history and economic context for competition law, an outline of the provisions of the current law and policies, a review of institutional issues, a review of competition policy in specific regulated sectors, a review of competition advocacy, and a set of conclusions and recommendations.

Argentina is South America’s third largest country in terms of population – about 40 million, well behind Brazil and just behind Colombia. Its economy, in terms of GDP, is the second largest on the continent and 35th in the world. Situated at the southern end of South America, Argentina is also the continent’s second largest country in area (eighth in the world).

This chapter traces Argentina’s decision to privatise its water and sanitation services and describes in detail implementation of the privatisation scheme, including the many problems encountered with respect to the contract with the provider and regulatory issues as well as those attributable to the financial crisis, and the effects on access to water and sanitations services for the poor. Ultimately, the contract was rescinded. The experience offers useful lessons on pitfalls to be avoided.

Uranium exploration activities in Argentina began in 1951-1952. The Huemul sandstone deposit was found in 1954, while exploring for red bed copper mineralisation. The Tonco district with the sandstone deposits Don Otto and Los Berthos was discovered by an airborne geophysical survey conducted in 1958. During the late 1950s and the early 1960s, airborne surveys also led to the discovery of the Los Adobes sandstone deposit in Patagonia.

1993: Law nº 24,241; creates the Integrated Retirement and Pension System (Sistema Integrado de Jubilaciones y Pensiones - SIJP) which introduces the private pension scheme, regulates the establishment and operation of pension fund administrators (Administradoras de Fondos de Jubilaciones y Pensiones - AFJPs), the PAYG scheme reform, the Superintendence, asset management, and the protection of rights.