Nicolás Saldías

Canada: Uruguay’s potential North Star

Nicolás Saldías | September 22, 2020

In the face of MERCOSUR difficulties, Uruguay could find a valuable trading partner in Canada if it considers becoming a free trade zone.
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Fernández’s popularity falls as COVID-19 cases surge in Argentina

Nicolás Saldías | June 11, 2020

Although Argentines responded positively to the Fernández administration’s strict quarantine measures at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the ...
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Uruguay, the exception to Latin America’s COVID-19 surge

Nicolás Saldías | May 28, 2020

As Latin America becomes the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Brazil the country with the highest number of cases, Uruguay has managed to avoid the ...
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Flirting with Reconciliation: Argentina and the IMF

Nicolás Saldías | May 22, 2020

The IMF’s repeated attempts to rescue Argentina’s troubled economy – in 21 separate lending programs – have not won it many fans.
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Time is running out for Argentina’s debt negotiations

Nicolás Saldías | April 22, 2020

Argentina has given creditors until May 8 to consider its debt restructuring proposal. But time is of the essence as the country nears the end of a grace ...
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Fernández’s delicate balancing act

Nicolás Saldías | January 22, 2020

Argentina’s Jenga-like economy will require a high level of policy coordination, but in the South American country's complex and debt-burdened setting, ...
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Will Alberto Fernández be able to fix Argentina’s economic woes?

Nicolás Saldías | December 5, 2019

Argentina’s incoming President Alberto Fernández faces the almost impossible task of fixing the country’s economy. What are the policies that the next ...
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The curse of resources, even in Argentina

Nicolás Saldías | October 9, 2019

Chubut—Argentina’s second richest province in oil and gas reserves—is a microcosm of the ills that trouble the South American country and provide a ...
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