Daniel Scioli

Special report on trade talks between Mercosur and the European Union

Central & South America

The July summit of South America’s six-nation Mercosur group brought no progress in negotiations on a trade agreement with the European Union. While stagnant economies on both sides of the Atlantic could benefit from a pact, Brazil and Argentina, which have pursued highly protectionist regimes, must first reconcile their differences. A new government in Argentina m...

VIDEO: How Argentina's October elections could help the economy

Central & South America

No end in sight for Argentina’s economic stagnation

Central & South America

As Argentina’s President, Cristina Kirchner, comes to the end of her term, she has shown no signs of leadership in attempting to deal with the economic mess her country is in. She does not appear to be interested in supporting any of the serious potential candidates in her own party who would like to succeed her and has called on her followers to find a progressive...

VIDEO: Argentina: A year of elections - and the end of Kirchner's reign

Central & South America

Testing times for Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner

Central & South America

Argentina’s president, Cristina Kirchner, looks besieged as she loses support from the electorate and is beset with mounting financial and economic problems. Rivals are already bidding to take over her Justicialist Party’s leadership, but all the signs are that she will battle to keep her place. The course of action she chooses in this crisis could determine Argent...