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Latin American Insider: The Venezuelanisation of Argentina ( Aug.17, 2023) – Paolo Manzo

  • On another disastrous day, yesterday (Aug. 16), the dollar touched 800 pesos on the black market. Shops and companies no longer have any reference when setting prices. Many closes, others sell in dollars
Latin American Insider: The Venezuelanisation of Argentina ( Aug.17, 2023) - Paolo Manzo
Latin American Insider: The Venezuelanisation of Argentina

By Paolo Manzo

The Argentine economic situation is dramatic.

Remarcación de precios y compras nerviosas: la crisis se agudiza en  Argentina tras las primarias

With the dollar on the black market out of control, companies no longer have any reference when setting prices.

Cronistacom/Asamblea Legislativa / X

It is no longer a matter of inflating but of directly removing the products from the shelves or closing the shutters until further notice.

Noticias. Últimas noticias de Argentina y el Mundo | Clarín

This, which used to happen only with sophisticated imported products, now happens with the meat in the butcher shop that they sell in dollars.

paolomanzo.substack.com 08 17 2023

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