Introduction
The Argentine economy recorded average growth of 8.5% between 2003 and 2008. However, in 2009 the Argentinean economy grew by just 0.9%. The economy experienced several challenges in terms of maintaining growth, as well as other issues such as capacity constraints, the need to sustain investment in primary infrastructure, and potential energy shortages in the face of high growth.
Features and benefits
* Understand how Argentina can be used to plan business investments or market entry through a holistic view of the country.
* Gain an understanding of the political situation in Argentina, including key figures in the country and governance indicators.
* Understand customer demographics in Argentina through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
Highlights
The PESTLE analysis of Argentina identifies issues that affect the country's performance using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework.
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Argentina, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Argentina's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
Your key questions answered
* How does Argentina perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like telecoms and IT, patents, and R&D expenditure trends?
* What is the legal structure in Argentina and are the laws conducive to investment?
* How does Argentina perform in terms of environmental indicators and its environmental policies?
* How does Argentina perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
