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Montevideo, July 27th 2024 - 00:29 UTC

Tag: The Economist

  • Thursday, July 11th 2024 - 19:17 UTC

    Buenos Aires the best city in the region, The Economist finds

    Founded in 1580, the Argentine capital topped the list for the third consecutive year

    Buenos Aires was once again picked by The Economist as the most liveable city in South America according to the outlet's usual scale measuring environmental, cultural, and infrastructural issues in addition to stability and medical care. The Argentine capital topped the list for the third year in a row, standing out for its highly regarded UBA (University of Buenos Aires) among other perks.

  • Thursday, February 15th 2024 - 22:16 UTC

    The Economist: Uruguay's democracy is one of the strongest in the world

    Photo: Sebastián Astorga

    Uruguay has been recognized as the only full democracy in South America and the leading democracy in Latin America, according to the Democracy Index 2023 compiled by the Economist Group and published by The Economist magazine.

  • Friday, April 14th 2023 - 16:23 UTC

    The Economist: “Uruguay is losing its reputation as a success story in Latin America”

    Lacalle Pou (left), VP Beatriz Argimón (center) and Presidential secretary and possible candidate of the ruling party for the next presidential elections, Álvaro Delgado (right). Photo: Presidency

    “The Economist” published an article on Thursday stating that Uruguay's reputation as a success story in the region is diminishing. Initially, the British media outlet referred to Uruguay as a “model country” and highlighted its achievements, such as obtaining 95% of its electricity from renewable sources, legalizing same-sex marriage, and allowing residents to buy cannabis from pharmacies. Uruguay was also recognized as the most peaceful and least corrupt country in South America.

  • Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 23:49 UTC

    Uruguay is the only full democracy in South America, The Economist says

    Uruguay's position and score make it the only “full democracy” in Latin America, given that Chile dropped several points from 2020 to 2021

    The Economist published on Thursday its Democracy Index for 2021, in which Uruguay was ranked 13th, within the spectrum of “full democracies”, being above the 8 points awarded by the ranking.

  • Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 07:23 UTC

    The Economist calls Mexican president “a false messiah” and appeals to vote against him next Sunday

    The Economist acknowledged that AMLO is not personally corrupt, unlike “much of the ruling class” in Mexico, and has done a lot of good for the have-nots

    On Sunday next week, Mexicans will be electing hundreds of legislators and other state and local officials with the election attracting the attention of the latest edition of The Economist, which describes president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his policies as dangerous populism. The leading piece of The Economist has been met with outrage and ridicule in Mexico since the magazine insists Mexicans should absolutely not vote for Morena, the party of the incumbent president.

  • Friday, February 5th 2021 - 08:42 UTC

    Uruguay, one the very few “full democracies” in the world, The Economist

    Uruguay's score is perfect in the category “Electoral process and pluralism” (10) and Civil liberties, (9,71); “Political culture”, (8,13); “Political participation”, (6,67). Photo: Sebastián Astorga

    Uruguay leads as one of four full democracies in the Americas, according to the Democracy Index 2020, published by The Economist. Uruguay scored 8,61 points out of a possible 10 and ranked fifteenth at world level, while the other “full” democracies in the region are Costa Rica, 8,16; Chile, 8,28 and Canada with 9,24 points.

  • Saturday, November 23rd 2019 - 09:51 UTC

    The Economist and Chile: the painful birth of a different country

    Chile has been seared by a social conflagration. This has seen huge peaceful protests, savagely violent disorder and heavy-handed policing.

    In 2014, Michelle Bachelet a Socialist swept into Chile’s presidency for a second time on a program of radical reform of tax, education and pensions. She also aspired to enact a new constitution that would guarantee “more balance between the state, the private sector and society”, as she told your columnist over tea at the Moneda presidential palace. She argued that her “struggle against inequality” was the last chance to deal with discontents that, if neglected, could push Chile towards populism.

  • Saturday, August 10th 2019 - 06:29 UTC

    The Economist on Mauricio Macri's reelection chances in Argentina

    Macri is no Barack Obama, but he is learning how to rouse a crowd. “We are not going back,” he shouted, to rapturous applause. “We want a true democracy!”

    Ahead of Sunday's primaries' mandatory vote, The Economist published the following on Argentine president Macri's chances of reelection, in what seems a very tight competition with Kirchnerism.

  • Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

    The Economist: “In Argentina, the IMF has been neither toxic nor triumphant”

    Argentina’s government, led by Mauricio Macri, has slashed its fiscal deficit, aiming to balance the budget this year, excluding interest payments and some capital and social spending approved by the

    “What good is it to throw a man ten feet of rope if he is drowning in 20 feet of water?” asked Kenneth Rogoff, former chief economist of the IMF, to The Economist 15 years ago. His question still bothers the institution he used to advise.

  • Friday, March 29th 2019 - 18:39 UTC

    Montevideo: The most expensive city and the best place to live in Latin America?

    Unlike the cities studied of the great neighbors, Brazil and Argentina, Montevideo (and Uruguay) stands out for the quality of its democracy and its relative economic stability

    The Uruguayan capital is the most expensive and the best to live in the region. At least that's what the studies of The Economist, which positioned Montevideo behind Mexico City in terms of cost, and the consultancy Mercer, which places the capital at the top of Latin American quality of life ranking, revealed in publications made this month. El País (Madrid) explains that Montevideo has a “crazy decadent charm”. However, why does this phenomenon occur?

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