Argentina's Fix-It Man Is Slowing Down and Investors Are Worried
- Macri plans to chip away gradually at deficit and inflation
- Some analysts would prefer him to continue early shock therapy
Mauricio Macri.
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When it comes to fixing Argentina’s ailing economy, Mauricio Macri has presented himself as a man in a hurry. In the month since he became president, he has dismantled currency controls and export tariffs, started an overhaul of the discredited statistics bureau and announced plans to resolve the country’s decade-old debt dispute within weeks.