Recent content by Bill

What irks me is the double standard. When Cristina was corrupt or cooking the books it was wrong. The government already criticized Cristina for her lying about inflation numbers and they came up with a new measurement system that was going to be more accurate. Now Caputo is saying that they...

Interesting seeing the surge in defaults from Argentine households from 2.5% in late 2024 to 8.6% in November 2025. The drop resulted from inflation eroding debt values and accounting adjustments instead of genuine income gains. Rates rebounding sharply alongside 2025 credit growth expansion...

Argentina's economic activity shrunk 0.3% in November 2025. BUENOS AIRES, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Argentina's economic activity shrunk 0.3% in November compared with the same month last year, marking the first monthly contraction of 2025, data from Argentina's national statistics agency showed on...

I don't doubt there are rats if the city isn't picking up trash.

What is going on? Is there some strike? I was walking in Recoleta today and surprised to see so much trash everywhere. Looks like no one is picking it up. It's not wonder people are complaining about rats.

For any comic book lovers, Time Out just put out a list of some good stores. https://www.timeout.com/buenos-aires/best-comic-book-stores-in-buenos-aires-la-revisteria-entelequia-club-del-comic

The FBI background check is very extensive. It shows arrests and convictions. If it's not a conviction it will stay on your record for 7 years and then typically drops off if you weren't convicted. If you were arrested it will have all your details. DUI's are included on the FBI report. I had...

That is some good investigative work. I never heard of this guy but all of a sudden he keeps posting about Argentina. Here is another post today. He probably has friends that are trying to make money but are any of his points correct? Everyone is saying the same thing that the peso is...

I used CentralLab https://www.centralab.com.ar/eng Not sure all of the reasons why you are getting one but I can take a guess. Make sure that you take note of this advice from US Embassy in Argentina. https://ar.usembassy.gov/dna-testing-information/

Good to see it going down but the country could still end up defaulting next year. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/economia/dolar/dolar-hoy-el-riesgo-pais-perfora-los-1200-puntos-y-busca-tocar-minimos-en-la-era-milei-nid08102024/

Good that there are actual rentals since the rental laws were changed but prices are on the rise. Average rent prices so far this year have gone up 52%. Average value of a flat is already above 500,000 pesos; Price of one-bedroom flat went up 4.4% in September...

This forum seems balanced with some people that like Milei and some that don't. I seriously doubt anyone in any country wouldn't be up in arms if their utility bill went up 800% in a span of a few months. I like much of what this President is doing but I just can't see a successful path just...

If something would happen to this gold I think it's safe to say that Caputo would be toast.

This thread is a good example of general price inflation in restaurants in Buenos Aires. You can see prices for over 20 months what they have done. I would guess that most restaurants probably are similar. Let's see what they are charging by the end of the year. My guess is it will be higher...

Every time I have friends that visit me here in BA they always ask me why there aren't any black people here. So many different answers but some good info here on this Reddit.