Doing business in Argentina: A constant feeling of crisis
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Re: Doing business in Argentina: A constant feeling of crisis
#2I was in Buenos Aires a couple years ago and was talking to some U.S. oilmen. They said Argentina was unbelievably corrupt and that it was easier to do business in Egypt.
BA is beautiful but tragic, there are massive shanties surrounding a city designed after Paris and built 100 years ago, when Argentina was among the wealthiest nations in the world.
If you don't think politics matters, study Argentina and the way their elites, inspired by the statist Peronista ideology, have ransacked the nation and its people.
Re: Doing business in Argentina: A constant feeling of crisis
#3We are doing pretty well right now, actually.
Re: Doing business in Argentina: A constant feeling of crisis
#4This has been posted before.
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#5The last part is interesting - you can't make a buck there (due to the taxes), but you can build a back-office.
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#6As stated by others in the article's comments, leaving the entrepreneurial stuff aside, this is really close to being bullshit.
It quotes Alberto Cavallo, who's father was the minister of economy that led Argentina to the 2000's crisis...
I live in BA and the situation isn't as bad as the article describes it.
Full article with comments: http://www.inc.com/magazine/201106/doing-business-in-argenti...
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#7Living in Buenos Aires, i have to said that the article is a big rant. Sure, let's make a complete insight about the economy of a complicated, third world country by well, touring a little bit and talking with a couple of entrepreneurs.
This country has lots and lots of issues, corruption, you name it, but is not that bad at all. In fact, it has improved a little bit since 2001. And what is even more important to this place, it has a little but important entrepreneur community (Pallermo Valley, for instance).
Perhaps, constant adversity helps people to sail agains the wind or any other cliché you might love. And don't start talking about politics without knowing, we were never one of the richest nations of the world, just a couple of very rich people that thought we did and made a couple of history books about it ;).
Re: Doing business in Argentina: A constant feeling of crisis
#8As stated by others in the article's comments, leaving the entrepreneurial stuff aside, this is really close to being bullshit. It quotes Alberto Cavallo, who's father was the minister of economy that led Argentina to the 2000's crisis... I live in BA and the situation isn't as bad as the article describes it. Full article with comments: http://www.inc.com/magazine/201106/doing-business-in-argenti...
Could you describe your experiences a bit more? Buenos Aires seems to be one of the more interesting places in South America. Based on the typical news about South America (or Mexico), just landing on that continent will get you kidnapped, abused by the police, robbed, mugged, cheated, etc.
Re: Doing business in Argentina: A constant feeling of crisis
#9As stated by others in the article's comments, leaving the entrepreneurial stuff aside, this is really close to being bullshit. It quotes Alberto Cavallo, who's father was the minister of economy that led Argentina to the 2000's crisis... I live in BA and the situation isn't as bad as the article describes it. Full article with comments: http://www.inc.com/magazine/201106/doing-business-in-argenti...
Could you describe your experiences a bit more? Buenos Aires seems to be one of the more interesting places in South America. Based on the typical news about South America (or Mexico), just landing on that continent will get you kidnapped, abused by the police, robbed, mugged, cheated, etc.
Not that you asked me, but living here i wanted to share my two cents. Buenos Aires is not tragic at all, it's... just a little melancholic. A tiny London with poor people and too much humidity, but with great people, lovely architecture, and well, there's insecurity, no way to deny it, but it all depends on where you go. You can walk, travel, go out, party, do whatever you want and you won't feel paranoid or anything. Oh, and there aren't as many escaped nazis here as in the movies, either.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Could you describe your experiences a bit more? Buenos Aires seems to be one of the more interesting places in South America. Based on the typical news about South America (or Mexico), just landing on that continent will get you kidnapped, abused by the police, robbed, mugged, cheated, etc.
Not that you asked me, but living here i wanted to share my two cents. Buenos Aires is not tragic at all, it's... just a little melancholic. A tiny London with poor people and too much humidity, but with great people, lovely architecture, and well, there's insecurity, no way to deny it, but it all depends on where you go. You can walk, travel, go out, party, do whatever you want and you won't feel paranoid or anythin…
Thanks :-) Comparison to London makes me feel better about Buenos Aires. Puts thing into a context. I actually used to live in North London, in a semi-rough area. Even though London was an expensive mess and certain areas gave the feeling of insecurity, I still liked it...at least it was an interesting mess.