American grain producers are suffering through their worst drought in a half century. But soy producers in Argentina are looking forward to record crops and profits. Ian Mount has the story from Buenos Aires.
Ian Mount reports on the popularity of one particular form of protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The roadblock is used by everyone from the unemployed to war veterans to highlight their demands � whatever they may be.
Commodity exports have soared in recent years and they’ve helped cushion Latin America from much of the global downturn. But many countries including Argentina are still vulnerable. Ian Mount sent us this report from Buenos Aires.
The answer to our Geo Quiz today is Rosario. The Argentine city outside Buenos Aires has erected a new monument to its best-known native son, Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Correspondent Ian Mount prepared our report.
Argentina’s first elected female President, Cristina Fern-ndez de Kirchner, promised to build on the economic boom engineered by her husband, ex-President Nestor Kirchner, but that’s not how it’s worked out, and Reporter Ian Mount explains why.
