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Ex-President Vicente Fox Defends Mexico's Gas Price Liberalization

By: Elena Toledo - @NenaToledo - Jan 11, 2017, 3:57 pm

Mexico’s former president, Vicente Fox, defended the liberalization of fuel prices, arguing that by the end of 2017 “we…

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Macri Maintains Kirchner Era Price Controls in Argentina

By: Raquel García - @venturaG79 - Jan 5, 2017, 12:07 pm

The Argentine government will extend for four months to the “Careful Pricing” plan that began under the tenure of…

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The 4 Most Urgent Reforms for Venezuela's New Congress

By: Contributor - Jan 4, 2016, 10:29 am

Recent parliamentary elections in Venezuela saw the opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) win a supermajority in the National Assembly. With…

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Venezuela's "Fair Prices" Are Anything but Fair

By: Willians Ruiz - Nov 24, 2015, 9:57 am

Prices are an economic mechanism that transfer information from consumers to producers and vice-versa. They are the essential component for…

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Maduro Doubles Down on Price Controls amid Record-High Inflation

By: Sabrina Martín - @SabrinaMartinR - Oct 23, 2015, 8:47 am

Undaunted by the severe shortage of basic goods, long lines outside grocery stores, and record-high inflation rates, the Venezuelan government…

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Argentinean Supermarkets Get Hip to Inflation with Digital Price Tags

By: Belén Marty - @belenmarty - Jul 10, 2015, 11:30 am

“I’m laughing to keep myself from crying,” a Walmart customer in Argentina told the PanAm Post. She was talking about…