of this paper is to understand: the history of the YPF (Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales or Treasury Petroleum Fields) as an organization, the back and forth transfer of YPF from national to private back to national domain of ownership over the course of the past century, the significance of the scope of the expropriation of YPF carried out by the Argentinian government, and what this successful expropriation means for other countries within South America and around the world. Much detail be…
Avon Capital Investments ARGENTINA COUNTRY ANALYSIS Executive Summary Argentina’s recent debt default in July 2014 will lead to higher inflation and further depreciation of the peso in 2015. Despite this, our team still sees Argentina as an attractive market for both foreign investors and US exporters. Argentina’s relatively large, educated population, its abundant natural resources and important infrastructure…
a safe environment. Opportunities in Argentina The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive analysis of a project we have begun evaluating, to wit: expanding our consulting and support services in the shale gas industry to Argentina, a country that has recently discovered extensive and concentrated shale reserves. On the surface, the desirability of the project might seem obvious: We have extensive experience in this area and have long been considering expanding into emerging markets…