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From Buenos Aires city hall to the Casa Rosada: Macri's major challenges

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From Buenos Aires city hall to the Casa Rosada: Macri's major challenges

On Sunday evening, millions of Argentines watched their president-elect Mauricio Macri dance and sing at his headquarters minutes after rival Daniel Scioli admitted defeat in the country's first ever runoff for a presidential race.

But now the party's over. On Monday morning Macri faced his first press conference as president-elect, just 17 days away from inauguration on December 10.

BNamericas produced a series of analyses on some of Argentina's hot topics for the years to come under the new government. Click on the headlines to access the stories.

Macri's daunting economic challenges

Mauricio Macri, the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff in Argentina, was perhaps less explicit in his economic program than rival Daniel Scioli, but the challenges for the government are well known to all. Perhaps the three most pressing issues...

Macri gave his first press conference as president-elect on Monday. (CREDIT: AFP)

OPINION: A new era for Argentina, and South America

Mauricio Macri moved to the political center to win Argentina's presidency, but his election on Sunday could serve as a counterweight to South America's leftist, populist administrations...

Argentina's president elect faces challenging oil and gas scenario

Argentina's pro-business president elect Mauricio Macri faces several tough decisions pertaining to the oil and gas sector. In order to attract much needed foreign investment, the leader of the center-right Cambiemos coalition must address issues including a complex web of subsidies and incentives, onerous regulations for...

Vaca Muerta shale output to double by 2018

Oil and gas output from Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play will double by 2018, according to a study from Wood Mackenzie. Initial production rates from horizontal wells over the first 30 days in theLoma Campana block currently average around...

Shale deposit Vaca Muerta may hold the dollars the Argentine economy is looking for.

From Buenos Aires city hall to the Casa Rosada: Macri's major challenges

Argentina's mining industry is likely to face changes in the coming years, following the election of Mauricio Macri...

Five key infrastructure projects for the Macri era

Mauricio Macri (pictured) won Argentina's Sunday presidential runoff against government-backed Daniel Scioli, as voters endorsed the center-right candidate's economic vision...

Metro extension works in Buenos aires City

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  • Founded in 1981, Sullair Argentina is an energy company engaged in power generation for different South American markets. It also supplies equipment and machinery for the indust...
  • Company: Mapal S.A.  (Mapal)
  • Mapal S.A., created in 1967 as Construcciones Julio César Pallucchini, is an Argentinean company with head office in San Juan which offers bridges and road works construction se...
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  • Company: YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A.  (YPF Luz)
  • YPF Luz began operating in 2013, and today it is one of the leading companies in electricity generation in Argentina. Provides profitable, efficient, and sustainable energy; opt...