Weekly Report - 05 February 2026 (WR-26-05)

ARGENTINA: Political battle over inflation stats

BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE by Patrick de Courcy 05 February 2026 1518 views

Marco Lavagna resigned on 2 February from his position as head of Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec). He gave no reason for his departure, but it became evident that there had been disagreements in government over how to measure inflation, which could have political ramifications.

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