Latin American Economy & Business - November 2017 (ISSN 1741-7430)

President Mauricio Macri’s ruling Cambiemos coalition did well in the October mid-term elections, strengthening its position in congress, although it still fell short of achieving an outright majority. Macri is now half-way through his four-year term, with analysts speculating that he may run for a second four-year term in 2019. In a keynote speech after the elections, he mapped out an ambitious programme of structural reforms.