Aaaargg-entina!!! If they were to make a musical about the country now, it would be called Evicta and this time you're the one making everyone else cry. The drama right now has to do with the Argentinian government's plan to take control of the country's biggest oil company YPF. Except, YPF is majority owned by Spanish Repsol. Poor Repsol - they are basically getting chased out of a company they own. And understandably they are plenty pissed off about it. It gets even more dangerous as everyone starts to second-guess their Argentinian investments. Hard to blame them, right? Would you be invested in a country where someone can just take away your ownership rights?
Couldn't come at a worse time for Spain with their financial problems now economic Ground Zero. Frankly it actually looks pretty bleak for Spain right now. That said, I've spent quite a bit of time holidaying in Spain and it never ever feels bleak. Guess that's what the combination of good weather, great food and attractive people does. I've never been to South America but hope Argentina has the same going for it because they are struggling to win friends right now.
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