BUENOS AIRES, June 22 (UPI) -- Despite boasting an economy that grows 9 percent annually, Argentina is short on many goods, including agricultural products.
Shortages of natural gas are also causing alarm as winter begins in the South American country, The Washington Post reported Friday. The shortages are prompting some to question the inflation-control policies of President Nestor Kirchner, who faces reelection in October.
"In the energy sector -- because investments take so long to be completed -- long-term planning is needed," said Sophie Aldebert, a South American analyst for Cambridge Energy Research Associates in Rio de Janeiro. "But in Argentina there is no long-term plan for energy, and they don't have the regulatory stability to attract the investment that's needed."
