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The G20 Offers Argentina's Macri a Distraction from Recession – For Now

By Cecilia Tornaghi

The president is gearing up for an election year in a country mired in recession.

The eyes of the world are on Argentina, the first South American nation to host a G20 meeting. While the event was expected to be an opportunity for President Mauricio Macri to show off Argentina’s resurgence, he instead finds himself in the background. As Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump spat over trade, a list of who’s who among global leaders has prompted the largest security apparatus Buenos Aires has seen. The postponement of the historic final game of the...

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