The 'aguas' tango

By Daniel Santoro

Cashing in on Buenos Aires' privatization

Excerpts from this story referencing "Aguas Argentinas":

"… he government granted a 30-year concession to run the water system to Aguas Argentinas, a consortium controlled by two French corporate giants, Compagnie Génér …"

"… re, the investigation revealed that a World Bank employee went to work for Aguas Argentinas under a bank exchange program and helped negotiate higher water rates for …"

"… on and expansion of the sewage system have improved under private control. Aguas Argentinas figures indicate that it had hooked up about a million new people to the w …"

"… o live up to other selling points.Within a year of winning its concession, Aguas Argentinas wanted to renegotiate its contract, claiming financial problems. Over the …"