- Argentina: The new economic measures in the emergency law passed on 7 January 2002 to deal with the crisis in the country are giving rise to serious concern among foreign investors. Peso-dollar parity has been abandoned (a dollar is now officially worth 1.4 pesos) but two sections of the law are of greater concern. The first controversial measure imposes a five year tax on oil and oil derivatives exports while the second covers telephone, electricity, gas and water charges which are now...