Economy of Argentina GDP levels in the world, at par with Canada and Australia and surpassing both France and Italy. Argentina today (2018) is plagued by currency crisis which involved a potential bailout from International Monetary Fund. The currency declined by 18% over a period of 12 days in May 2018 to more than 25 Argentine pesos per U.S. Dollar. Argentina is considered an emerging market by the FTSE Global Equity Index (2018), and is one of the G-20 major economies. Prior to the 1880s, Argentina was a relatively isolated backwater, dependent on the salted meat, wool, leather, and hide industries for both
Footballer of the Year of Argentina Footballer of the Year of Argentina The Footballer of the Year of Argentina (in Spanish: "Olimpia de Plata al Mejor Futbolista", that literally translates to "Silver Olimpia to the Best Footballer) is a yearly award given by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle ("Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de la República Argentina") as one of the Olimpia Awards, the most important sports award in Argentina. The "Olimpia" is awarded in the sport of association football (a.k.a. soccer), and, since 2008, is shared by the best player of the local league (who wins the "Olimpia de Plata al Fútbol Local") and the best