February 2011 (Revised June 2011)
Case
HBS Case Collection

Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (A)

By: David F. Hawkins, Hernan Etiennot, Gustavo A. Herrero and Cintra Scott

Format:Print
| Pages:15

Abstract

Argentine government claims inflation rate is 8 percent but others claim it is double that rate. Analysts' attempts to adjust the company's financial statements for inflation.

Keywords

Inflation And Deflation; Accounting; Financial Statements; Government And Politics; Argentina

Citation

Hawkins, David F., Hernan Etiennot, Gustavo A. Herrero, and Cintra Scott. "Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-059, February 2011. (Revised June 2011.)