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Argentina's poverty rate spikes in first 6 months of President Milei's shock therapy
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Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentinian government statistics agency says the official poverty rate in Argentina jumped to about 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei’s presidency.
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Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentinian government statistics agency says the official poverty rate in Argentina jumped to about 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei’s presidency.
Poverty in Argentina rose to over 52 percent of the population in the first six months of self-declared "anarcho-capitalist" Javier Milei's presidency,
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's poverty rate jumped from 41.7% to 52.9% during the first six months of Javier Milei' s presidency, the statistics agency reported Thursday, a rise reflects the pain of the country's most intense austerity program in recent memory.
Argentina’s poverty rate soared to almost 53% in the first half of the year, official data released on Thursday showed, the first hard evidence of the painful impact of libertarian President Javier Milei’s tough austerity measures.
Staunch libertarian Javier Milei has implemented a range of austerity measures since taking office. His government blamed previous administrations for the dire economic situation.
