BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Poverty above 40% fuels despair ahead of vote 27-09-2023 18:20 Surging consumer price increases are the dominant factor behind Argentina's ballooning poverty rate.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Central Bank sees monthly inflation spiking above 10% 29-08-2023 14:31 Central Bank estimates consumer prices in Argentina will increase at least 10.6% from July, the fastest monthly rate since more than three decades ago
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Private estimates say Argentina’s poverty rate has risen to 43% 09-07-2023 08:00 Around 12.5 million people in Argentina are now poor, according to new calculations from UCA and Di Tella universities; High inflation in first six months of year and inability of wages to keep pace with wage hikes means further one million people have slipped below the poverty line.
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY Argentina's maize and soybean harvest forecast trimmed again 11-04-2023 18:12 Argentina's soybean and corn production will be lower than previously thought due to drought, predicts US government, as it lowers forecasts for soybean crop to 27 million tons and maize to 37 million tons.
HEALTH & SOCIETY UN report says cocaine use has risen in Argentina over past decade 29-06-2022 10:00 Argentina is one of the countries in South America where the consumption of cocaine and psychoactive substances has grown the most over the past decade, according to the latest UN World Drug Report.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMF upgrades Argentina growth projection ahead of Guzmán talks 19-04-2022 16:26 Multilateral lender predicts GDP will improve by 4% in 2022 but sees inflation topping out the year at 48%.