DEBT DOWNGRADE Argentina downgraded to selective default by S&P on debt swap 13-03-2024 23:08 Standard & Poor's downgrades Argentina's peso-denominated debt to "selective default," following announcement of US$55.3-billion debt swap.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UNICEF: 7 out of 10 children live in poverty in Argentina 12-03-2024 17:16 Approximately 8.6 million kids under the age of 18 live in low-income households or in environments where they are deprived of their rights, reports local branch of UN agency dedicated to children.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Poverty hit 20-year high of 57.4% in January, says UCA body 18-02-2024 10:21 Prestigious UCA Social Debt Observatory says poverty is at 20-year high: 57.4%, equivalent to 27 million people, are now considered poor in Argentina. Extreme poverty affects 15%, some seven million people. by Gonzalo Martínez
FEATURE: SOCIETY & POVERTY Argentina and the infantilisation of poverty 01-11-2023 05:39 Experts say Argentina is going through a process of “poverty infantilisation” – minors are poorer than the rest of the population, with teens and children in single-parent homes the most vulnerable. Are welfare programmes just a patch or are they preventing the situation from getting worse? by Sabrina Chemen
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 More than 40% of Argentines living in poverty, official data shows 27-09-2023 16:36 Data from INDEC national statistics bureau reveals approximately 18.6 million Argentines are now considered poor, with 4.3 million destitute; Poverty affected 40.1% in first half of year; Experts warn figure likely to soar even higher in future given post-PASO devaluation of peso and soaring price hikes.
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.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UCA: 6 in 10 children and adolescents in Argentina are poor 16-05-2023 15:07 Data from UCA’s influential Observatorio de la Deuda Social indicates that some 8.2 million people aged under 17 were living in poverty at the end of 2022.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC: Poverty reached 39.2% of population in second half of 2022 30-03-2023 16:24 National statistics bureau report shows near three-point jump on first half of last year; Projected out to whole population, more than 17.6 million people are considered poor; More than half are aged under 14, with eight percent of population were living in extreme poverty.
POLITICS Government offers food bonus to destitute as price crisis bites 20-10-2022 23:32 Sergio Massa, Fernanda Raverta confirm adults without income will be eligible for 45,000-peso bonus to help meet nutritional needs amid deepening inflation crisis.
INTERNATIONAL DEBT United Nations: 54 poor nations urgently need debt relief 11-10-2022 12:56 United Nations Development Programme warns dozens of developing nations are facing a rapidly deepening debt crisis and that "the risks of inaction are dire."
Poverty in Argentina Around 5.5 million children in Argentina living in poverty 29-09-2022 02:11 Child poverty affected 50.9% of Argentina’s population in the first half of 2022, according to the Permanent Household Survey (EPH) by the INDEC national statistics bureau.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Poverty reached 36.5% in the first half of 2022 29-09-2022 02:05 According to government data, almost four out of every 10 people in Argentina are considered poor; More than half of children aged up to 14 years old live in poverty, with 5.3 million nationwide in extreme poverty.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Poverty remains above pre-pandemic level in early 2022 29-09-2022 02:00 Argentina's poverty rate remained above pre-pandemic levels in the first half of this year as high inflation eroded benefits of country's economic recovery.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Juan Grabois: ‘If Cristina decides to run in 2023, I’m behind her’ 16-09-2022 16:00 Catholic social leader and lawyer Juan Grabois on the failed attack on the vice-president, political violence, hate speech and the gravity of the socio-economic situation in Argentina. by Jorge Fontevecchia
HELPING THE HOMELESS Recycled blankets and soup – volunteers help homeless as temperatures plummet 23-06-2022 23:16 Members of the Dando Una Mano and La Sachetera NGOs are providing vital assistance to the homeless in and around the capital as those living rough struggle against the freezing temperatures of the cold southern winter.
PRICE OF POVERTY Family needs almost 100,000 pesos a month not to be poor 23-06-2022 14:29 A typical family in Argentina needed to earn almost 100,000 pesos in May not to qualify as living in poverty, according to INDEC.
Brazil election 2022 Cash handouts are saving Brazil’s poorest — and Bolsonaro’s campaign 18-04-2022 16:56 Jair Bolsonaro trails in polls for Brazil's upcoming presidential election. The outcome may hinge on government subsidies in a nation riven by inequality.
EDITORIAL Picky with the pickets 09-04-2022 00:01 Civic patience in Argentina is being increasingly strained by escalating social protests.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Poverty fell to 37.3% in the second half of 2021 31-03-2022 15:55 Just over 37% of the population were living in poverty in the second half of 2021 – a drop of three points compared to the first half of the year, according to official data.