News of government data

Poverty soars past 50% in Argentina as Milei austerity hits hard

26-09-2024 17:12 About 52.9% of Argentines were mired below the poverty line in the first half of the year, up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC reports 5.1% Q1 slump in GDP, unemployment on rise

24-06-2024 20:58 Argentina's economy contracted by 5.1% in first quarter, says INDEC; Unemployment hit 7.7% as Milei government’s austerity measures began to kick in.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy slumped for fourth straight month in February

23-04-2024 20:18 Economic activity fell 3.2% in February from a year ago, a fourth straight monthly decline. On a monthly basis, activity declined 0.2%, according to government data.

President on poverty

'Badly measured' – Fernández questions official poverty rate

04-12-2023 13:53 President Alberto Fernández has questioned the INDEC national statistics bureau, saying he think that Argentina’s official poverty rate is “badly measured.”

CRIME & SECURITY

Rosario surpasses grim threshold of 150 homicides

06-07-2023 09:35 Four people killed in just three hours in crime-ridden Rosario; Argentina's second city, with a population of 1.3 million, has already suffered 151 homicides this year.

INFLATION DATA

Opposition slams government for ongoing inflation woes

15-06-2023 00:15 Opposition presidential hopefuls and critics from libertarians to leftists slam May inflation data and government’s “index of failure and decadence."

CRIME & SECURITY

More than 40% of victims of sexual violence in Argentina are children

24-05-2023 14:08 New report by UFEM unit reveals that 87% of adult victims of sexual violence are female and that 90% of those charged with such crimes are male.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation spiked to three-decade high of 95% in 2022

12-01-2023 16:56 Rising annual inflation, which is expected to exceed 100% in the coming months, has once again become the dominant theme in Argentina.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation in September hit 6.2%, prices up 83% over past year

14-10-2022 18:51 No respite from runaway price hikes: inflation in September reached 6.2%, with cost of living over the last 12 months up 83%. Private economists forecast an annual 2022 rate of more than 100%.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Argentina’s yearly inflation surged to 83% in September

14-10-2022 18:49 Annual inflation surged to a new 30-year high in September as policymakers struggle to tame some of the world’s fastest consumer price increases.

News of government data

Poverty soars past 50% in Argentina as Milei austerity hits hard

INDEC reports 5.1% Q1 slump in GDP, unemployment on rise

Economy slumped for fourth straight month in February

'Badly measured' – Fernández questions official poverty rate

Rosario surpasses grim threshold of 150 homicides

Opposition slams government for ongoing inflation woes

More than 40% of victims of sexual violence in Argentina are children

Inflation spiked to three-decade high of 95% in 2022

Inflation in September hit 6.2%, prices up 83% over past year

Argentina’s yearly inflation surged to 83% in September

Lower house deputies back Milei’s veto of university funding bill

World Bank highlights falling inflation in Argentina but warns of economic decline

Banco de la Nación, Argentina’s largest bank, wants to sell debt after 30-year hiatus

Crypto platform Rainbow Exchange suspends payments in Argentina amid pyramid scheme claims

Oil workers strike after death after Vaca Muerta drilling field

La camioneta Dodge Journey que provocó el allanamiento a la casa de la dirigente cercana a Juan Grabois

No cesa la polémica: “Los salones de fiestas hemos quedado excluidos del pago de Sadaic y Aadi Capif”

"Toto" Caputo a la diputada cordobesa Alejandra Torres: "Nosotros también estamos a favor de las universidades públicas"

San Pedro: advierten que la empresa acusada de ser un esquema ponzi operará con otra criptomoneda

El huracán Milton bajó su intensidad pero causó múltiples destrozos, inundaciones y cortes de luz masivos