News of poor

Government dismisses responsibility for jump in poverty rate

27-09-2024 19:44 Government officials point finger at “20 years of populism and destruction” after INDEC reveals poverty rate rose to 52.9 percent in the first half of the year.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Poverty has no limit in Argentina

22-06-2024 05:28 Argentina’s food crisis and the profound reasons for structural decay. How we reached the current state of emergency, from the Kirchners to Milei.

by Alejandra Daiha

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."

News of poor

Government dismisses responsibility for jump in poverty rate

Poverty has no limit in Argentina

Argentina downgraded to selective default by S&P on debt swap

UNICEF: 7 out of 10 children live in poverty in Argentina

Poverty hit 20-year high of 57.4% in January, says UCA body

Argentina and the infantilisation of poverty

Poverty above 40% fuels despair ahead of vote

More than 40% of Argentines living in poverty, official data shows

Private estimates say Argentina’s poverty rate has risen to 43%

UCA: 6 in 10 children and adolescents in Argentina are poor

INDEC: Poverty reached 39.2% of population in second half of 2022

Government offers food bonus to destitute as price crisis bites

United Nations: 54 poor nations urgently need debt relief

President Milei hosts El Salvador leader Bukele at Casa Rosada

Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country

Priest in Argentina’s poorest city bemoans 'heartbreaking faces of destitution’

MALBA opens new US$10-million museum branch in Escobar

Venezuela now says it will seek arrest of Argentine judge who ordered seizure of plane

Polleras cortas: nuevamente colegio prohibió las faldas en los uniformes de las alumnas por “exhibiciones indeseables”

Marcelo Longobardi defendió a María O'Donnell del ataque de Milei: "Esto termina mal"

Nicolás Maduro dio inicio a la Navidad en Venezuela y el influencer argentino Michelo festejó con nuevo video: "Es Chavidad"

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