In 2023, Argentina’s economy shrank by 1.6%, with a 1.9% GDP drop in the last quarter reported by the national stats agency Indec. Despite this, the employment rate edged up by 0.3% to 45.8%, and the unemployment rate stayed constant at 5.7%. The World Bank’s 2024 outlook injects a dose of optimism, forecasting growth of […]
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