In the first three months of the year, Argentina’s poverty rate hit an alarming 55%, the highest since 2002. This was reported by the Universidad Católica Argentina’s Social Debt Observatory (ODSA-UCA). Indigence also rose to 18%, reflecting severe economic distress. Agustín Salvia of ODSA-UCA notes that this spike was primarily fueled by a significant price […]
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