Argentina’s poverty rate has risen to 52.9% of the population in the first half of 2024, with 24.9 million people living below the poverty line. This represents an 11.2-point increase from the previous measurement in the second half of 2023, when the poverty rate was 41.7%. The indigence rate has also risen to 18.1%, up […]
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