Venezuela’s inflation rate dropped to 0.8% in September, down from 1.4% in August. The Central Bank announced this decrease on Friday. It attributed the decline to slower price growth in the food sector, which heavily influences the overall indicator. The cumulative inflation for the first nine months of 2024 reached 12.1%. The Central Bank noted […]
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