BUENOS AIRES, March 31 (Reuters) - Argentina's poverty rate fell sharply in the second half of 2024, the government's INDEC statistics agency said on Monday, a turnaround for libertarian President ...

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the International Monetary Fund suggested the South American country should pay more attention to exchange rate arrears and the increasing poverty. The IMF urged Argentina to get rid of the ...

The Trump administration recently promised that it “will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits.” The determination not to reform retirement benefit entitlements is ...

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These figures represented a significant setback from the 41.7% (19.5 million people) poverty rate from the second ... poverty surged particularly in the country's Northeast (62.9%) and Northwest ...

the country’s national statistics agency announced on Monday, in a boost for libertarian President Javier Milei in his battle against high inflation. The poverty rate fell to 38 per cent in the ...

The government aims to lower the poverty rate to 4.5 per cent by 2029. One of the key strategies to achieve this goal, he said, is ensuring that recipients of government programs, such as social ...