World & BusinessArgentina's poverty rate expected to rise ahead of election
The Straits Times describes overflowing soup kitchens, resurgent cash-free barter clubs and families taking out short-term loans for groceries as signs of growing social strains in Argentina.
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The Straits Times reports that economists expected official data on September 24 to show Argentina's first increase in poverty since President Javier Milei brought inflation under control. The report frames poverty as a test for Milei ahead of an election, describing overflowing soup kitchens, a resurgence of cash-free barter clubs and families borrowing short-term to buy groceries.
Argentina's poverty rate expected to rise ahead of election
The Straits Times describes overflowing soup kitchens, resurgent cash-free barter clubs and families taking out short-term loans for groceries as signs of growing social strains in Argentina.