Mar 30, 2:54am
In Argentina, coronavirus brings more economic pain
Poor Argentines were just feeling the impact of new government stimulus measures when pandemic struck
Buenos Aires, Argentina – On a sunny Thursday afternoon last month, Gloria Mongelos sat on a plastic chair beside a small, run-down house she had turned into a soup kitchen in Monte Grande, a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
Two friends, who had just finished work, dropped by to join her for a mate - a traditional herbal tea that Argentines share from the same cup, using the same metal straw.
The women talked about products that had become more expensive in a country where inflation reached 53.8 percent last year - one of the highest in the world. But overall, there was a feeling in this low-income neighborhood that life was slowly returning to normal, since centre-left President Alberto Fernandez took office last December.
Source: Al Jajazeera
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In Argentina, coronavirus brings more economic pain
Poor Argentines were just feeling the impact of new government stimulus measures when pandemic struck
Two friends, who had just finished work, dropped by to join her for a mate - a traditional herbal tea that Argentines share from the same cup, using the same metal straw.
The women talked about products that had become more expensive in a country where inflation reached 53.8 percent last year - one of the highest in the world. But overall, there was a feeling in this low-income neighborhood that life was slowly returning to normal, since centre-left President Alberto Fernandez took office last December.
Source: Al Jajazeera
See full article here