Argentina’s inflation slowed down for a second consecutive month in February, as right-wing President Javier Milei continues to push austerity and deregulation measures in an effort to revive the country’s struggling economy.
FILE - Argentine President Javier Milei leaves an event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. 26, 2024. The organization Human Rights Watch warned, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, that the security policies adopted by Milei and his confrontation with the opposition in Congress pose a risk to democracy and human rights in Argentina. President Javier Milei
According to figures released Tuesday by the government’s INDEC statistics agency, Argentina's monthly inflation slowed down to 13.2% in February, compared to 20.6% in January and 25.5% in December. On a yearly basis, however, inflation remains the highest in three decades, topping 276.2% in February.Government officials and analysts foresee a surge in prices in March due to a combination of increases in the price of energy, fuel, private education and medical services, among others.
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