The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean They committed this Thursday to eradicate hunger, poverty and structural inequalities in order to guarantee the right to adequate food, without leaving anyone behind. That is one of the main conclusions of the 38th Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), […]
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Rebound in the economy would bring GDP to 2.7% in 2024
After in 2023 the economic activity recorded its worst result in 30 years, discounting the pandemic, and contracted by 0.6%, the dissipation of climatic anomalies (in terms of intensity and duration) is leading to improved forecasts for the rebound of the gross domestic product (GDP). for this year. Thus, BBVA Research raised its estimate from […]
“Poverty globally has a woman’s face,” remembers António Guterres
The secretary general of the UN, Antonio Guterresrecalled this Monday that “the poverty “They generally have the face of a woman.”while among those in charge of combating it there is an overwhelming male majority: 8 out of 10 finance ministers and more than 9 out of 10 central bank governors are men. Guterres thus drew […]
8 of 10 common pots would close due to the decision of the Midis
It is known that the pandemic, apart from the thousands of deaths and increasing social inequalities, left examples of resilience and organization to survive. Common pots embody that fighting spirit. At the national level Nearly 4,000 common pots have been mapped — the capital concentrates just over 90%—. Of this universe, 77% would be at […]
Poverty and repression: North Korean defector denounces what the pandemic meant in his country
Mr. Kim is one of the few North Koreans who, after fleeing his country, can tell what happened there during the pandemic. His story sheds light on the greater repression and the economic and nutritional deterioration that the covid and that human rights organizations denounce. The coronavirus restrictions began in his border province of South […]
2024: recover GDP growth and raise the RMV
After a 2023 to be forgotten in economic matters, where a contraction of around 0.5% is expected. Business associations and union centers hope that a 180-degree turn will take place and in 2024 the recession can be overcome, business confidence will be revived and investment will expand. To this end, they consider that one of […]
GDP will fall 0.5% and poverty will reach 28.7% of Peruvians
The numbers speak: the Government of Dina Boluarte has not been able to straighten the economic course, since in 2023 the GDP will fall 0.5%, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). Under the tip of the iceberg, there is a complicated outlook for the new year, because fiscal rules will be broken […]
BCP: growing 2% in 2024 will not help reduce poverty
The Peruvian economy will close the year at -0.5% or -0.6% – its worst level in the last 25 years, not counting the pandemic – according to Carlos Prieto, manager of the BCP’s Economic Studies Area. The equation that explains the deterioration of GDP is known: social protests, El Niño Costero, Cyclone Yaku, inflation and […]
Argentine government will remove social aid from those who attend protests
He Government of Argentina confirmed this Monday that those beneficiaries of social plans who attend protest marches will stop receiving that state aid and affirmed that the Executive will seek to eliminate the intermediation of social organizations for the granting of those subsidies. “The only ones who are not going to receive the plan are […]
Carolina Trivelli: “It was a difficult year, with deficiencies and little maneuver”
“The economic situation is bad and next year would be less bad,” said economist Carolina Trivelli, former Minister of Development and Social Inclusion (Midis), who considered that on the part of the government “there were deficiencies and little maneuver to prevent what was coming.” come”. During the broadcast of the interview on LR+ Economía, which […]