In Argentina, South America, where economic turmoil continues, last month's consumer price index rose by more than 60% compared to the same month of the previous year, citizens protested and asked the government to respond to sharp inflation. , There is growing concern about the future of the economy.
In Argentina, the rise in prices of food and fuel has been spurred by Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, and the Argentine Statistics Bureau said on the 14th that the consumer price index last month was the same month last year. Announced that it increased by 64% compared to.
This is the first record level in 30 years and 5 months since January 1992.
Under these circumstances, in the capital Buenos Aires, citizens protested against the government, saying that their livelihoods could not be established due to rapid inflation, and demanded measures such as cash payments to each household.
The Argentine government has been pointed out that default = default in recent years due to the deterioration of the financial situation, and the economy has received financial support of 44 billion dollars from the IMF = International Monetary Fund and more than 6 trillion yen in Japanese yen. We are in the process of rebuilding.
However, there was widespread opposition to the austerity measures that the Argentine side had to take in exchange for huge amounts of support, and the economic minister, who had led the negotiations with the IMF earlier this month, was forced to resign, raising concerns about the future of the economy. It's getting stronger.