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Argentina reducing poverty
Argentine President Nestor
Kirchner said Friday the
country's poverty levels have
been reduced in the last quarter
of 2005, local media reported.
Kirchner told reporters that
there had been a four percentage
point fall in poverty levels,
which now affects some 34
percent of Argentina's
population.
Argentina's Indec statistics
agency said 15.2 percent of
Argentina's population were
living on a mere 65 pesos per
month (21 U.S. dollars), which
is below the absolute poverty
standard identified by the
United Nations.
Indec also said there is a huge
income gap in the country with
the richest of the population
having an income 31 times that
of the poorest.
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