Currency slide hits Argentina’s poor hard

Government blames business sector for steep price increases as inflation grips South America’s second largest economy.

The steep devaluation of Argentina’s currency last month has unleashed what many had feared: an even higher inflation for South America’s second largest economy. The Argentina government is blaming steep price increases on the business sector. But it is the ordinary Argentines who are paying the price.

Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Monte Grande, Argentina.

Source: Al Jazeera