Argentina: 600 Berazategui businesses close in a year, merchants protest

Local merchants in Berazategui, Buenos Aires province, staged a half-hour shutdown to protest the closure of 600 businesses over the past year, citing inability to pay rent and taxes. The Regional Chamber warns of deepening economic distress in the local sector, reflecting broader Argentine recessionary pressures.

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