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Weekly Report - 14 July 2016 (WR-16-27)
NICARAGUA: Doubts over poverty reduction figures
At the end of last month a local think tank, Fundación Internacional para el Desafío Económico Global (Fideg), released poverty figures which differed from those presented late last year by the government agency Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (Inide). This raises question marks over claims by the ruling Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) government led by President Daniel Ortega about anti-poverty efforts. Purported progress on this front is one of the reasons for Ortega’s enduring support ahead of the November 2016 general elections, although a survey published in June by a respected think tank, Instituto de Estudios Estratégicos y Políticas Públicas (Ieepp), showed that poverty is still the third main public concern below unemployment and high prices.
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