News of human capital

Human capital getting sidelined

Today 05:53 As has happened time and time again, the discrepancy between what seemed to be quite reasonable hopes and a dispiriting reality has bred discontent among the “overeducated and underemployed.”

by James Neilson

SOCIAL INDICATORS

Human Capital Ministry counts 9,421 people living on streets across 19 provinces

17-04-2026 13:44 Study by Human Capital Ministry says homelessness mainly affects people in informal work, with partial incomes, fractured family ties and health or substance abuse problems.

Politics

Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello axes chief-of-staff over loan scandal

04-04-2026 09:43 Move follows circulation of list of Banco Nación loans; Leandro Massaccesi’s exit sealed within hours of list – detailing loans issued by state bank to senior officials – circulating online.

POLITICS

Cabinet reshuffle: Who will head Milei’s ministries going forward?

22-10-2025 15:05 One by one, the post-election changes President Milei is preparing for his Cabinet; Among the names being discussed are Santiago Caputo, Patricia Bullrich, Luis Petri, Guillermo Francos and more.

by Alejandro Gomel

GOVERNMENT LIE

Milei government admits its audit of soup kitchens never existed

06-09-2025 10:22 Milei government acknowledges in an official document that it lied: audit that found that 50% percent of community kitchens were ‘phantom’ in fact never existed. Admission was made in response to request by deputy Natalia Zaracho.

POVERTY IN ARGENTINA

Soup kitchens struggle with growing queues as poverty rises

19-10-2024 06:18 Amid a deep economic crisis, food purchases have slumped 18.6% this year in Argentina. Meanwhile, demand at community soup kitchens is soaring, especially in some of the most impoverished and remote areas of the country.

by Agustina Bordigoni

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Questions for Pettovello’s Human Capital Ministry over outsourcing, funding, hiring

07-10-2024 16:45 As reports emerge of new dismissals at the portfolio, the Human Capital Ministry refuses to respond fully to enquiries over control and use of 17 programmes agreed by international bodies.

by Pablo Varela

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The political commissar, the sister and President Milei’s only friend

08-06-2024 05:32 With the expulsion of Nicolás Posse, Santiago Caputo becomes the only non-family member with a say in President Javier Milei’s inner circle.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS

Officials close ranks behind Pettovello as pressure builds

06-06-2024 20:51 Leading figures in government close ranks behind embattled Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello; President Milei backs ‘best minister in history’ as foodstuffs scandal rumbles on.

EXPIRED FOOD SCANDAL

Expired food scandal: a chronology of hunger which the government sought to silence

06-06-2024 14:41 Human Capital Ministry’s missteps over more than millions of kilos of food held back at warehouses has exploded into scandal. Audits galore, dismissals, denunciations and an official communiqué overtaken by the facts.

INTERVIEW

Ex-Energy and Mining secretary Flavia Royón: 'RIGI is necessary’

06-06-2024 00:50 Former Energy & Mining secretary in Alberto Fernández and Javier Milei governments says RIGI investment incentive scheme is “necessary to develop LNG, hydrogen and mining projects.”

News of human capital

Human capital getting sidelined

Human Capital Ministry counts 9,421 people living on streets across 19 provinces

Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello axes chief-of-staff over loan scandal

Cabinet reshuffle: Who will head Milei’s ministries going forward?

Milei government admits its audit of soup kitchens never existed

Soup kitchens struggle with growing queues as poverty rises

Questions for Pettovello’s Human Capital Ministry over outsourcing, funding, hiring

The political commissar, the sister and President Milei’s only friend

Officials close ranks behind Pettovello as pressure builds

Expired food scandal: a chronology of hunger which the government sought to silence

Ex-Energy and Mining secretary Flavia Royón: 'RIGI is necessary’

Ambassador Eyal Sela hails ‘best moment’ in Israeli-Argentine bilateral relations

Lack of funds, low-paid soldiers leaves Argentina’s Armed Forces at a crossroads

Messi joins Cristiano Ronaldo in billionaire football ranks after US deals

Milei announces cut in export duties for wheat, barley, soy

IMF clears Argentina's latest review, frees US$1 billion in funds

Luis Caputo afirmó que no habrá “ajuste” adicional para compensar la baja de retenciones al agro

China respondió a las acusaciones de EEUU por la Hidrovía: "Especulaciones infundadas"

Filtran supuestos audios íntimos de Javier Milei y se abre una investigación judicial por riesgo a la seguridad presidencial

Renunció un funcionario del Ministerio de Seguridad cercano a Patricia Bullrich: se va a trabajar con Maximiliano Pullaro

Rosmery Maturana defendió a Milei: "No hay nada de malo en los audios, era una conversación de confidentes”