News of wages

'The stressed' – Argentina's ‘Non-poor’ who can’t reach the end of the month

04-07-2025 06:58 The INDEC national statistics bureau does not consider them poor, but millions of Argentina can’t make it to the end of the month; New study by UCA’s poverty watchdog shines light on those living under “economic stress”

by Agustina Bordigoni

Analysing Argentina

Milei’s Argentina: A tale of two pockets

28-06-2025 07:33 There is a “dollarised” Argentina doing well and a “pesofied” Argentina that is struggling.

by Marcelo J. García

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Muniain inspires San Lorenzo, year after switching Bilbao for BA

16-05-2025 09:45 Unpaid wages, FIFA embargoes, deceased pontiffs, presidential bribery scandals: nothing seems to be able to distract the Cuervo from their mission to grind out results and keep slogging forward.

by Dan Edwards

EDITORIAL

It’s the education, stupid

05-10-2024 06:24 When presenting the 2025 Budget in mid-September, Milei defined his fundamental fiscal principle as first defining the available revenue and then adjusting the spending to it – modernising the university system to that end could be an interesting application of that principle. But instead his primitive proposal is literally to cut university spending in half with his chainsaw.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Wages suffered record drop after Milei devalued peso

26-03-2024 07:43 Private-sector wages fell the most in nearly three decades after President Javier Milei’s currency devaluation, according to a new government report.

WAGES STUDY

Falling wages: 12 years of lost purchasing power in Argentina

12-03-2024 12:23 New study shows evoluation of Argentines’ wages over past 12 months and points to economic sectors likely to gain traction this year.

EMPLOYMENT

Wages have plunged 18% in Milei’s first 50 days, says economist

06-03-2024 14:33 During the first 50 days of Javier Milei’s government, wages experienced a real fall of 18%, says a new report.

ARGENTINA IN CRISIS

Milei’s ‘no money’ slogan put to the test – but is there patience?

22-02-2024 16:46 Enthusiasm abroad for Javier Milei's presidential project is not matched by growing unrest on the streets of Buenos Aires.

ECONOMIC CRISIS

Milei caps minimum wage rise at 30% amid soaring inflation

21-02-2024 13:13 La Libertad Avanza leader backtracks on vow not to set minimum wage unilaterally; 30% hike over next two months for low-paid workers; Unions and employers fail to reach agreement.

PRESIDENTIAL PREDICTION

Milei refuses minimum wage hike, predicts economic 'rebound' on way

18-02-2024 08:45 La Libertad Avanza leader refuses to set minimum wage by decree, forecasts challenging months ahead; Currency controls will be removed this year, leading to economic boost, he predicts.

MASSA'S NEW MEASURES

Argentina lifts wages, welfare in defiance of IMF austerity push

28-08-2023 12:29 IMF approved US$7.5-billion cash transfer to Argentina in August; Negotiations over loan included limits on more public spending.

TRANSPORT CHAOS

Massive bus strike sparks transport chaos in the capital

07-07-2023 15:40 A massive bus strike over a pay dispute complicated public transport in and around the capital on Friday, dampening the mood of passengers and causing chaos for commuters in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area.