One of the pillars of Argentina’s economy, consumer spending, has continued to stagnate, which can be explained by the fact that the majority of incomes in the country’s formal economy have not yet returned to their pre-President Javier Milei levels. In its most recent report, Nadín Argañaraz examined the six primary sources of income within … Read more
The Argentine minimum wage has served as a historic benchmark for salary negotiations within both the formal and informal sectors of the economy. That benchmark, however, has undergone significant alterations since President Javier Milei assumed office in December 2023. Since then, the SMVM has undergone a consistent decrease in purchasing power and is presently at … Read more
Registered workers earning the minimum wage in Argentina can currently purchase only six out of every ten products that their salary would have allowed prior to Javier Milei’s assumption of office. This level of purchasing power is even inferior to the crisis of 2001, warns a new report from the University of Buenos Aires. It … Read more