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Buenos Aires Times

March 2026

Study: Eight in ten low-income workers in Argentina are in insecure employment

Poor people work a higher average number of weekly hours than non-poor people (41.8 hours and 40.2 respectively),
The debate on social policy is misguided: before asking who should be required to do what, we need to understand who is living in poverty in Argentina and what they are doing,
Poverty in Argentina today is, to a large extent, a direct consequence of labour precariousness,
In the year-on-year comparison, an increase of approximately one percentage point can be observed,
While more and more countries are moving towards multi-dimensional poverty indicators, Argentina continues to measure poverty exclusively by income,
This methodology tends to obscure structural inequalities that require differentiated approaches,

Messi to start for Argentina in World Cup send-off against Zambia, says Scaloni

Lionel Scalonian Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the currently head coach of the Argentina national team
Most of the players we know well will be playing. This will be the final test,
Lionel Scalonian Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the currently head coach of the Argentina national team
The important thing is that he comes and enjoys being at a World Cup — which, theoretically, will be his last,
Lionel Scalonian Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the currently head coach of the Argentina national team
Messi will be in the starting line-up tomorrow,
Lionel Scalonian Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the currently head coach of the Argentina national team
I am convinced that the team's performance level is not what we saw the other day,
Later, we'll make some changes to take a look at some of the younger guys, but the idea is to field our most familiar line-up,
I have the list pretty well figured out, but if performance levels aren't up to par, we'll take measures to ensure we bring the absolute best squad possible; we are striving for something as close to perfection as we can get,

One dead, eight injured in Santa Fe Province school shooting

Ramiro Muñozsan Cristóbal government secretary
We spoke with teachers and they told us [the perpetrator] is a good student and had never shown behavioural problems, which makes this all the more surprising,
I went upstairs and just as I was about to come down, some students saw a boy come out of the bathroom with a gun and they started screaming. He just started shooting into the air and we all ran,
The attacker, aged between 15 and 16, reportedly pulled a shotgun from his rucksack, shot several classmates and killed a 13-year-old boy,
There were injured students, not only from the pellets but also because they were breaking windows to escape,

Football club loses compensation case over Argentina striker Emiliano Sala's death

Monday's ruling ordered Cardiff to pay Nantes 480,000 euros in legal fees and moral damages suffered by the French club

We deeply regret that the court did not recognise Nantes' liability in this tragedy.... Today, we note with bitterness that the principles of transparency, integrity and safety in professional football have not prevailed in this decision."
Jerome Marsaudonclub lawyer
Nantes are in no way responsible for the incident that occurred,
Celine Joneslawyer
We initiated this process so that the full truth would come to light in this case and out of respect for the memory of Emiliano Sala,

Kast's Chile axes plans to give papers to almost 200,000 migrants

The previous leftist government of president Gabriel Boric had prepared a decree giving the green light to 182,000 people who applied for legal status

Frank Sauerbaummigration Service director
We are not going to proceed with a massive granting of residency papers as proposed by the Boric government,
We are going to reverse the issue of the expropriation of Colonia Dignidad and we will issue a new decree that revokes the one that gave rise to the plan,
This project has nothing to do with our agenda,

The war with Iran may be ushering in a new nuclear age

The United States, the only country to use a nuclear weapon against a civilian population, is assessing a return to atomic bomb tests to comply with an executive order by Trump after a hiatus of more than three decades

Rafael Grossiargentine diplomat
But more nuclear weapons in more countries will not make the world more secure — on the contrary.... It is more important than ever to uphold the non-proliferation norms that have served the world so well for the past half century,
Rafael Grossiargentine diplomat
The possible acquisition of such weapons of mass destruction is openly discussed, even in countries that have pledged never to possess them,
A strengthening of our arsenal is indispensable,
The zeitgeist is much more pro-nuclear armament now than ever before,
If South Korea goes, Japan goes,
Saudi Arabia is an important US partner in the Middle East,

Oil surge elicits tough love from Trump’s Latin American allies

Latin American governments from Panama to Chile that politically aligned themselves with Donald Trump are now absorbing a hit from the global oil-price surge triggered by their US ally’s war on Iran

Felipe Chapmaneconomy and Finance Minister
We’re working on a support plan in the face of the global energy crisis,
Jorge Quirozchilean Finance Minister
I have all the empathy in the world,
Gasoline subsidies are no longer possible,

Critical minerals and a window of opportunity for Argentina and the US

Argentina has emerged as one of the world’s most promising mining jurisdictions, with major lithium reserves, a growing project pipeline, and renewed momentum in copper

Milei hails court win, slams opposition in YPF national broadcast

President Javier Milei used a national televised broadcast on Friday night to hail a favourable court ruling for Argentina in a case related to the 2012 nationalisation of state energy firm YPF and to paint leaders of the opposition Peronist movement as irresponsible and reckless

They gambled with our future; we did not gamble, we simply won,
Expropriation is wrong because stealing is wrong,

Milei targets Kicillof after Argentina secures YPF court victory

The priority of President Javier Milei is to defend the assets of Argentines, not to endanger them with ideological improvisation or use them as a tool for cheap propaganda,
That ‘tax’ was nothing more than an operation — a chorus of voices that for years repeated the arguments of the vultures, claiming the nationalisation had been technically incorrect. Was it ignorance, naivety or a deliberate lie? Today it is clear,
A large part of the decline and hardship Argentines have suffered over the last 10 years is directly due to his irresponsible and senseless actions: companies were not created, investment in Vaca Muerta advanced slowly and thousands of productive sectors were paralysed. The costs we paid for his negligence were monumental and we are still bearing them today,
Had there not been serious and responsible legal management, Kicillof’s absolute negligence would have caused an irreversible financial catastrophe for Argentina,
His irresponsibility and reckless statements plunged the country into a 12-year lawsuit in New York that cost more than US$50 million and exposed the assets of all Argentines to the risk of having to pay US$18 billion,
The right would never have nationalised YPF. They always worked for the vultures, yet paradoxically today their model does not collapse due to a lack of dollars thanks to YPF. Milei dresses up in YPF overalls, but he never defended the company — he acted as an employee of foreign interests,
For years, lies were told. In the end, it was a narrative pushed by the vultures to question a sovereign decision and make themselves even richer,

Argentina rating upgrade hinges on reserve build-up, Fitch says

That has earned it two upgrades since late 2024, bringing it to CCC+, seven notches into speculative grade

Argentina is still a country that has a higher degree of vulnerability and really needs to build that cushion of reserves or insurance policy to get that higher rating,
Reserve accumulation is the missing piece,
The focus is always, in Argentina’s case, the balance of payments,

Caputo cheers ‘all-time high’ as INDEC data shows rise in economic activity in January

From a year ago, the gross domestic product proxy grew 1.9 percent, matching the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg

Those are individual stories. They don’t talk about the other side of the coin.”
We have taken over 12 million people out of poverty so I don’t think many people are worse off. In less than two years we have established macro-economic stability while doubling credit for families and companies. This will improve as those sectors not now feeling this pull will be able to see,
You would not have had midterms with 40 percent [voting for us] if everybody was doing badly.”
I don’t think there are many people worse off,
Gross domestic product has grown 10.3 percent since 2023 while private consumer demand is at record levels but changing because now they are buying consumer durables like cars, housing and domestic appliances or taking trips abroad,

Argentina's economy grew in line with expectations in January

Solid Argentine activity in January put first-quarter growth on robust footing, yet continued to flag uneven strength across productive tradable sectors and most of the rest of the economy. That’s a risk for growth ahead — and for markets more immediately if that undermines political support for the current macroeconomic programme,

Trump takes a breath, pushes back Iran energy strikes deadline

As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction,
Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well,
The government is sending the army into a multi-front war without a strategy, without the necessary means and with far too few soldiers,
We will see where things lead, and if we can convince Iran that this is the inflection point with no good alternatives for them, other than more death and destruction,
The IDF is stretched to the limit and beyond. The government is leaving the army wounded out on the battlefield,
On the Lebanese front, the forward defensive zone that we are creating requires additional IDF forces...For that, more combat soldiers are needed in the IDF."
Iran's response to the 15 points proposed by the US was officially sent last night through intermediaries and Iran is awaiting the other side's response."
They want to make a deal. The reason they want to make a deal is they have been just beat to shit,
Donald Trumppresident
As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time,
Yair Lapidisraeli opposition leader
The government is sending the army into a multi-front war without a strategy, without the necessary means, and with far too few soldiers,
Effie Defrinisraeli military spokesman
On the Lebanese front, the forward defensive zone that we are creating requires additional IDF forces... For that, more combat soldiers are needed in the IDF."
Tasnimpoint plan last night, semiofficial state news agency
Iran's response to the 15 points proposed by the US was officially sent last night through intermediaries, and Iran is awaiting the other side's response."

Maduro appears in US court as legal team fights narco-terrorism case

I’m not going to dismiss the case.”
This trial has vestiges of illegitimacy from the start, because of the capture, the kidnapping, of an elected president in a military operation."
We trust in the legal system of the United States,