An unusually popular politician

Roberto Lavagna is that rarest of breeds in Argentina: a popular politician. As finance minister he has put the economy on a steady growth course as elections approach.

Where do you see the Argentine economy being headed? The trend of the Argentine economy is absolutely clear. It is perfectly possible to strengthen and to reinforce this trend.

In September last year, when we presented the budget to Congress, our forecast for GDP growth was 3% for this year. At the end of 2002, we decided to modify this forecast to 3.6%. Now I cannot give a precise number, but we are still increasing the forecast.

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