Back from the brink. (Trade Talk).(Roberto Lavagna - Argentina's sixth Economy...

In April 2002 when Roberto Lavagna became Argentina's sixth Economy Minister in little over 12-months, the country was in social, political and economic turmoil. Even as the gross domestic product plunged 10.9% in 2002, Lavagna and other members of the economic team kept the country from financial chaos. Now the peso is stable, the economy is growing again and the government's first quarter primary surplus is up nearly 60%. LATIN TRADE contributor Patricia Nazario spoke with Lavagna about the war in Iraq, free trade and other challenges facing the new administration scheduled to t