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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Eliana Raszewski and Lucila Sigal

Argentina's ambitious 'superminister' takes on economic crisis

FILE PHOTO: Argentina's new Economy Minister Sergio Massa talks to the media after being sworn in, at the Economy Ministry in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto

Asked about Sergio Massa, Argentina's new "superminister" for the economy, many Argentines perceive him as an opportunistic politician with limitless ambition.

But Massa's political acumen, honed over four decades of party-hopping activism, is also widely seen as key to rescuing Argentina's economy, which has been ravaged by sky-high inflation, crippling debt as well as chronic overspending.

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