Confirmed names and candidates to accompany the new minister

Confirmed names and candidates to accompany the new minister

Agriculture could reach Gabriel Delgadoa economist specialized in agricultural sector who until now served as Representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (ICA) in Brazil and who also had his time at INTA. Contacted by this newspaper, Delgado did not comment.

In the Secretary of Energy, which brings together a large part of the officials close to Vice President Cristina Kirchner, assured that there will be no changes “for now”. Nevertheless, the Minister of Economy has a chair there in the undersecretary of Energy Planningthat both in the management of Martín Guzmán and in that of Silvina Batakis, was in charge of implementing the tariff segmentation. will also follow Sergio Chodos as representative before the IMFsomeone close to the official confirmed to this newspaper.

One of the most trusted men in Massa in economic matters, Guillermo Michel, will continue for now in Customs. The accountant has been working on a meticulous audit of foreign trade, with the aim of detecting fraudulent maneuvers of overinvoicing of imports and underinvoicing of exports, a practice that deteriorates the trade balance in a context in which dollars are scarce.

The leadership of the Central Bank, confirmed by sources from the Presidency, will continue to be led by Miguel Ángel Pesce. In the environment of the official they told this newspaper that the economist held Massa telephone talks “in order to coordinate policies”. It should be noted that in the BCRA board there is already a chair occupied by an economist who passed through the Government school of the Renovating Front, the young Paul Carreras-Mayerwho has just taken office and who also came from Cleri’s team at the FGS.

The renewal of the cabinet also brought multiple departures and a continuous cataract of isolated communications for much of the afternoon. The The first to resign was Gustavo Béliz from the Strategic Affairs Secretariat, position to be held by Mercedes Marcó del Pont, who left his chair in turn to Carlos Castagnetowho until now was General Director of Social Security Resources of the AFIP.

Silvina Batakis, who lasted just 24 days in the Ministry of Economy, will be the new president of Banco Nación, which implies the departure of Eduardo Hecker from that same position. The resignations of Julián Domínguez from Agriculture and Daniel Scioli from Production (who will return to Brazil as ambassador) were announced 20 minutes apart. Twenty minutes after 7:00 p.m., the Presidency sent its last statement with changes. At least for now.

Source: Ambito

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