Yesterday afternoon, the Congress of the Republic approved by majority the appointment of Inés Choy, Diego Macera and Carlos Oliva as members of the board of directors of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
With 76 votes in favor, 37 against and no abstention, the Plenary authorized the proposal of the Legislature – drawn up by the Board of Spokespersons – for said economists to replace Rafael Rey Rey, Elmer Cuba and José Chlimper Ackerman, who were appointed by Congress during the government of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK).
It is worth emphasizing that, after the appointment, the three economists must take an oath before the Judiciary.
Thus, the directory is finally completed after more than a month has elapsed since the ratification of Julio Velarde as the main head of the issuing entity and the swearing in of the economists proposed by the Executive Power: Roxana Barrantes, Germán Alarco and José Távara .
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Inés Choy has already had experience at the BCRP, considering that he previously held the position of Central Operations Manager of said institution. He studied Economics at UNMSM and has a Master’s in Economics from Rice University.
For his part, Diego Macera is an economist graduated from the Universidad del Pacífico (UP) and currently directs the Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE). He is also vice president of Transparency and writes columns in various media.
Finally, Carlos Oliva was Vice Minister of Finance and head of the Banco de la Nación during the Government of Ollanta Humala, and later he was Minister of Economy with Martín Vizcarra.
In this regard, the president of the Congress, María del Carmen Alva, welcomed the appointment of Choy, Macera and Oliva.
“We are assured of their independence and the great professional contribution they represent for monetary stability,” he said.
Public Budget 2022 is debated next week
Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez and the Minister of Economy, Pedro Francke, will attend the next session of the Plenary to discuss the bills passed in the Public Budget 2022.
This plenary session will be held on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 November, and The points around the opinions of the Indebtedness Law, the Financial Equilibrium Law and the Public Budget Law will be discussed.
Although it is worth emphasizing that, until the publication of this note, the Budget Commission it has not yet approved the opinion on the Public Sector Budget bill for Fiscal Year 2022. This initiative would be approved today in said committee.
The data
Previous question. The vote was given as a block and not separately.
Team. The BCRP board of directors is made up of 7 members: 4 elected by the Executive and 3 by Congress.
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