After the resignation of former Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla which, by the way, was requested by President Gustavo Petro, and the appointment as head of this portfolio of the person who served as vice minister of the same, Diego Guevara, there are several reactions that have been generated in the country from different sectors .
María Claudia Lacouture, president of the Colombian American Chamber (AmCham), expressed her good wishes to the new minister through her X account: “Congratulations to Diego Guevara for his appointment as the new Minhacienda of Colombia. We know of your capabilities and knowledge and We hope that it maintains coherence in economic policieswhich manages to maintain the economy within the framework of the fiscal rule, recover the degree of investment, and market confidence to attract investors, as well as fluid dialogue with all sectors to contribute to the growth of the country. AmChamCol”.
Congratulations to @diegoguevaro for its appointment as new @MinHacienda of #Colombia. We know of your capabilities and knowledge and we hope that you maintain coherence in economic policies, that you manage to keep the economy within the framework of the fiscal rule, recover the… https://t.co/oGwWc2ErAc
— Ma Claudia Lacouture (@mclacouture) December 4, 2024
He Minister of Commerce, Luis Carlos Reyes, He joined in the good wishes for the new head of the country’s economic portfolio: “Congratulations to Minister Diego Guevara, whose sensible and progressive vision of public finances will allow continue on the path of economic growth and responsible fiscal management that puts the Colombian people and its historically excluded citizens above all else”.
(See more: Political reactions to Petro’s request for the resignation of Ricardo Bonilla)
On the other hand, the former Minister of Finance, María Fernanda Valdés, referred to the issue from her X account: “Congratulations dear Minister of Finance of Colombia, Diego Guevara, with you Colombia is in very good hands, you are a great economist and a person who will generate confidence in the country. I’m so happy”.
Added to this were the statements of the Colombian ambassador to the OECD, Luis Fernando Mejía, who noted: “Congratulations to Diego Guevara. Excellent person and economist. Committed to change, young and with innovative ideas. Success of President Petro Gustavo”.
Meanwhile, José Antonio Ocampo, former Minister of Finance of this Government, referred to Guevara as a “professor at the National University, very good economist and great person. I wish you good luck in managing the country’s complex fiscal situation.”.
I congratulate the new Minister of Finance, Diego Guevara.
Professor at the National University, very good economist and great person. I wish you good luck in managing the country’s complex fiscal situation.— Jose Antonio Ocampo (@JoseA_Ocampo) December 4, 2024
After Bonilla’s resignation
For his part, after the resignation of former Minister Bonilla, Bruce Mac Master, the president of Andi, stated in his X account that the main priority at this time “From the economic point of view it is macroeconomic stability, and fiscal sustainability, for this reason It is very important that all decisions made strengthen this national purpose. Including the effects that institutional, constitutional and political stability have on them.”.
(See more: Diego Guevara, appointed by President Petro as the new Minister of Finance)
Furthermore, in his trill he took the opportunity to make a call to the national government, “to be this one of its main purposes. Only with these requirements can we ask the international markets to accompany us in financing, the national market that finances the State, and the private sector to increase its productive activity.” (sic).
Mac Master maintained that the decisions made “From now on, both from the point of view of appointing a new minister and economic team and from the point of view of the economic policy actions themselves, they must be aimed at generating certainty, certainty, and sustainability.” (sic).
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