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Statement Confirms Santiago Bausilli To Be Appointed Central Bank Chief

ARGENTINA
  • ARGENTINA'S MILEI APPOINTS SANTIAGO BAUSILLI CENTRAL BANK CHIEF (BBG)
  • The statement confirms overnight headlines that Economist Santiago Bausilli is set to become the new central bank chief of Argentina after President-elect Javier Milei takes over the office next week.
  • He previously served as undersecretary of finance under former President Mauricio Macri from 2016 to 2017. Bausilli was also the finance secretary until 2019, apart from working as a partner of Anker, a Buenos Aires-based consultancy firm.
  • The economist is known to be a close ally of Luis Caputo, who is the incoming economy minister.

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