Lucas Llach returns to the government, one of the leaders of the megaevaluation

In the next few hours, the economist will badume the position of Vice President of Banco Nación. Previously, he accompanied Federico Sturzenegger to the Central Bank.

March 19, 2019

In the coming hours, the economist Lucas Llach will become the Vice President of Banco Nación. He will replace Juan José Gómez Centurión, who left the vice presidency of the bank in early March.

So, Llach will join again the government of Mauricio Macriafter pbading through the Central Bank, where he was number two in the management of Federico Sturzenegger. From this role, he was one of the great architects of the momentum of the rise in the stock of liquidity letters (Leliq), which led to the megadvaluation of 2018.

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This sharp rise in the exchange rate triggered the inflation trigger of 47.6% last year, the highest record in 27 years.

For the official announcement, it is expected that the designation will be published by a resolution of the Ministry of Finance in the Official Journal. Once this step is completed, Llach will join the dome of Banco Nación, presided over today by Javier Antonio González Fraga.