Kažimir announced the end of the government's mandate! Confirmed, he wants to be at the helm of NBS

At today's Bank Council, SNB Governor Jozef Makúch has submitted to the SNB Bank Council a notice of waiver of the position of Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia on 1 March 2019, stating that, in case the new governor of the SNB would be appointed at a later date, the position of the governor NBS.

Kazimir goes to NBS

Finance Minister Peter Kažimir briefly answered this question, which confirmed several weeks of speculation. A little earlier, the department said it was speculation and nothing would happen. The NBS said the same thing, which repeated that Jozef Makúch was heading towards the end of his term. Today, however, the situation is different, Kažimir confirmed that he was interested in the position of chief of the NBS.

"My decision is at the same time a decision to leave an active policy.I have always seen in the position of the Minister of Finance an expert position inseparable from the policy, but that remains necessary." J & # 39; have tried to balance these two positions.As the governor of the NBS, I am tempted to stay only in the world of numbers ", said Kažimír in his opinion.

Source: TASR – Pavel Neubauer

Working in the Treasury is the story of a gradual consolidation and recovery of public finances, which presupposes a balanced budget for the coming year. "The sustainability of public finances is more important than the magic zero," Kažimír said. "I have lived and lived crucial moments in the Ministry of Finance.The introduction of the euro, the biggest financial and economic crisis in history, the critical moments of the euro area, the presidency of the EU by the EU, the candidacy to head the Eurogroup and, in recent years, the boom and the good times, " Kažimir said.