Banking executives agree that the economic situation in the country is uncertain; nonetheless, they need to keep a close eye on what is happening in the American financial market.
Yesterday they were invited to the legislative palace of the President of the Bank of Guatemala, Maria Antonieta del Cid de Bonilla; the superintendent of Banks, Edgar Barquin, and the Minister of the Economy, Romulo Caballeros, explained the impact of the crisis in the US on the local market.

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