COSEP president, Jose Adan Aguerri regretted the resignation of Antenor Rosales as head of the Central Bank and hopes that the Government aspires to appoint officials who are not "puppets". Aguerri, hopes the new president of this organization, Alberto Guevara, will maintain independence of criteria.

"The challenge is for the Bank to remain a bank that is dedicated first to the country, after that the institution and lastly to the party," said the representative of COSEP, cited by Canal 15 website.

"One person does not represent the economic cabinet and I think the departure of Antenor Rosales will not affect the good progress of the country's macroeconomic policies," said Alberto Atta, chairman of the Chamber of Urban Planning.

Source: canal15.com.ni

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