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Jorge Brito: Opposition must provide certainty about what it will and will not do

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Banco Macro President Jorge Brito declined to confirm or deny whether he might run for office, saying, “Time will tell.”
  • He said employment and economic activity are the issues that matter most to Argentines and urged the opposition to provide certainty about its plans.
  • Brito praised Javier Milei’s deficit reduction but said Argentina needs rules that survive changes of government.

Jorge Brito did not say he wants to become a candidate. He did not rule it out either. Asked at a business gathering whether he might enter politics, the Banco Macro president answered that he was an entrepreneur, an Argentine and a father, adding that the question was not what people cared about.

For Brito, the concerns that dominate daily life are employment and the level of economic activity. He said his own contribution, for now, is to run companies, create jobs and build confidence. “Time will tell,” he said, noting that the next election is still a long way off. He added that politics does matter to him, that he remains involved and that he has met officials under different governments.

Time will tell.

· Jorge BritoHis response when asked whether he might enter politics or run for office.

Speaking with José Del Rio, secretary-general of La Nación’s newsroom, during the second day of the 47th annual convention of the Argentine Institute of Finance Executives, Brito called on the opposition to explain clearly what it would do and what it would not do. He said Argentina needs rules that do not change every four years, warning that political swings can damage expectations.

Employment and the level of activity are the issues that matter to Argentine society.

· Jorge BritoHis description of the public’s main economic concerns.

Brito also highlighted parts of Javier Milei’s administration, saying the president had taken the risk of reducing the fiscal deficit despite the political cost. He described the deficit as subsidies used by some but paid for by everyone. Still, he said the government’s biggest challenge is the weakness of economic activity, while the public and private sectors must address the problems that matter most to society.

He argued that Argentina’s chronic fiscal deficits and the resulting weakening of the currency had exhausted the existing system. In his view, the opposition must set out its proposals so the country does not return to another political pendulum. “The opposition has to provide certainty about what it is going to do and what it is not,” he said.

The opposition has to provide certainty about what it is going to do and what it is not.

· Jorge BritoHis appeal for the opposition to clarify its proposals and plans.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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