The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) hosted the Meeting of
the Macroeconomic Monitoring Group of Mercosur (GMM) and Associated States and the Macroeconomic Dialogue Commission, which took place in Buenos Aires
on June 3 and 4, 2019.
The GMG is responsible for the development and monitoring of a common methodology for the harmonization of macroeconomic statistics in the region.
and the follow-up of issues of common interest entrusted by the ministers of economy and presidents of central banks of MERCOSUR. The group meets
twice a semester in the country that holds the pro tempore presidency of MERCOSUR (on this occasion, Argentina), discussing the international
situation and its impact on the region, as well as presentations of the situation of each country, and the monitoring of indicators relevant to the macroeconomic policy of the members of the bloc.
The meeting was attended by officials from the Ministries of Economy and Central Banks of the countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia (as an accession state
) and Chile (as an associated state). By row, from top to bottom and from left to right in the photo: Federico Grillo and Juan Larralde (BCRA),
Tulio Lenti Maciel (Central Bank of Brazil), Andrés Masoller (Central Bank of Uruguay) and Carlos Medel (Central Bank of Chile); Carolina Zanino, Santiago Massia
and Ivan Baumann (Ministry of Finance, Argentina), Mauro Alessandro (BCRA) and José Nelson Bessa Maia (Ministry of Economy, Brazil); Laura Rubin (Central Bank of Bolivia),
Guillermo Ortiz (Central Bank of Paraguay), Horacio Aguirre (BCRA), Rolando Sapriza (Ministry of Finance, Paraguay), Victoria Buccieri (Ministry of Finance, Argentina),
Carlos Gonzalez Recabado (Central Bank of Bolivia) and Henrique de Godoy (Central Bank of Brazil).
