Jorge Castaño was ratified as financial superintendent

In the last few hours, the Minister of Finance, José Antonio Ocampo, confirmed that Jorge Castaño was ratified as financial superintendent.

The official has been serving in the position since 2017, from the Government of Juan Manuel Santos, and had also been ratified four years ago by the former president Iván Duque to continue leading the entity.

(Read: 18 key entities in which Petro has not yet put its chips).

chestnut is Lawyer, graduated from the Externado University of Colombiaand has a Specialization in Financial and Stock Market Law from the same university and a European Master’s Degree in Economic Development from the Carlos III University of Madrid.

Within his career, he highlights that he has served as a dDirector of the Guarantee Fund for Financial Institutions (Fogafin)has also been linked to the Financial Superintendence since 2005, where he held positions as Delegate Superintendent for Securities Intermediaries and Director of Research and Development of the Financial Superintendence of Colombia.

Ocampo highlighted that Castaño was ratified “for his specialized career”, and said that this is a sign of confidence for the country.

(Also: Who will be the new director of the Dane, who will replace Oviedo?).

It should be remembered that there are still several files in Petro’s cabinet that have not been named. For example, other entities National Savings Fund (FNA) and the Agrarian Bank.

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