Carlos Alberto Melconian (born November 6, 1956) is an Argentine economist and politician.[1] He served as president of the Banco de la Nacion Argentina from December 23, 2015, to 18 January 2017.[2]

Carlos Melconian

Education and career edit

He has a degree in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Economic Sciences, and a master's degree in Economics from the Torcuato di Tella University.[3]

In the 1980s he worked in the Economic Investigations unit of the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic.[4][5]

In October 2023, he was embroiled in scandals related to corruption, money laundering, and the alleged sale of public positions in exchange for sexual favors. [6]

References edit

  1. ^ "El jefe de Estado participó de la asunción del presidente del Banco Nación". 2015-12-24. Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  2. ^ Bazzan, Gustavo (2017-01-18). "Cambio en el Banco Nación: se va Carlos Melconian y lo reemplazará Javier González Fraga". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  3. ^ "La Prensa". www.laprensa.com.ar. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  4. ^ Destape, El. "Melconian y la estatización de una millonaria deuda en dólares que favoreció a los Macri". www.eldestapeweb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. ^ "Página/12 :: Economía :: Pollo de Menem, mago de la deuda". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  6. ^ "Escándalo por unos presuntos audios de Melconian traficando influencias y acosando a empleadas estatales" (in Spanish).