This Friday, President Pedro Castillo will swear in his new ministerial cabinet, and according to sources close to the Government Palace, Kurt Burneo would have agreed to take the reins of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).
It is worth emphasizing that in the early hours of this day, the economist and former head of Produce met with the president, according to the Transparency portal.
A few weeks ago, Burneo acknowledged that Pedro Castillo offered him twice to join his Council of Ministers, although he did not detail the portfolio for which he was required.
“There were two attempts for me to join as Minister of State. Unfortunately, things had not changed much regarding the way the State was being managed, I decided to step aside and not accept the invitation, ”he mentioned to Canal N.