Bassoon in deposits does not have to alarm Economists consulted by the PRESS on the subject of the diminution of the deposits in the financial system, agree in affirming that it is a normal phenomenon.       Eduardo Montealegre, deputy and ex- minister of Property, maintained that the reduction of the deposits is not alarming. “It is necessary to see the estacionalidad and it is not possible to be compared from one week to another one, is necessary to see if it is list payment or not”, he indicated. Jose Adam Aguerri, president of the Nicaraguan Camera of Commerce (Caconic), also indicated that the fall of the deposits is something “normal”, mainly because finishes occurring a change of government. According to numbers of the Supervision of Banks (SIB), the deposits in general registered a reduction of 156 million of córdobas in six days.

Less use     The economist René Vallecillo confirmed to the PRESS, that the deceleration in the sector construction will negatively affect the level of use in the country. “Acordate that in the construction of houses of social interest, by each direct use is generated five indirect ones”, explained.

Growth of economy national could to see affected with “entumecimiento”, which it has recently shown the sector of the construction, whose activity affects other productive activities, agreed official authorities and economic analysts.

The private sector and the country in general are to the delay of the measures that in economic matter could take president Daniel Ortega, whose administration will by the end of initiate January a negotiation in search of a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (the IMF), that will allow the country to obtain resources through loans and donations of the international community.

The PRESS informed that in the third trimester of the 2006, the deprived construction activity grew in smaller proportion until being located in a three percent annual average, as opposed to the 10,9 percent yesterday that experimented in the second trimester of he himself year.

Horacio Brenes, to title of the Industry, Ministry of Public Works and the Economy and Commerce (Mific), indicated that the fact that the construction “has lowered the gas”, affects the national economy negatively.

“If the construction equipments raise of price, that affects negatively”, explained Brenes.

Other that considers that the “entumecimiento” of the sector construction negatively affects the economy is ex- minister of Property and Public Crédito, Eduardo Montealegre.

“That is an indicator to which there is to put attention, because it could mean the beginning of a desaceleramiento in the economic activity due to some preoccupations by the recent performances of the government”, indicated Montealegre, deputy of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance.

It showed that between the preoccupations the speeches of some presidents who have visited the country, so the case of Mahmud Ahmadineyad, President of Iran, and the one of Venezuela stand out, Hugo Chavez.

Also the economist and ex- vice-minister of Property, René Vallecillo, agree with Montealegre when indicating that when in a country the sector construction is debilitated, “he is very worrisome”.

“If querés to see a country in developing growth and, fijate in the construction, if the construction goes above for the country goes for above”, Vallecillo declared.

ALERT SIGNAL

Jose Adam Aguerri, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Nicaragua (Caconic), indicated that the bassoon in the constructions must, mainly, to the phenomenon of the elections.

Eduardo Montealegre explained that this bassoon in sectors key of economy national as they are the construction and the financial sector (that has demonstrated a reduction in its deposits), could be a signal of alert for the new authorities.

 

“I believe that this one is a signal of alert for the new government, of which it cannot make the things to the crazy person and whom it has to understand that there has been change of no regime here, simply a change of government, and in that the market is not mistaken”, indicated Montealegre.

The ex- minister of Property insisted on which most important he is than the population feels calm of which the President (Daniel Ortega) is going to only demonstrate that there has been change of regime but of no government, therefore a financial stability can be recovered the confidence and be obtained.

“It must have a commitment with the financial stability and the institucionalidad of the country, that is the most important factors in the tranquillity”, indicated.

In as much, Vallecillo said that the bassoon in the constructions has to do, also, whereupon the budget has not been approved.

“At the moment one is working with the budget project and not yet it is known with certainty which is going to be the final budget and that influences in the public and deprived investment”, it maintained.

In the 2005, according to data of the Central bank of Nicaragua (BCN), the rate of growth of Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) was of the 5,0 percent; the last year was of 3,7 and it hopes that for this year the growth of the GIP is of 4,2 percents.