Ricardo Barrientos

Ricardo Barrientos

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Ricardo Barrientos is an economist and analyst at the Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales (Icefi), focusing on fiscal policy and public finance in Central America. He has been vocal about the need for transparency in government spending, particularly regarding the recent salary increase for congressmen in Guatemala. Barrientos has called for clear disclosure of the financial impacts of such increases on the operational capacity of the Congress and the broader implications for public resources.

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Ricardo Barrientos, director ejecutivo del Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales (Icefi), expressed concerns about the political negotiations surrounding the budget.

¿Quiénes ganan con la ampliación del presupuesto 2026? El Ejecutivo retoma techo por Q163 mil millones
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2026-01-29
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Ricardo Barrientos is the executive director of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies and advocates for updating revenue projections.

Las tres prioridades que el Ejecutivo incluirá en la ampliación presupuestaria 2026, y que presentará al Congreso
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2026-01-21
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Ricardo Barrientos, director ejecutivo del Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales (Icefi), cuestionó la medida adoptada por el Legislativo y la falta de transparencia de la cartera del Tesoro.

Analistas advierten dudas legales y falta de transparencia en adhesión de Guatemala al CAF
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-12-03
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Barrientos is an analyst who discussed the complexities and challenges of the proposed reforms.

reforma enfrenta varios obstáculos, según analistas
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-11-11
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Ricardo Barrientos, executive director of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies, expressed great expectations about the outcome of the budget opinion for 2026.

deuda, Codedes y recortes marcan discusión final
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-11-02
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Ricardo Barrientos, director ejecutivo del Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales (Icefi), indicó que mantienen la estimación de Q111 mil millones en recaudación para el 2025.

Tipo de cambio estable e inflación controlada elevan recaudación y alcanzaría los Q111 mil millones
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-10-26
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Ricardo Barrientos is from the Institute of Central American Fiscal Studies who criticized the delay in sending the veto.

Veto tardío del Ejecutivo da vía libre a fondos para uso político, alertan expertos
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-10-09
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Ricardo Barrientos is the executive director of Icefi and pointed out the substantial increase in public debt in the budget proposal.

analistas alertan por más deuda y déficit por segundo año consecutivo
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-09-24
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Ricardo Barrientos, executive director of the Icefi, discussed the implications of using international standards for transparency.

El gobierno recurre a estándares internacionales para confiar la transparencia de las licitaciones de grandes proyectos de energía e hidrocarburos
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-09-15
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Ricardo Barrientos points out several issues with the new financial law.

Ley que permite traslado de fondos a Codedes pone en riesgo las finanzas públicas
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-09-04
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Ricardo Barrientos is the executive director of Icefi who presented an analysis document identifying technical errors.

Alertan por errores y discrecionalidad en ley de inversión pública
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-08-13
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Ricardo Barrientos is the executive director of the Icefi and has criticized the budget allocation to Covial.

Covial recibe Q700 millones que no podía ejecutar
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-07-28
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Ricardo Barrientos is a magistrate who was a subordinate of Tania Contreras's husband and is involved in the case against de Mauleón.

Tribunal perfila resolver idoneidad de Tania Contreras; PAN advierte "embestida a la libertad de expresión"
El Universal·MexicoMexico· 2025-07-15
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Ricardo Barrientos is the director of the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (ICEFI).

Qué impacto tiene en América Latina el nuevo impuesto a las remesas aprobado en Estados Unidos
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-07-10
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Ricardo Barrientos is the director of the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (ICEFI).

Qué impacto tiene en América Latina el impuesto de 1% a las remesas aprobado en EE.UU.
El Deber·BoliviaBolivia· 2025-07-10
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Economist Ricardo Barrientos stated that the current data reflects an alarming lack of technical planning.

Arévalo convoca a alcaldes para diagnosticar y revisar ejecución insatisfactoria de proyectos
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-07-02
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Ricardo Barrientos, executive director of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies (Icefi), commented on the budget financing for the upcoming year and the concerns regarding public debt.

La quinta parte del presupuesto del 2026 se financiaría con deuda pública, ¿qué dicen expertos?
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-07-01
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Ricardo Barrientos, the executive director of the Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales, believes that the resources have been used adequately but there is not much visible impact on drug trafficking structures.

Más de Q1 mil 500 millones de cooperación a Guatemala para combatir el narcotráfico todavía no da resultados
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-06-17
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Ricardo Barrientos is the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies of Central America.

¿cuál es su verdadero impacto para colombianos y migrantes en Estados Unidos?
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-05-27
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Ricardo Barrientos believes that the information can be used for purposes beyond strictly tax-related objectives.

Guatemala tendrá más datos sobre parque vehicular y uso puede orientar inversión en infraestructura
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-04-21
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Ricardo Barrientos is an analyst who believes the new law could negatively impact tax collection.

Los 5 desafíos para Werner Ovalle como jefe de la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-04-13
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Ricardo Barrientos from the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies pointed out that the law is temporary but must be complied with.

ante inconformidades, Salud prepara una nueva propuesta
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-04-09
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Ricardo Barrientos is the executive director of the Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales (Icefi) and commented on the implications of the new tax law.

¿Regularización tributaria o riesgo de lavado de dinero?
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-04-07
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Ricardo Barrientos is from the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies.

Cesan bloqueos tras propuesta salarial que no cumple exigencias de salubristas
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-04-01
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Ricardo Barrientos is an economist and researcher at Icefi who commented on the importance of transparency in the selection process.

Piden privilegiar la transparencia y objetividad en la elección del nuevo jefe de la SAT
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-03-15
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Ricardo Barrientos from the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies (Icefi) stated that due to the controversy, the exact amounts and specific budget items affected by the increase should be disclosed.

Así pueden los diputados revertir su aumento de sueldo desde el pleno
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-03-06
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