Exhibit 12.2
 **CERTIFICATE**
 I
            DELFÍN JORGE
            EZEQUIEL
            CARBALLO, CERTIFY THAT:
 1.
              I have
              reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Banco Macro S.A.;
 
 2. Based
              on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
              of a material
              fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
              made, in
              light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
              misleading
              with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 3. Based
              on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
              included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
              financial
              condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of,
              and for,
              the periods presented in this report;
 
 4. The
              company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
              maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
              Act
              Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
              reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))
              for the
              company and have
 (a) Designed
              such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
              controls and
              procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
              information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
              is
              made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
              the period
              in which this report is being prepared;
 
 (b) Designed
              such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
              control
              over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
              reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
              and the
              preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
              with
              generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 (c) Evaluated
              the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and
              presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
              the
              disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
              by this
              report based on such evaluation; and
 
 (d) Disclosed
              in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial
              reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report
              that has
              materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
              the company’s
              internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 5. The
              company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
              recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
              the company’s
              auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons
              performing the equivalent functions):
 
 (a) All
              significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
              of
              internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely
              to
              adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
              financial information; and
 
 (b) Any
              fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
              who
              have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial
              reporting.
 
 Date:
              August 25, 2008
  /s/ Delfín
                    Jorge Ezequiel CarballoName:
**Delfín
                    Jorge Ezequiel Carballo**Title:  
                    **Chief
                    Financial Officer**