Santiago Cafiero spoke with businessmen from the association of industrialists gathered at the Confindustria plant

Santiago Cafiero spoke with businessmen from the association of industrialists gathered at the Confindustria plant

Invited by the authorities of the industrial association, Cafiero met with representatives of various companies to talk and clear up all the concerns they had about the potential of investment offered by our country in sectors such as renewable energies, mining, chemicals, electromobility and knowledge economyamong others.

Before the businessmen, Cafiero highlighted the process of “recovery of the Argentine industry -which had been severely hit- and of the levels of employment in our country, and how it is projected with new vectors of technological development, innovation and the participation of new drivers related with the energy transition.

“Argentina has a relevant place in the energy transition, fundamentally in the development of mining and the chemical industry, as a result of the lithium extraction projects. If we continue with this level of production of this mineral, Argentina will be the second largest lithium exporter in the world this year.”assured.

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Cafiero was accompanied by the Argentine ambassador in Italy, Roberto Carles; the chief of staff of the Foreign Ministry, Luciana Tito; the Head of the Economic and Investment Promotion Section of the Argentine Embassy, Leandro Salinardo Y Alexander LupineHead of the Political Section.

In addition, he highlighted the regulatory framework that exists for the knowledge economy and the possibilities of opening the Italian market for this sector. “Knowledge-based services are already the third largest export sector in our country, and thanks to the law -which promotes new technologies- today we have a large number of startups” in that category.

During the meeting, Cafiero indicated that, although “Our great concern is inflation, the real economy has been generating great possibilities, and growth continues to drive job creation.” In this sense, he highlighted the importance of renewable energies and electromobility, in addition to other dynamic sectors of our economy, such as tourism, telecommunications, oil and gas, mining and agribusiness.

“The growth of our exports in the last quarter is a record not only in value but also in quantities, and we have very good prospects for this year,” he pointed.

Source: Ambito

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