President Alberto Fernández activated the agenda with the private sector and receives a group of businessmen in Olivos and in Casa Rosada every week. The purpose of the meetings is to become acquainted with the sectoral vision of the situation and the long term. He also writes down a number of claims. Rates and relocation of production, among the first topics addressed.
The Government seeks to break the barrier that Peronism historically has with companies. Fernández tries it in relaxed lunches that can last up to three or four hours, where he tries to capture the gaze of investors on Argentina. The first stage was the Casa Rosada, but on a second opportunity it was held in the Quinta de Olivos for reasons of the president’s agenda.
The person in charge of building this bridge is the Chief of Advisors, Antonio Aracre, who until last year was the general director for Latin America of Syngenta, a multinational firm with weight in agribusiness. From that office they seek to articulate the President’s agenda with key sectors for the economy.
The first table was on March 9 and participated, in addition to Fernández and Aracre, the head of the Cabinet Augustine Rossithe executive director of BioceresFederico Trucco and the CEO and co-founder of adecoagro, Mariano Bosch. The companies presented their success stories and the innovation platform. The articulation with public entities such as universities was also put on the table.
Apart from the fact that the businessmen have a fluid dialogue with the Ministry of Economy, the situation also partly focuses the attention of the meetings. In this case, there was no lack of mention of the drought impact in the sector, which could exceed US$10,000 million, and the problem of lack of access and financing and the high interest rates.
“The idea is that it be a space to address long-term issues but without leaving out day-to-day issues, we want to listen, we want to bring your gaze closer to the Government, ”explained an official to Ámbito. In this sense, he said that the president always leaves with “a series of notes, topics to work on.”
The second table was last Thursday and was Sofia Vago, CEO of Accenture; Julia Bearzi, CEO of Endeavor; Veronica Marcelo, CEO of nature; Cecilia Giordano, CEO of mercer; and Laura Barnator, CEO of Unilever. The purpose was to resume the agenda of March 8, the role of women in production and the economy.
One of the issues that arose in that case was the industry relocation process that is taking place in the post-pandemic world. “There will be a regionalization that Argentina and Brazil can lead in productive terms, we have to think about public policies for the changes that are coming”, they pointed out from the Government to this medium.
Alberto Fernández’s idea is to hold these meetings on a weekly basis. Management key, but in an election year. the next tableaccording to the sources consulted, It will be with young people who lead small and medium-sized companies. In a year plagued by restrictions due to the shortage of foreign currency, the decrease in collection, political uncertainty and the agreement with the International Monetary Fund, a bridge for dialogue between the Government and companies seems essential. The open question remains as to how long the communicating vessels will resist.
Source: Ambito
