He President Gabriel Boric will lead a new National Business Meeting (Enade) 2024where it is expected focus on the solution to important issues, in the midst of tensions between the Government and the business community.
This Thursday the main business meeting of the year will begin, an appointment preceded by crossed criticisms between the Executive and the industryand the imminent Reduction of the working day and its different readings.
In this context, the Minister of Finance, Mario Marcelnoted that «I would hope that Tomorrow’s meeting is substantive, not a meeting based on phrases, but rather go to the bottom of the challenges we have and how we can meet. Although we have different ideas, although we have different visions, How can we find ourselves in the search for a better future for our economy and for Chileans?«.
«That is basically what I think everyone expects,» reflected the Secretary of State, who will speak at the opening session, where the President of the Republic and the president of Icare (Chilean Institute for Rational Business Administration) will be present. , Karen Thaland Ricardo Meweshelmsman of the Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC).
From the Finance Commission of the Lower House, the independent deputy Carlos Bianchi He indicated that he hopes that «prudence reigns» in the business world and the Governmentparticularly from President Boric.
Likewise, another member of said commission, Jaime Naranjo (PS), called on businessmen to get out of trench politics and confrontationand adopt a spirit of collaboration and support.
SOFOFA: DIVISIONAL SPEECHES DO NOT CONTRIBUTE
For her part, the president of the Factory Development Society (Sofofa), Rosario Navarropointed out that The union’s priority is to «put growth back on the table.»
«I believe that divisive speeches do not contribute to the climate we are experiencing in the country today.. Today, Sofofa’s priority is to put growth back on the table, to raise the issue of the relevance of investment and the effects of having the economy lag behind«, he stated.
In that sense, he emphasized that «We have not grown for more than a decade, this has direct effects on people, on companies and finally generates a very large social impact. So I I would hope that tomorrow’s weather we will be able to keep an eye on itwith the evidence on the table and emphasizing where businessmen can contribute and where the public sector can contribute.
The Ministers of Finance and EnergyMario Marcel and Diego Pardow -respectively-, met with President Gabriel Boric to present the green hydrogen strategy implementation planwho will give birth soon.
The project considers more than 50 initiativeswhich are in the study stage, which are expected to 10 or 12 are in the investment stage at the end of the Government.