After Governor Arabela Carreras declared this morning the state of Agricultural Emergency due to the proliferation of avian flu cases, It was agreed with the Nation to specify financial assistance for the poultry sector.
In fact, the president of Banco Nación, Silvina Batakis, met this followingnoon with producers and with the national senator, Alberto Weretilneck, to discuss and coordinate financial and credit assistance instruments for committed SMEs.
“We have the responsibility to help all economic sectors, but especially micro, small and medium-sized companies that suffer catastrophic eventualities that have already generated millions in losses for thousands of producers. We are the largest public bank in the country and we have that mission”, emphasized the former Minister of Economy.
“In this particular case, the Bank cannot be outsideBatakis added in a statement.
Also participating in the meeting were the director of the BNA, Martin Pollera and the manager of Economic Research, Karina Angeletti, the producers Juan and Norberto Maionchi, and Emiliano Di Bona.
The agreement with the Ministry of Labor
Almost simultaneously, the province’s Labor Minister, Jorge Stopiello, spoke with his Nation counterpart, Raquel Olmos, and negotiated exceptional aid to cover the salaries of workers in the sector.
Specifically, financial aid will be given to alleviate part of the salaries of the workers of the most important poultry company in Río Negroaffected by the consequences of bird flu.
exceptionally $31,000,000 will be allocated in order to maintain jobs.
Governor Arabela Carreras stated that “this agreement is complemented by other measures achieved for the sector” and added that “all the Ministries are working to accompany the poultry sector in this crisis.”
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